HOWELL — A Howell teenager has received a sentence in connection with the 2025 crash on Oak Grove Road that led to the death of 16-year-old Gypsy Simonyi.
Judge Matthew McGivney sentenced 18-year-old Isaac McLean to 3 to 15 years in prison in Livingston County’s 44th Circuit Court on April 30, according to WHMI.
Prosecutors originally charged McLean with second-degree murder, but he pleaded guilty to a reduced charge of reckless driving causing death. Along with the prison sentence, he must also pay $4,000 in restitution.
A local teenager has been sentenced for the death of 16-year-old Gypsy Simonyi following a car crash on Oak Grove Road in 2025.
Simonyi died in September 2025 after she was ejected from her vehicle during a crash on Oak Grove Road in Howell Township. She had been driving a 2014 Chevrolet Cruze when a 2014 Dodge Charger — driven by McLean — struck her car as she attempted to turn onto Oak Grove Road from Grove Meadows Boulevard, according to the Livingston County Sheriff’s Office.
Police said McLean was traveling at an estimated 118 mph in a 55 mph zone.
Several family members delivered victim impact statements and are advocating for the state to pass “Gypsy’s Law,” which would increase safeguards and penalties for extreme reckless driving.
A petition supporting the proposed law has gathered more than 3,700 signatures.
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