Road rage led man to run over, kill Michigan firefighter

He added that their response to his frustrations didn’t satisfy him.

Rodeman, 35, was struck and killed by a hit-and-run driver last week while collecting donations in the Lansing Fire Department’s fill the boot campaign for the Muscular Dystrophy Association.

A fund to help the family of Lansing firefighter Dennis Rodeman has already surpassed its $100,000 goal, standing at $126,460 on Monday morning.

A funeral procession for fallen Lansing firefighter Dennis Rodeman will travel from Michigan State University’s Breslin Center to downtown Lansing to a Charlotte area cemetery shortly before noon on Wednesday, Lansing officials said. Doctors told the Lansing State Journal he died of serious brain injuries.

After the killing incident, Taylor never stopped at the scene, fleeing the police, Thursday, he was charged with murder. If convicted, he could face life in prison.

The AP reported that Rodeman’s wife is pregnant with the couple’s first child. Psychiatrists who evaluated Taylor diagnosed him with psychosis and bipolar disorder and other mental illnesses.

“At no time during his conversation did (Taylor) express any remorse”, McCallister said.

Two years ago, Taylor’s mother twice petitioned a Michigan court to hospitalize her son for mental health reasons – citing unusual behavior. “Nor did he ask the condition of the victim”, the police detective testified.

Taylor’s attorney, Shania Buchanan, told BuzzFeed News that she was “not prepared to discuss the matter yet as it is still very early”.

Governor Rick Snyder has also ordered flags at the Capitol and state buildings to be flown at half-staff.