Man faces homicide charge after rollover accident
RICHMOND TOWNSHIP — A Delavan man faces a homicide charge after a Delavan teen died in a one-vehicle rollover crash Wednesday in a subdivision near Delavan Lake.
Edward M. Meyer, 23, Delavan, was driving a pickup truck near W7856 Timber Trail about 6 p.m., when the truck rolled, injuring the occupants, according to a news release from the Walworth County Sheriff’s Office.
Brandon P. Jeters, 19, Delavan, suffered severe head injuries and was unresponsive. Deputy Coroner Tom Miller pronounced him dead at the scene, according to the release.
Karly R. Kingston, 19, Whitewater, sustained minor injuries and was transported to Aurora Lakeland Medical Center in Elkhorn, according to the release.
Meyer was arrested and jailed on suspicion of homicide by negligent use of a vehicle.
Carol Ardelean described Jeters, her son, as an “amazing guy.”
“He was a great son and a great brother. He adored his niece and nephew,” she said. “He had the best smile and sparkling blue eyes when he laughed. The way he said, ‘I love you, Mom,’ melted my heart every time.”
Ardelean said she recently moved to Kentucky but Jeters stayed in the Delavan area to work with his dad in an auto body repair shop.
Ardelean said the loss hit the family hard. She said she has been unemployed for more than a year and her ex-husband has been unemployed and suffered three strokes in the last year.
Jeters graduated from Delavan-Darien High School in 2009.
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Jul 23, 2010 at 7:18 a.m.
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SBG, could not agree with you more. Once you turn 18, that's it, you have to take responsibility for your own actions. Which is something Eddie was never taught. As the Enterprise reported, Eddie has been in and out of jail and prison for the last few years. I have known Eddie for about 5 years and out of those 5 years, he has been incarcerated at least 4 of those years. Not trying to make excuses for him what so ever because he is a grown man and he needs to learn that his mom cannot fix everything for him, but he has never really had a role model (a good one atleast!!) that showed him how to become a responsible adult. The only time he has had a stable "home" was when he was incarcerated. (Extremely sad!) His mom is constantly moving, changing jobs, dragging him all of the place. Eddie is 23, but his mentality is that of maybe a 17 year old. He doesn't have the common sense that most 23 year olds do. To prove my point....he was released from Racine Correctional Facility last year when he completed 75% of his time and within a couple months, he was right back in the Walworth County Jail. Not because he purposely screwed up, but because his mother said that she would take care of everything. For some reason, his mom thought that she was going to tell his probation officer what Eddie could and could not do. Eddie is not one to go against what his mom says, she is all he has and he is not going to lose her. Its very sad to say, but Eddie has never stood a chance... Hopefully this horrible incident will teach him something and make him do a lot of growing up and he can finally get his life together.
Jul 20, 2010 at 3:03 p.m.
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The negligence was doing donuts in an open field on private property...
Jul 19, 2010 at 12:41 p.m.
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Yes very sad. I do wonder what the "negligence" was. But since when is 23 a kid. That comment irritates me. A lot of our problems I believe have to do with thinking people are "kids" till they're 25,30 or what when they finally are grandparents. If we quit making excuses like "they're just kids" maybe they will grow up and have some self accountability
Jul 17, 2010 at 12:58 p.m.
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WHEN are people going to learn that most motor vehicles are every bit as dangerous as guns and need to be handled with the SAME respect???
Jul 17, 2010 at 11:57 a.m.
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How very sad! I hope the boys family can find forgiveness in their hearts and I hope the driver is handled with kid gloves, because that is what he is, a kid. We all make mistakes, this one was a major one, I know, but we all learned something from it, I hope.
Jul 17, 2010 at 11:30 a.m.
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The negligence was doing donuts in an open field on private property...
Jul 17, 2010 at 8:39 a.m.
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"... suspicion of homicide by negligent use of a vehicle." So what was the "negligence"?
Jul 16, 2010 at 11:49 p.m.
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SAD.
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