Man Sentenced in Fatal Motorcycle Crash

A 46-year-old St. Clair Township man was sentenced to jail and probation as a result of the crash that claimed the life of a first responder last fall. Thomas Francis Deering pleaded guilty to a moving violation causing death in an accident last October. Deering was sentenced to 365 days in jail, with 275 days suspended upon completion of 24 months probation. Jon-Marc Chandler, 36, died Oct. 3 in a motorcycle crash. Chandler, a member of Fort Gratiot Fire Department and a Tri-Hospital Paramedic, was southbound on Wadhams Road when he was struck by a northbound pickup, according to police.