Paramedic was 'once in a lifetime guy'

KALAMAZOO TOWNSHIP, Mich. (WOOD) - A paramedic who died early Sunday morning in a chain-reaction crash on Business Loop 131 was remembered by friends as the kind of guy who comes along once in a lifetime.

Trevor Stuck was a passenger in a Chrysler Sebring driven by Kari Braley.

Braley lost control during the turn on the Business Loop 131 near Westnedge Avenue in Kalamazoo Township around 3:16 a.m. and the vehicle rolled over in the median. Four people were in the car and at least one was ejected, Kalamazoo Township police said.

Minutes later, a vehicle driven by 22-year-old Kalamazoo resident Margaret Robinson was traveling on the Business Loop at the same curve and went through the first crash scene. Robinson's Jeep Liberty struck several people: two passengers from the first crashed vehicle, plus an off-duty deputy and a nurse who both saw the first crash and stopped to help.

Stuck, 23, died at the scene. Authorities said it is not clear which crash resulted in the injuries that led to his death.

Several of the people in his car were also first-responders.

Another passenger, Brittany Despins, 22 of Kalamazoo,was critically injured. The nurse, 53-year-old Marykay Macquarrie and the off-duty deputy, 46-year-old Laura Misner, were taken to a hospital. Macquarrie was initially listed in critical condition, but is now said to be in good condition. Deputy Misner was stable at last report.

Kalamazoo Township police said Tuesday the accident remains under investigation and they are not releasing any further information at this time.

Trevor Stuck's visitation will be Friday, from 2 to 8 p.m. at the Farley, Estes, Dowdle Funeral Home in Richland. His funeral is Saturday at 10:30 a.m. at St. Ann Catholic Church in Augusta.