A tragic incident unfolded in Highland Township on Halloween when a 53-year-old woman, Lisa Dawn LaPearl, perished in a rollover accident. Occurring shortly after midnight, LaPearl’s vehicle, a 2014 Chevy Equinox, crossed the centerline and subsequently veered off the road near East Wardlow Road on Harvey Lake Road, as reported by CBS News Detroit.
While driving southbound, the vehicle endured a series of traumatic impacts – it crossed the centerline, left the pavement, continued through a ditch, and ultimately collided with a culvert, an impact that sent it vaulting into the air before overturning. Found on its passenger side in a driveway, the first responders encountered a grievous scene, as detailed by Hometown Life. Outside of the overturned SUV, searching for their family dog, the accident also involved LaPearl’s 30-year-old son, uninjured. LaPearl, however, was trapped inside, communicating to deputies that she was unable to exit the vehicle.
The Highland Township Fire Department paramedics swiftly responded, extricating LaPearl from the wreckage. During this harrowing process, “she became unresponsive,” as mentioned in a report by Audacy. Despite immediate life-saving attempts, the efforts were in vain, and LaPearl was declared dead at the site of the crash…