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Yahoo
09-06-2025
- Yahoo
Deputies: Man, 43, killed in Oceana County crash
ELBRIDGE TOWNSHIP, Mich. (WOOD) — A driver was killed Saturday in a crash in Oceana County, deputies say. It happened around 12:15 p.m. on E. Harrison Road between N. 148th Avenue and N. 152nd Avenue in Elbridge Township, according to a report filed by the Oceana County Sheriff's Office. Deputies say a man was heading east on Harrison in a Pontiac Vibe when he went off the road. According to the sheriff's office, he 'did not appear to stop' before crashing head-on into a tree. The car then caught fire. The driver, identified by deputies as 43-year-old Eugene Heiss of Walkerville, died on scene, according to the report. No one else was in the car. It's not clear what led up to the crash. Deputies say they don't believe alcohol or drugs were involved. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
Yahoo
06-06-2025
- Yahoo
Video played during guilty plea showing efforts of first responders to save girl's life after crash
Gut-wrenching video was played in court on Friday showing a Calgary police officer and firefighter both trying to save the life of an unconscious nine-year-old girl who was injured in a car crash on Boxing Day after a man blew through a red light in a stolen minivan. The family of Victoria Desjardins sobbed in court as an officer's body-worn camera video was played as part of Duane Nepoose's guilty plea. Nepoose admitted to stealing a minivan, fleeing police and causing the crash that left Desjardins dead and seven others — including her mother and older sister — injured. Nepoose, 30, pleaded guilty to dangerous driving causing death, dangerous driving causing bodily harm, robbery and fleeing a police officer. An agreed statement of facts detailing the crime was read in by prosecutor Todd Buziak. Court heard that on the morning of Dec. 24, 2024, Nepoose entered a pharmacy, punched the pharmacist, took the man's car keys and then stole his minivan. The pharmacy owner called 911. About 20 minutes later, police spotted the stolen minivan. Officers tried to pull him over but Nepoose sped away, blowing through red lights. Calgary police's HAWC helicopter began following Nepoose in the stolen vehicle, which reached speeds of 170 kilometres per hour. Video from the helicopter was also played as part of the plea. It showed Nepoose driving dangerously, speeding, blowing through red lights and weaving through traffic in the city's deep south. Ultimately, he ended up on Macleod Trail. At the Southland Drive intersection, Nepoose blew through another red light, this time crashing into several vehicles, including a Pontiac Vibe driven by Amanda Reitmeier, whose two daughters were also in the car. Video from tactical team Const. Hovdebo's body-worn camera was also played in court, showing the officer pulling Nepoose out of the damaged minivan. The offender was placed face down on the pavement and handcuffed by other officers. Hovdebo then ran to the Vibe, wrenching open the back door. In the back seat, with deployed airbags filling much of the car, Victoria sat, unconscious, wearing a pink and purple sweatsuit. Hovdebo can be seen checking for a pulse. When he didn't find one, he gently lifted the child out of the car and placed her on the ground, beginning CPR. Eventually, the footage shows a firefighter taking over. Hovdebo heads to other vehicles to check on victims. His body-worn camera footage shows a chaotic scene of smashed cars, first responders, injured victims and passers-by, trying to help. When he returns to the Vibe, Amanda Reitmeier can be heard wailing. Both Reitmeier and her older daughter Madison Desjardins, 12, were badly injured. Reitmeier suffered a fractured pelvis, liver contusions and spinal fractures. She remained in hospital for two weeks. Madison suffered a fractured vertebrae and a Grade 3 concussion. Despite the efforts of first responders and doctors who performed surgery on Victoria, the girl died eight hours after the crash. Both parents were by her side. Justice Indra Maharaj will hear sentencing arguments from defence lawyers Rebecca Snukal and Sam Taylor and prosecutor Todd Buziak at a later date.
Calgary Herald
06-06-2025
- Calgary Herald
Driver pleads guilty in horrific Boxing Day crash that killed nine-year-old girl
Shocking video was played in a Calgary courtroom Friday showing a stolen, speeding van run a red light and crash into several vehicles, and the aftermath in which emergency workers frantically tried to save the life of a nine-year-old girl. Article content Members of Victoria Desjardins' family cried and moaned in pain as video showing the lifeless girl being removed from her mother's car, where police and fire officials attempted to get a pulse while performing CPR. Article content Article content Article content Nepoose also admitted causing bodily harm to the girl's mother and older sister, as well as another motorist while speeding through a red light on Macleod Trail. Article content According to the statement of agreed facts read in by Buziak and signed by defence lawyers Sam Taylor and Rebecca Snukal, as well as their client, Nepoose was fleeing from police after robbing a Millrise pharmacy and stealing the owner's Dodge Caravan. Article content Article content Buziak said officers initially tried to make a traffic stop of the stolen vehicle around 9:41 a.m., but Nepoose sped off. Article content The HAWCS police helicopter then tracked the vehicle as it drove on several major roadways in southwest Calgary, at one time accelerating to approximately 170 km/h, the prosecutor said. Article content Article content It eventually ended up on eastbound Stoney Trail before heading northbound on Macleod. Article content 'The vehicle continued traveling northbound on Macleod Trail travelling through the red lights at the intersections of 109th Avenue and also 99th Avenue before entering the intersection of Southland Drive against the red light,' Buziak said. Article content Nepoose struck two vehicles travelling westbound on Southland Drive, including a silver Pontiac Vibe being driven by Victoria's mother, Amanda Reitmeier. Article content 'A video recording of the collision was recorded by a dash camera of a vehicle situated in the eastbound lane of Southland Driver,' Buziak said. Article content Reitmeier and her two daughters, Madison Desjardins, 12, and Victoria, were seriously injured, the prosecutor told court. Article content
Yahoo
03-06-2025
- General
- Yahoo
‘She saved my life': Plymouth woman searching for person who helped her after scary highway incident
A Plymouth woman is feeling grateful to be alive after a scary incident while driving last Wednesday. Now, she's hoping to be reunited with the person she said helped lead her to safety. 'There wasn't an advanced warning that it was happening or anything it wasn't lifting it just, 'Wack!'' Robin Gallo said. Gallo said she was driving all but two minutes on Route 3 in Plymouth when all of a sudden, she saw her life flash before her eyes. 'I was panicking,' Gallo said. The hood to her beloved 2004 Pontiac Vibe flew up, hit her windshield, and blocked her front view. Next, Gallo said she looked to her right. 'I saw a little break in the traffic, and I said, 'Well, here goes nothing.'' She took the brief opportunity to move to the breakdown lane and once stopped, Gallo said a woman approached her to see if she was alright. 'She said, 'I saw what happened, I was driving behind you, I heard the pop I saw the hood hit the windshield,'' Gallo explained. 'She said 'I slowed down so traffic would slow down enough so you could get over.'' That person's name was Marilyn; she was an older woman who shared with Gallo that she recently lost her husband. Gallo called Marilyn an angel. 'She saved my life, had she not taken the time to think quick and slow traffic down I could've rear ended someone,' Gallo said. 'She told me that what she did, pulling over or stalling traffic so I could get my car said that's something that her husband would've done.' Gallo is now hoping to find Marilyn to thank her for being there when no one else was. 'Thank you even more than I told her initially and I would like to see her again.' If you think you know Marilyn, who Gallo said was driving a silver car with bumper stickers on the back, send an email to desk@ Download the FREE Boston 25 News app for breaking news alerts. Follow Boston 25 News on Facebook and Twitter. | Watch Boston 25 News NOW
