It was a moment of profound pain for a grieving family when the man sentenced for the death of a beloved husband, father, and pastor publicly apologized in court last week.
Marcel McMillan, who was given a maximum sentence of 22 and half years in prison after Dean Elliott, a 63-year-old preacher and missionary, was killed in the crash, addressed Elliott’s family in court.
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“I just want to apologize to the family, because it’s not purposely done,” he said, according to WZZM-TV. “I know I got to put you guys get through a lot. I didn’t mean to do it. I’m sorry.”
McMillan had pleaded no contest but had past felonies, which reportedly contributed to his more than 22-year sentence.
Elliott’s wife, Brenda, also spoke in court, recounting the events that unfolded when her husband was killed April 2, 2023, on US-131 in Michigan.
“Curious, I opened up my news app to see if there was a backup on the highway, only to read the breaking news the expressway was closed due to a crash that killed someone because of a wrong-way driver,” she said. “I headed toward the crash scene in an effort to reach my
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