(03/13/13) - The sole survivor of a deadly 2010 car crash, in Genesee Township,
has reached an agreement with prosecutors and will be sentenced soon.
Police say Bay Gurd, who did not have a driver's license, ran a stop sign at the
corner of Carpenter and Belsay Roads the night of Oct. 27.
His own wife, Khadijah Saaba, was killed, as were husband and wife Angela and
Robert Stanton II of Genesee Township.
"My mom was just the all around best person," said Brooke Stanton. "My dad was
the biggest fisherman you'll ever meet in your entire life."
It's been two and a half years of heartache and huge life changes for their
family.
"I was in the Navy when it happened. I was actually out to sea," said Robert
Stanton III.
Brooke was just 17 and a senior in high school when they were killed. She is one
of four children, the youngest, and now has a 4-month-old son of her own.
"All my advice was supposed to come from my mom," Brooke said.
Robert moved home to care for Brooke.
"(You) just got to figure out a way to get through it and carry on how you think
they'd want you to carry on your life," he said.
The next chapter of it includes seeing the man accused of killing their parents
sentenced to prison.
Gurd pleaded no contest to one count of driving while license suspended causing
death, Monday. Two other charges and drugs charges, issued last year, have been
dismissed as part of the deal, too.
The family signed off on the agreement after careful consideration with
prosecutors.
"If I didn't think (Assistant Prosecuting Attorney) Vikki (Bayeh) Haley had done
the best job she could, then I wouldn't be satisfied," said Angela's sister
Laura Kinney. "But she did the best she could and now it's up to the judge."
Gurd must spend at least four years and up to 15 in prison. He will be sentenced
next month.
The Stanton family said they don't want to hear anything from him at his
sentencing hearing. They just want to see him locked up and unable to hurt
anyone again.
They said he shouldn't have been driving. Gurd's wife and passenger, a mother to
six children, was killed, too.
"It could all have been prevented and so easily prevented," Brooke said.
The Genesee County Road Commission has made a number of safety improvements at
that intersection, including adding additional, larger stop signs and reflective
tape.
Gurd's attorney, Frank Manley, says his client is remorseful.
"It's tragic, He lost his wife and now he'll lose precious time with his kids,"
Manley said.
Saturday, May 18 2013 5:00 AM EDT2013-05-18 09:00:45 GMT
(05/17/13) - There was a serious one-car accident on the Genesee-Shiawassee County Line, Friday. It happened on Sheridan Road, near Baldwin, shortly after 4:30. Officers believe the car went out of
There was a serious one-car accident on the Genesee-Shiawassee County Line, Friday.
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(05/17/2013) After nearly two weeks, Buena Vista students are officially headed back to school. School officials mady the announced Friday night that classed will start on Monday and the school year will
After nearly two weeks, Buena Vista students are officially headed back to school.
Friday, May 17 2013 7:05 PM EDT2013-05-17 23:05:14 GMT
(05/17/13) - It was an almost unbelievable series of events involving a Flint boy named Britt Kellum.He shot and killed two of his own brothers, in the span of about five years, and all before he was even
(05/17/13) - It was an almost unbelievable series of events involving a Flint boy named Britt Kellum.He shot and killed two of his own brothers, in the span of about five years, and all before he was even
Friday, May 17 2013 6:41 PM EDT2013-05-17 22:41:42 GMT
We don't often hear of a school building re-opening - but that's what a mid-Michigan district will do in September. A return to financial health will allow Bentley to resume classes at the Middle School.Four
We don't often hear of a school building re-opening - but that's what a Mid-Michigan district will do in September.
Friday, May 17 2013 6:40 PM EDT2013-05-17 22:40:23 GMT
(05/17/13) - A big blow to a Flint Police program providing structure for kids.Parts from four rooftop heating and cooling units were stolen from the Haskell Youth Center - the building the Flint Police
(05/17/13) - A big blow to a Flint Police program providing structure for kids.Parts from four rooftop heating and cooling units were stolen from the Haskell Youth Center - the building the Flint Police
Friday, May 17 2013 6:39 PM EDT2013-05-17 22:39:47 GMT
(WJRT) - A child, under the age of ten, brings a gun to Sunday school.Investigators say the weapon was brought to a Sunday school class at First Baptist Church, in the 2400 of King Road, in Bridgeport
A child, under the age of 10, brought a gun to Sunday school.
Friday, May 17 2013 6:35 PM EDT2013-05-17 22:35:15 GMT
(05/17/13) - The Board of Trustees at Central Michigan University has approved an additional $350,000 in funding for the planning and design for phase 1 of construction on its new medical schools in
The Board of Trustees at Central Michigan University has approved an additional $350,000 in funding for the planning and design for phase 1 of construction on its new medical schools in Saginaw.
