Police say mother tells children to take off seat belts before purposefully crashing van

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Police say mother tells children to take off seat belts before purposefully crashing van
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A Florida woman is facing attempted murder charges after police say she told her four children to unbuckle their seat belts and then purposefully drove a minivan into a tree

Calicia Williams and the children, who are between 7 and 13 years old, were all injured in the crash, Ocala police said in a release. Williams was speeding and told the children to take off their seat belts and stretch out their hands before the crash, according to the release. "The devil can't hurt you, he only hurts bad people," Williams said just before the crash, according to the police report, which cited a witness whose name was redacted.

Read MoreThere was"extensive damage" to the front passenger side of the van Williams was driving, police said.Williams also told police that she had"marijuana in her system," the report said."ue to tire and furrow marks in the median it appeared the Pontiac was steering directly toward the tree that was struck," the investigator at the site reported, according to the release.Williams and the four children were transported to local hospitals.

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