Lapeer Man Gets New Charges in Crash that Killed a 5-Year-Old

Lapeer man gets new charges in crash that killed a 5-year-old

A Lapeer man, Austin Thorpe, was bound over to circuit court and faces multiple charges, including involuntary manslaughter and operating while intoxicated causing death, after an alleged impaired-driving crash killed his 5-year-old daughter and injured his 2-year-old son; the judge…

Lapeer man bound over on 10+ charges related to fatal Thanksgiving Day crash in Macomb County

A Lapeer man was bound over in Macomb County Courts Friday on multiple felonies stemming from a 2025 Thanksgiving Day car crash that resulted in the death of his young daughter. Macomb County Prosecutor Peter J. Lucido announced yesterday that Austin Thorpe, 31, of Lapeer, Michigan, was bound over on seven felonies and four misdemeanors following a preliminary exam on Friday, August 7, 2026, before Judge Jennifer A. Andary in Romeo’s 42-1 Distri…