Grant Taylor, 22, allegedly said in an interview with police that he was frustrated with the firefighters delaying traffic to collect money.
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Lansing Fire Department
A 22-year-old Michigan man allegedly told police he intentionally ran over and killed a local firefighter because he was "angry with the firefighters collecting money for charity and slowing traffic," according to court documents obtained by the Lansing State Journal.
During an interview with police after the Sept. 9 incident, Grant Taylor allegedly admitted to intentionally running over Dennis Rodeman, 34, with his pickup truck, the Journal reported on Tuesday.
Lansing police Detective Lee McCallister said that several firefighters, including Rodeman, told Taylor about the fundraiser they were participating in for the Muscular Dystrophy Association and the International Association of Firefighters.
Taylor alleged in his interview that the firefighters mocked him during the encounter, the AP reported.
Court records state that Taylor then honked and threw an apple core at the firefighters before driving off, turning around, and heading back toward them, hitting Rodeman.
Rodeman was pronounced dead shortly after an ambulance transported him to the hospital. Doctors told the Lansing State Journal he died of serious brain injuries.
The AP reported that Rodeman's wife is pregnant with the couple's first child.
The Lansing Fire Department has partnered with the City of Lansing to raise funds for the family.
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