CMU alumnus Mark Angelocci dies after accident with drunk driver

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A fatal car crash in Texas Township on June 23 resulted in two dead, including a recent CMU graduate.

Novi alumnus Mark Angelocci, 25, was hospitalized for nine days before succumbing to his injuries July 2 at Bronson Methodist Hospital in Kalamazoo.

According to Wood TV, Angelocci and a friend, 23-year-old Justin Bailey, the driver of the vehicle, were headed southbound on 6th Street when they were rear-ended by a speeding vehicle and pushed into a tree.

The other driver, Bret Frame of Texas Township, was estimated to be traveling at around 100 mph when the crash happened at around 4 p.m. Bailey died on impact while Angelocci was raced to Bronson Methodist Hospital and was considered to be in critical condition.

Angelocci was a member of the Lambda Chi Alpha fraternity and a former kicker for the CMU football team.

Standish senior Jacob Kraatz, Angelocci’s friend and fraternity brother, said Mark’s contagious personality and compassion for others set him apart.

“Mark was somebody that would go out of his way to help anybody,” Kraatz said. “He was always the person that you could go to when you had a problem. He was the definition of a perfect brother.”

Belmont senior Kurtis Salter, a member of Lambda Chi Alpha, said Angelocci was a great athlete and an even better friend.

“Mark was extremely friendly and always smiling,” Salter said. “When the fraternity had sober drivers, he’s the kid that you could call three hours after the bars closed and he would wake up and come pick you up. At the drop of a hat, he would do anything for anybody.”

Members of Lambda Chi Alpha are accepting donations to relieve funeral costs for the family of Angelocci. Donations can be brought to the fraternity house, 3400 E. Deerfield Road.

Frame is now facing six separate charges after he was found to be intoxicated while being arrested, holding a .263 blood-alcohol content four hours after the arrest. According to the Kalamazoo County Sheriff’s Department, Frame was allegedly resistant during the arrest, uttering profanities and forcing police officers to deliver three charges with Tasers. His charges include second-degree murder, which he could face up to life in prison for.

Frame has a history of arrests, including a previous drunk driving incident in May of 2010. Other crimes on Frame’s record include theft and assault.