Beloved Mich. pastor struck, killed by illegal migrant who allegedly blew through red light
A beloved Michigan pastor was killed earlier this month after a driver who was in the country illegally allegedly blew a red light and struck the 72-year-old, according to authorities and family members.Stephen Singleton was on his daily morning run in Rochester Hills and was crossing the street within the crosswalk while wearing a reflective vest when he was struck by the migrant on Nov.
3, his family and the Oakland County Sheriff’s Office said.He suffered severe trauma and was rushed to the hospital, where he was placed on life support.
Five days later, the pastor was declared brain-dead and taken off life support, his granddaughter said.The heartbroken family is now questioning why the man allegedly responsible for the death of their beloved husband, father, grandfather and great-grandfather was walking free if he had crossed into the country illegally.
“I had to sit and watch my husband of 53 years die in front of me and then to know that the person who did this is walking around is very difficult to deal with,” his widow Teri Singleton told FOX 2 Detroit.The driver who allegedly struck Singleton is a 28-year-old native of Columbia who entered the country illegally and was released into the US pending a future hearing, according to the Oakland County Sheriff’s Office and US Customs and Border Protection.
At the time of the collision, he was driving a 2013 Ford Focus with a valid foreign driver’s license.He was accused of running a red light by the pastor’s family.
The driver has not been arrested as of Monday.The Oakland County Prosecutor’s Office is investigating the case, according to reports.
Singelton’s family said the 72-year-old devoted his whole life to helping others and stayed active in his old age.“He never met a stranger, was a friend to everyone and made lifelong friendships,” his granddaughter Allie Singelton wrote on a GoFundMe page.“His motto was everyone was his brother or sister and sharing support, wisdom and the l...