Lincoln Consolidated Schools host meeting tonight on fatal accident

The Lincoln Consolidated Schools will host a community informational meeting at 7 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 9, at the LCS Performing Arts Center, 7425 Willis Road, Augusta Township.
The community will be given an update on the investigation surrounding the accident on Sept. 30 that took the life of eighth-grade middle school student Christian Lorinczy.
The school has invited various experts who have been on site to present information and answer questions.
The is not intended to be a memorial for the student, but the district will have personnel on hand to lend support for those community members who need it, according to the district’s website.
Another notice on the website states that a State of Michigan Electrical Inspector, a Michigan State Police Detective/Sergeant, township fire officials, master electricians, the Washtenaw Intermediate School District Director of Facilities, and the Lincoln Community School maintenance staff have worked since the incident to determine exactly what took place and why.
The notice states: “Each day has brought them closer to definitive answers, but the specific facts are still unknown.”
The LHS football stadium and track facility will remain off limits and without electrical power until further notice.
Christian Lorinczy suffered an electrical shock Sept. 30 while attending a middle school football game and died Oct. 2 at the University of Michigan Hospital from low-voltage electrocution.
He had been playing catch on the sidelines of the game and came in contact with a fence and a handicapped ramp attached to the bleachers.
Several other spectators reported receiving electrical shocks, school district spokeswoman Emma Jackson told the press.
Donations of pre-paid cards of any kind for the family are being collected at the school and donations are being accepted at Chase Bank to help the family with funeral expenses. Donations can be made, only in the form of check or money order, to the Christian Lorinczy Memorial at Chase Bank, 2025 Rawsonville Road, Belleville 48111, (734) 485-3520.