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Florida Man Charged with Killing 3, Injuring 5 Members of TLC’s Putman Family
A Florida semi-truck driver faces eight charges after running a stop sign and killing three members of the Putman family, with five others injured in the crash.
- On Friday, Sept. 26 around 9 p.m., a semi-truck struck the family’s Jeep near Deckerville Road and Hurds Corner, killing William E. "Bill" Putman II, Barbara J. "Neenee" Putman, and Megan N. Putman.
- Prosecutors say the semi failed to stop at a sign at the intersection, allegedly causing the southbound commercial semi-truck on Hurds Corner Road to strike an eastbound Jeep in Ellington Township.
- Hospital officials and the Putman family reported that Gia J. Putman underwent a craniotomy Saturday night while Noah W. Putman remained sedated but responsive.
- Magistrate Van Auken set bond and the defendant is being held pending further proceedings; Pavel B. Shchukin faces three counts of moving violation causing death and five counts causing serious impairment, held on a $100,000 cash or surety bond with a pretrial hearing on Oct. 13.
- The Putmans, known from TLC’s Meet the Putmans and their Growing Up Putman YouTube channel with nearly 9,000 subscribers, drew wider attention as local officials noted nine lives lost in the last seven weeks on Tuscola County roads.
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Driver charged in crash that killed 3 from Michigan reality TV family
GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (WOOD) — The truck driver involved in the crash that killed three members of a well-known TV family faces several criminal charges. The Tuscola County Sheriff’s Office announced Monday night that charges have been filed against 55-year-old Pavel Shchukin, from Florida. He faces three counts of moving violation causing death and five counts of moving violation causing serious impairment of a body function. 3 members of Mi…
Three members of the TLC family Putman have been fatally injured in a car accident. The members of the TV family ask fans for prayers for the other injured. How will the reality show continue after this tragedy?
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