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In July, a woman was charged in a high-speed crash that killed a Dearborn doctor

by November 6, 2024

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Editor’s note: This story has been updated to include additional information.

A woman has been charged with second-degree murder after she allegedly caused a crash that killed a doctor in Dearborn over the summer.

The defendant, a 26-year-old Taylor woman, is accused of driving at an “extremely high rate of speed” and ignoring a red light before fatally striking 33-year-old Dr. on the morning of July. Ghada Mustapha, of Dearborn, 19, according to a release from the Wayne County Prosecutor’s Office.

The accident occurred at the intersection of Michigan Avenue and Nowlin Street in front of a row of shopping centers.

When police arrived at the scene, the Taylor woman’s vehicle was overturned in the median of Michigan Avenue and Mustapha’s vehicle was facing north on eastbound Michigan Avenue.

According to police, the victim, Mustapha, was pronounced dead at the scene. The 26-year-old woman was taken to a local hospital for treatment where she was initially listed in critical condition.

The defendant’s lawyer, Mitchell Ribitwer, said his client has since been released from hospital but is still recovering from his serious injuries.

Days after the accident, Dearborn police said the Taylor woman was driving over 100 miles per hour when she failed to stop at an intersection light.

More: Police say the driver in the fatal crash in Dearborn sped through traffic lights at more than 100 miles per hour

On Wednesday, the woman who caused the crash was charged with second-degree murder and could face life in prison or several years in prison if convicted, prosecutors said. Arrangements are currently underway for the defendant to be tried and arraigned in the 19th District Court.

The charges were filed more than three months after the crash because of a need to complete case management, Assistant District Attorney and Communications Director Maria Miller told the Free Press.

“This sometimes happens in fatal car accidents,” she said.

Mustapha was a wife and mother of three children. She worked as a family physician at Corewell Health Taylor Hospital, a Corewell Health spokesperson previously confirmed. According to WebMD, she graduated from the University of Michigan Medical School in 2017.

“It is always beyond tragic when the life of a promising young person is cut short because of the terrible actions of another. Ghada Mustapha was, by all accounts, a young, brilliant and passionate doctor just beginning her medical career. “She had hopes, dreams and goals for herself and her family,” prosecutor Kym Worthy said in the news release. “This defendant’s alleged actions cost her her life – along with those hopes, dreams and goals.”

The Free Press will only name the defendant at her arraignment, which, according to Ribitwer, is scheduled for Thursday.

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Nour Rahal is a trends and breaking news reporter. Email her at [email protected]. Follow her on Twitter @nrahal1.

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