US EditionThree Family Members From TLC's 'Meet the Putmans' Killed in Crash
Pavel Shchukin faces charges for causing a crash that killed three and injured five after failing to stop at a stop sign, officials said.
- On Monday, September 29, Pavel B Shchukin, 55, Florida truck driver, was charged with three counts of moving violation causing death after a September 26 Tuscola County crash involving a commercial semi-truck and SUV.
- Police say the commercial semi-truck failed to stop at a stop sign, colliding with an eastbound Jeep carrying eight occupants in a two-vehicle crash.
- First responders pronounced three occupants dead at the scene: Bill `Papa` Putman, Barb `Neenee` Putman, and Megan, daughter‑in‑law; five hospitalized relatives include some in critical condition.
- A judge set bond at $100,000 and ordered Pavel B Shchukin detained at Tuscola County Jail; he was arraigned Monday in 71B District Court in Caro, with a hearing set for Oct. 13 and penalties up to one year per death count.
- The Putmans, who starred on TLC and YouTube, were identified among the victims; Noah, 15, was sedated and Gia, 11, underwent a craniotomy while others were airlifted on September 27.
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Driver Charged in Crash That Killed 3 Members of ‘Meet the Putmans’ Family
The truck driver involved in the crash that killed three members of TLC’s Meet the Putmans family has been officially charged. The Tuscola County Sheriff’s Office in Michigan announced on Monday, September 29, that the driver identified as Pavel B Shchukin has been charged with three counts of moving violation causing death. He has also been charged with five counts of moving violation causing serious impairment of a body function. The driver, 5…
‘Meet the Putmans’: Driver Who Allegedly Killed 3 Stars of TLC Reality Show …
Reading Time: 2 minutes As we previously reported, three members of the Putman family, who starred in the TLC reality show Meet the Putmans, were killed in a car accident over the weekend. Now, the driver who is allegedly responsible for their death has been arrested. Police in Tuscola County, Michigan have confirmed that 55-year-old Pavel Shchukin from Florida has been taken into custody. Three members of the Putman family from TLC’s ‘Meet the …
Truck driver charged in Michigan crash that killed 3 Putman family members
TUSCOLA COUNTY, Mich. — A truck driver who was involved in a fatality in Michigan is now facing charges. According to a release posted to its Facebook page, the Tuscola County, Mich. Sheriff’s Department is charging Pavel B Shchukin, 55, of Florida with three counts of Moving Violation Causing Death, which carries a maximum one( year prison term and five counts of Moving Violation Causing Serious Impairment of a Body Function, a 93-day maximu…
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