The St. Clair County Sheriff’s Office received a warrant for and arrested 20-year-old Maygan Pitonyak on Wednesday, February 8, for second degree murder in connection with a December 2022 crash on Capac Road that ultimately resulted in one male’s death.
Additionally, she is being charged with operating while intoxicated causing death and driving while license suspended causing death. Pitonyak was denied bond Thursday at arraignment, remaining at the St. Clair County Jail.
The sheriff’s office reports that on December 17, 2022, after a night of drinking with the help of fake IDs, six underage individuals left a local bar in two pickup trucks, with an 18 and 19-year-old driving despite being intoxicated. While attempting to pass each other on Capac Road, the trucks collided, sending both vehicles rolling multiple times as they left the road.
Of the six, three individuals were ejected, with five being taken to McLaren Lapeer Hospital. While one man was found pinned under the truck, he only sustained minor injuries, whereas another passenger was transported to Beaumont Royal Oak Hospital after he was found unconscious at the scene. He remained in the hospital on a ventilator before succumbing to his extensive injuries.
Pitonyak, age 19 at the time of the accident, allegedly panicked after the accident because she did not have a valid driver’s license at the time, and already had several DUIs on her record.
