Famed pastor dead after illegal immigrant allegedly runs red light, strikes him in crosswalk

A distinguished Detroit-area pastor has died aft an illegal migrant from Colombia allegedly struck him with a car portion helium was retired for a tally connected the greeting of Nov. 3.

Pastor Stephen Singleton's household said connected a GoFundMe leafage for the 72-year-old pastor that helium was "out connected his accustomed regular run," wearing a reflective vest erstwhile helium crossed the thoroughfare connected a crosswalk and "was deed by a antheral who ran done a reddish light."

"This antheral was not legally successful the state and possessed nary license," Singleton's household wrote. "[Singleton] was struck truthful hard that helium was thrown connected the windshield, breaking it. The car was damaged and had to beryllium towed. He spoke the past words helium would ever speak. He asked for my grandmother. Almost each his bones were broken. He had organ and encephalon harm and required extended surgeries. The doc placed him connected beingness support. On November 8, 2024, helium was declared encephalon dormant and taken disconnected support."

The Oakland County Sheriff's Office connected Nov. 3 confirmed successful a property merchandise that a 28-year-old Colombian nationalist driving a 2013 Ford Focus allegedly deed the 72-year-old antheral portion the unfortunate was crossing Rochester Road successful Rochester Hills, a suburb of Detroit. Authorities besides confirmed that Singleton was wearing a reflective vest and crossing the thoroughfare astatine a designated cross-walk erstwhile helium died.

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Detroit-area Pastor Stephen Singleton died aft being struck by a car connected Nov. 3. Authorities accidental the operator was an amerciable migrant from Colombia. (FOX 2 Detroit)

U.S. Customs and Border Protection confirmed that the operator entered the U.S. illegally and was released pending a aboriginal hearing.

The operator had a valid overseas driver's license, which is simply a valid signifier of ID successful Michigan, according to FOX 2 Detroit.

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"I had to beryllium and ticker my hubby of 53 years dice successful beforehand of me, and past to cognize that the idiosyncratic who did this is walking astir is precise hard to woody with," Teri Singleton, Stephen's wife, told FOX 2 Detroit.

Singleton's household described the pastor arsenic a loving household antheral with a passionateness for helping others and staying active. He had 15 brothers and sisters and had been joined to "the emotion of his life" for 53 years, his household wrote connected GoFundMe.

Pastor Stephen Singleton's household described the pastor arsenic a loving household antheral with a passionateness for helping others and staying active. He had 15 brothers and sisters and had been joined to "the emotion of his life" for 53 years, his household wrote connected GoFundMe. (FOX 2 Detroit)

"He ne'er met a stranger, was a person to everyone and made lifelong friendships," they wrote. "His motto was everyone was his member oregon sister and sharing support, contented and the emotion of the Lord was his responsibility. He was a begetter to the fatherless, arsenic good arsenic each his nieces and nephews and each kid successful each the neighborhoods helium frequented. All our household activities and outings included each kid that could acceptable successful his van."

He ran "hundreds" of marathons implicit the people of his life, biked 200 miles each twelvemonth for charity, and taught and played assorted different sports.

"His existent passionateness was conscionable axenic emotion for his chap man."

"His existent passionateness was conscionable axenic emotion for his chap man," the GoFundMe leafage reads. "Besides his household 1 of his top joys was to help. He touched galore lives and gave freely to everyone. As a Pastoral Minister for the Archdiocese of Detroit for the past 52 years, helium officiated implicit hundreds of funerals for people. Helping families who couldn't spend to wage for a funeral, person a dignified service. Due to his determination to marque a difference, helium regularly fed the stateless and would springiness the apparel disconnected his backmost to assistance anyone successful need. When determination was a disaster, helium would instantly spell to help."

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Pastor Stephen Singleton was moving astatine a crosswalk betwixt Rochester and Avon roads erstwhile helium was struck. (Google Maps)

Singleton dedicated overmuch of his beingness to helping others, his household said. One of his astir important unpaid trips was with a hunt and rescue squad aft the Sept. 11, 2001 panic attacks connected the World Trade Center. 

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The pastor's household is seeking donations to screen Singleton's ceremonial costs and surviving expenses for his wife, who is partially disabled and depended connected Singleton "for day-to-day care," the GoFundMe says.

No arrests had been made successful the lawsuit arsenic of Monday. Authorities presented the lawsuit to the Oakland County Prosecutor's Office connected Friday, which is reviewing the lawsuit and volition find whether immoderate charges volition beryllium filed against the driver.