A Grand Rapids, Michigan man was held on $1 million bond after he allegedly drove drunk and struck his spouse with the car after an argument on Friday night time, authorities mentioned.
The Mason County Sheriff’s Workplace in Michigan mentioned 58-year-old Mark Lazon Casterman has been charged and arraigned on costs of homicide, working whereas intoxicated inflicting loss of life, working on a suspended or revoked license whereas inflicting loss of life, and working whereas intoxicated.
Deputies responded to a crash on Freeman Highway in Free Soil Township at about 11:15 a.m. on Sept. 15, and once they arrived, they found a 45-year-old Grand Rapids, Michigan girl, later recognized as Melissa Sue Casterman, was lifeless.
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Mark Lazon Casterman reserving photograph (Mason County Sheriffs Workplace)
The driving force, Melissa’s husband Mark Casterman, was arrested on the scene.
Over the weekend, detectives performed an in depth investigation that included amassing proof from the roadway, car and sufferer, whereas additionally measuring tire marks and reviewing safety cameras within the space.
The sheriff’s workplace mentioned the investigation led detectives to consider Melissa Casterman was driving south on US 31 close to Freeman Highway when an argument between her and her husband, who was additionally the passenger, occurred.
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Crime scene tape blocks off investigation. (iStock)
Melissa pulled the car onto the shoulder of the highway and acquired out earlier than crossing the freeway and strolling southbound alongside the northbound shoulder.
Mark then acquired behind the wheel, authorities mentioned, and drove previous the sufferer twice earlier than doing one final U-turn, accelerating southbound on US 31, crossing the centerline, touring down the northbound shoulder and putting his spouse.
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Police mentioned Melissa was killed immediately after being hit.
Throughout his arraignment, Mark Casterman was ordered to be held on $1 million bond money.
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“Though I’m heartbroken that such an occasion may play out in our neighborhood and achieved so publicly for harmless residents to witness, I’m grateful to our investigators,” Sheriff Kim C. Cole mentioned. “They labored tirelessly all through the weekend placing this case collectively and did so with the dedication to discovering the reality and looking for justice for the sufferer.”
