Aspiring Lapeer County firefighter killed in crash ‘loved helping people,’ mother says Updated 2:20 PM; Today 2:20 PM Stephen Collins-Krug, 23, died unexpectedly in a car crash shortly after noon Tuesday, April 13, at the intersection of Peppermill and Wilder Road in Lapeer Township. (Photo provided by Michele Krug)Photo provided by Michele Krug Facebook Share LAPEER, MI -- An aspiring 23-year-old firefighter who died in a crash this week is being remembered as a man who wanted to help people. Stephen Collins-Krug died unexpectedly in a car crash shortly after noon Tuesday, April 13, at the intersection of Peppermill and Wilder roads in Lapeer Township.