Rapid River Man Pleads No Contest in Fatal 2025 Crash
A Rapid River man, David Brandon Abruzzo, has pleaded no contest to homicide, operating a vehicle with a high blood alcohol content causing death, and reckless driving causing death in Delta County. The charges are connected to a 2025 drunken-driving…
Marquette, MI, October 24, 2026 —
David Brandon Abruzzo, a Rapid River man, has pleaded no contest to three charges connected to a fatal 2025 crash in Rapid River, according to the information provided.
The charges are homicide, operating a vehicle with a high blood alcohol content causing death, and reckless driving causing death. The crash resulted in the death of Mark Joseph Chechak. Abruzzo entered his plea in the Delta County 47th Circuit Court.
A no-contest plea is the plea Abruzzo entered in court; the available information does not provide further details about the court proceedings or the legal consequences of the plea. It also does not state when the plea was entered beyond identifying the court in which it occurred.
Details about the crash itself, including its exact date, circumstances, and the agencies involved, were not provided. The information also does not include statements from Abruzzo, his attorney, Chechak’s family, prosecutors, or the court.
No sentencing date, sentence, or other next step in the case was included in the summary. The specific statutory citations for the charges and any additional case details were also not provided. The available information identifies the charges and plea but does not describe whether other proceedings remain pending.
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