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Man who died in US-23 crash was son of murder victim Dawn Fital

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This story has been updated with comments from another one of Samuel Fital's friends.

The man who died after his car rear-ended a semi truck on US-23 Monday night was the son of Dawn Fital, who was murdered in Pittsfield Township in June 2011.

Samuel Fital

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Samuel Fital, 21, died at the scene of the crash at 10 p.m. Monday on US-23 near Willis Road in York Township. The car Fital was driving struck the rear of a semi truck on northbound US-23, Michigan State Police said. The truck was stopped as a part of a traffic backup caused by an earlier crash on US-23 south of Michigan Avenue.

Milan man dies in US-23 crash caused by miles-long backup from earlier wreck

Pittsfield Township firefighters look at a pickup truck involved in an accident at US-23 near Michigan Avenue Monday night. The crash occurred about 7 p.m. and caused a backup that contributed to a second fatal crash.

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A Milan man died when his car slammed into the back of a semi truck stopped in a miles-long backup from an earlier wreck on northbound U.S. 23 Monday night, Michigan State Police said.

Samuel Fital, 21, was pronounced dead at the scene after his car struck the rear of the truck on northbound U.S. 23 near Willis Road in York Township about 10 p.m. Monday. The truck, driven by Clarence Pullins 34, of Chicago, was stopped in the backup from an earlier crash south of Michigan Avenue that closed the freeway for hours while police and firefighters worked to clear the highway of spilled appliances and leaking fuel. Pullins was not injured.

Gregory Noack pleads guilty to 2nd-degree murder for strangling Dawn Fital

Almost 11 months after strangling Dawn Fital in a fit of rage, Gregory Noack confirmed his fate with three simple words Wednesday morning.

Gregory Noack

“Guilty, your honor.”

With that, Noack, 45, accepted a plea deal that will put him in prison for at least 40 years. He pleaded guilty to second-degree murder for killing Fital, along with five other criminal charges, just five days before he was scheduled to go on trial for the murder.

Benefit to help with funeral expenses for homicide victim Dawn Fital

Friends and family members of Dawn Fital, a Pittsfield Township resident who was killed last month, are holding a benefit Saturday to help pay the bill for her funeral, the Daily Telegram in Adrian reported.

Competency hearing ordered for man accused of killing Dawn Fital

Gregory Noack

Gregory Noack, 44, who is charged with open murder in the death of 45-year-old Dawn Marie Fital, made a brief appearance this afternoon in 14A District Court.

Chief 14A District Judge Kirk Tabbey ordered that a competency hearing be held and set Noack's next court date for Aug. 30.

Dawn Fital died of asphyxiation and had head trauma, coroner says

A Pittsfield Township woman found dead Thursday in an Indiana pond died of asphyxiation and her death has been ruled a homicide, autopsy results show.

The autopsy on 45-year-old Dawn Marie Fital was conducted this morning at the Lake County morgue in Indiana, said P.J. Adams, the county's chief deputy coroner.

VIDEO: Man charged with killing Dawn Fital in court Saturday

Greg Noack was arraigned Saturday morning at the Washtenaw County Jail, charged with murder in the death of Dawn Marie Fital,45, of Pittsfield Township.

Man charged with murder of Dawn Fital is ordered held without bond

WATCH VIDEO OF THE COURT HEARING

A Pittsfield Township man accused of killing his girlfriend Monday at their apartment and then disposing of her body in an Indiana pond is being held without bond after being arraigned this morning at the Washtenaw County Jail.

Gregory Noack, 44, is charged with murder in the death of 45-year-old Dawn Fital.

Man accused of killing Pittsfield Township woman waives extradition

A Pittsfield Township man accused of killing his girlfriend Monday at their apartment and then disposing of her body in an Indiana pond waived extradition today and will return to Michigan to face charges, authorities said.

Gregory Noack, 44, is being held at Lake County Jail in Indiana, charged with murder in the death of 45-year-old Dawn Marie Fital. The couple began dating within the past year, Pittsfield Township police said.

Full coverage of the killing of Pittsfield Township resident Dawn Fital

Police are investigating the death of Pittsfield Township resident Dawn Fital, 45, after Indiana authorities recovered the body of a woman in a pond Thursday.

The Washtenaw County Prosecutor's Office has filed a warrant charging Fital's boyfriend, Greg Noack, 44, of Pittsfield Township, with open murder.

Full coverage Thursday on AnnArbor.com:

Family and friends share memories of Dawn Fital after missing woman is found slain in Indiana

As news emerged Thursday that Indiana police had found Dawn Fital dead in an Indiana swamp, hundreds of family and friends turned to online Facebook pages to share thoughts and prayers in her memory.

Fital, a longtime Milan resident who'd been living in Pittsfield Township, was an amateur pool player who played in tournaments across the country. Teammates remembered her edgy ability, while others remembered her as a role model with a contagious laugh.

Boyfriend charged with murder in death of Dawn Fital of Pittsfield Township

Dawn Fital

Fital, 45, of Pittsfield Township, had been missing since Monday. This morning, police found a body they believe to be hers stuffed in a weighted suitcase in a swampy area behind a Toys R Us store near Hobart, in northwest Indiana.

Police believe Noack, Fital’s boyfriend, killed her Monday in the apartment they shared in the 5800 block of Plum Hollow Drive in Pittsfield Township, then duct taped her body, put it in the suitcase, then drove it to Indiana in Fital's own vehicle.

Woman found dead in Indiana pond was put in suitcase

A woman found dead today in an Indiana pond, who is believed to be 45-year-old Dawn Fital of Pittsfield Township, was bound with duct tape, placed in a suitcase and thrown into the pond, Lake County Chief Deputy Coroner P.J. Adams said.

Woman found dead in Indiana believed to be missing Pittsfield Township resident Dawn Fital

Dawn Fital

Her boyfriend, Greg Noack, 44, of Pittsfield Township, remains jailed in connection with the case. Washtenaw County Chief Deputy Assistant Prosecutor Steve Hiller said this afternoon that no charges have been filed yet.

Michigan police involved in search behind Indiana store, won't say if they're looking for missing woman

Police were conducting a search behind a Toys "R" Us in Hobart, Ind., this morning but would not say whether it was related to the disappearance of Dawn Marie Fital, a missing championship pool player from Pittsfield Township, the Post-Tribune reported.

Indiana authorities did say police from Michigan were involved in the search. The Lake County Aquatics Unit was also on the scene, the newspaper said.