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Zachary “Zach” Barber
United States · Aged 16 · Died 08/30/2011
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Vehic/Purs
According to reports, 16-year-old Zachary "Zach" Barber and 14-year-old Donald Proctor were pushing a moped along Stage Road around 11:30 a.m., when off-duty trooper Daniel Parker hit them from behind with his personal other. Barber was taken by helicopter to the hospital where he died from his injuries. Proctor was hospitalized for non-life threatening injuries. Parker was physically uninjured in the crash. He admitted he was distracted by a cell phone teetering off the passenger seat before hitting the teens. Parker, 36, pleaded guilty to vehicular homicide and was sentenced to six months in jail. According to Barber's grandmother, Barber's mother told he she couldn't take it anymore and that she didn't feel well before dying of a heart attack in October 2011.
Alleged responsible partyMichigan State PoliceReported by the cited sources. “Alleged” is used pending verification.
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