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More than a dozen rocks were allegedly thrown over the Dodge Road overpass to the highway below, which struck multiple vehicles, according to investigators.
Pickell said tires and an engine piston also were thrown from the Farrand Road overpass onto I-75, roughly three miles north from where White was killed. Several other vehicles sustained damage, including flat tires, from items thrown onto the interstate.
The rocks, one weighing 20 pounds, were gathered from a dead-end street in Vienna Township and put in the flatbed of a pickup truck, investigators said.
After throwing the items, the suspects went to eat at a local fast-food restaurant.
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Kyle Anger, 17; 16-year-olds Mark Sekelsky and Mikadyn Payne; and 15-year-olds Alexzander Miller and Trevor Gray; were charged this week on charges of second-degree murder, conspiracy to commit second-degree murder, malicious destruction of property and other felony and misdemeanor charges in connection to White's death.
Addresses for the suspects reveal tree-lined rural streets and a modest subdivision in the Clio area not far from where they allegedly picked up the rocks that were eventually dropped off the Dodge Road overpass where White was killed.
"This is an extremely difficult time for our entire community. Whether we knew Mr. White, those who are being charged and their families, or have driven this same stretch of road countless times, many of us have a personal connection with this senseless tragedy," he said.
The incident is personal for many in the community.
More than 4,000 people voted for Sekelsky's mother, Carrie Sekelsky, when she was elected to the Clio school board in 2016. Anne and Joe Anger, Kyle Anger's parents, received a combined 4,600 votes in their own 2016 campaigns for Clio school board, falling just short of being elected.
I'd have guessed one of the 15 year-olds tossed the kill-shot--an attempt to impress the older kids and/or under pressure from the older kids to do so. But they're saying the 17 year old Anger tossed the fatal rock. Wonder if Anger Nolan Ryan'd it directly at the passenger side of the van vs simply letting the rock tumble over the edge? Would a rock falling without any extra oomph break-through a windshield even.
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