Chelsea High School student s death sparks fundraiser for mental health awareness
The Detroit News
The family of a Chelsea High School student who died last weekend in a freeway accident is asking the community to honor him by donating money to help raise awareness of mental health issues.
A GoFundMe memorial for Shaun Happy launched Monday with a $50,000 goal. On the page, his mother, Shannon Happy, said the funds would benefit a local group that specializes in addressing mental health issues of area youth. We don’t want this tragedy to be for naught, she wrote. Our entire community is affected by how/why this occurred.
March 10, 2021 By Jon King / jking@whmi.com
Services are set this weekend for a Chelsea teen who died over the weekend in a freeway accident on I-94.
18-year-old Shaun Happy, a senior at Chelsea High School, was killed Saturday night on westbound I-94 near Sargent Road in Leoni Township. His mother Shannon posted online that her son suffered from âanxiety and depression for the past year and a halfâ and that he âlost controlâ after taking drugs she said were âknown to be pretty prevalent with our teens,â jumped out of the car he was a passenger in and âended up on 94 where he was struck and was killed almost instantly.â
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March 9, 2021
A Chelsea High School senior was killed over the weekend while running along I-94.
18-year-old Shaun Happy of Chelsea was struck and killed by a Jeep on I-94 at around 7:15pm Saturday near Sargent Road in Leoni Township. Blackman-Leoni Department of Public Safety Director Mike Jester told MLive.com the driver of the Jeep, a 37-year-old Rochester Hills man, was not injured. He said itâs not clear why Happy was on the freeway but that the crash remains under investigation by the departmentâs reconstruction team and police are awaiting the results of the toxicology report.
Meanwhile, the Chelsea School District sent out a message to parents and stakeholders. A moment of silence was held on Monday for Happy, who was a senior at Chelsea High School. A crisis team and counseling is available for students.
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