Charges against driver dismissed ‘by reason of insanity’
The woman who deliberately drove her vehicle into other cars and left a new father of twins an amputee was found not guilty of 17 felony charges by reason of insanity earlier this month.
April Graves, who faced multiple felony charges including two counts of attempted murder, received the verdict following an examination by the Michigan Center for Forensic Psychiatry.
Two of the victims in the incident, which occurred at about 7:15 p.m. Aug. 10, 2024 were Luke and Hailey Vinsko, who had just returned to their home on the 34000 block of Florence Street in Westland. The couple had just become the parents of twin boys.
Hailey Vinsko told reporters that she heard a car accelerating just before in crashed directly into her husband. The driver then reversed the car, striking neighbors’ vehicles and driving into Vinsko’s car, parked in the driveway. Her car rolled over her husband, and the severe impact broke the garage door down. Luke Vinsko’s right leg was injured so badly that doctors were forced to amputate it at his knee.
Both Vinskos told investigators that Graves was a stranger to them, and they knew of no motive for the attack. Both told news sources that they felt Graves attempted to kill them.
