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Dylan Tirschel

Iron Mountain-a man from Kingsford will spend 13 months in prison because he killed an 84-year-old woman in March 2024.

The 21 -year -old Dylan Edward Tirschel was convicted of the Dickinson County Circuit Court on Tuesday, after not doing any competition against crime debt due to ruthless driving.

According to the complaint, Tirschel drove north on March 11, 2024 on the Carpenter Avenue with more than 62 miles per hour when he bumped into a vehicle that started to turn left on the F Street. The driver, Judy Schillerstrom, died as a result of her injuries.

Tirschel's lawyer, Anthony Cavalieri, described him as friendly and calm, a hard worker who devoted himself to the family who would probably never be insulted again.

“My customer accepts the consequences of his actions,” said Cavalieri.

In the announcement of the investigation report, Cavalieri recommended an at least 38-month prison sentence and requested the judge of the Dickinson County Circuit Court, Mary Barglind, with the 13-month prison sentence that was achieved in the plea agreement.

The public prosecutor's office of Dickinson County, Lisa Richards, said the most unfortunate part of the situation was avoidable. Richards added that Schillerstrom, although he was 84 years old, lived independently and was still working in the family business.

“I also know that Mr. Tirschel and his family are affected and will be for some time,” said Richards. “I hope that Mr. Tirschel can find a way to make it good by doing it well, learning something from this experience and becoming the best version of himself.”

Richards said Barglind that the public prosecutor's office had no objections to a 13-month prison sentence after talking to the Schillerstrom family.

Tirschel apologized to the Schillerstrom family in court.

“I have to live with this day and what happened for the rest of my life, and I'm really sorry for what happened,” said Tirschel. “Please forgive me, I would never deliberately hurt someone.”

Barglind told Tirschel that what happened in the truest sense of the word was that his actions have the life of a woman, a mother and a grandmother.

“I think the message has to be sent that accelerating through the city will lead to very tragic results,” said Barglind.

But Barglind said the sentence had to be proportional.

“My job is to punish Mr. Tirschel for what he did, not for more than him. Nothing I do will bring a mother, grandmother, aunt and girlfriend back,” said Barglind. “We have already lost a life and I don't want to destroy two.”