Macomb County Prosecutor Peter Lucido has announced that 46-year-old Justin Spangle, of Warren, has pleaded no contest to charges stemming from a fatal hit and run crash in Roseville three years ago.
On August 18, 2023, while operating a vehicle with a suspended license, Spangle struck a pedestrian and fled the scene.
The victim, a 14-year-old boy with autism, sustained fatal injuries. Shortly after the crash, Spangle replaced his vehicle’s cracked windshield.
Last Tuesday, on the day scheduled for his jury trial, Spangle pleaded no contest as charged before Macomb County Circuit Court Judge Jennifer Faunce.
Spangle pled to the following charges:
Operating – License Suspended, Revoked, Denied – Causing Death, a 15-year felony
Tampering with Evidence – Criminal Case Punishable by More than 10 Years, a 10-year felony
Failure to Stop at Scene of Accident Resulting in Serious Injury or Death, a 5-year felony
Defense counsel for Spangle requested an agreement from the judge to a sentence at the bottom end of the applicable guidelines, which call for 36 to 71 months in the Michigan Department of Corrections.
Faunce accepted the requested agreement.
Spangle is scheduled to be sentenced before on June 23.
On August 18, 2023, while operating a vehicle with a suspended license, Spangle struck a pedestrian and fled the scene.
The victim, a 14-year-old boy with autism, sustained fatal injuries. Shortly after the crash, Spangle replaced his vehicle’s cracked windshield.
Last Tuesday, on the day scheduled for his jury trial, Spangle pleaded no contest as charged before Macomb County Circuit Court Judge Jennifer Faunce.
Spangle pled to the following charges:
Operating – License Suspended, Revoked, Denied – Causing Death, a 15-year felony
Tampering with Evidence – Criminal Case Punishable by More than 10 Years, a 10-year felony
Failure to Stop at Scene of Accident Resulting in Serious Injury or Death, a 5-year felony
Defense counsel for Spangle requested an agreement from the judge to a sentence at the bottom end of the applicable guidelines, which call for 36 to 71 months in the Michigan Department of Corrections.
Faunce accepted the requested agreement.
Spangle is scheduled to be sentenced before on June 23.
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