A 32-year-old St. Clair Shores woman will spend the next 100 weekends in jail after pleading no contest in a crash that killed a 76-year-old woman outside a driveway last year.
Stephanie Holt was sentenced Tuesday, Sept. 22, in Macomb County Circuit Court to two years of probation and 365 days in the Macomb County Jail. The jail term will be served on weekends, beginning Friday, Sept. 25, with Holt scheduled to report at 5 p.m.
The case involves the death of Mary Hulswit, a 76-year-old St. Clair Shores resident who was found at the end of a driveway on Nov. 1, 2025.
According to authorities, investigators determined that Hulswit had injuries consistent with being struck by a vehicle. Prosecutors alleged that Holt hit Hulswit while backing out of her driveway.
Holt later left the scene before eventually turning herself in to police. She was charged with failure to stop at the scene of an accident when at fault, resulting in death, a felony under Michigan law. She entered a no-contest plea to the charge on July 15, 2026.
As part of the sentence, Holt must serve 100 weekends in jail, along with two years of probation. Judge Jennifer M. Faunce also ordered her to complete 200 hours of community service, attend counseling and have no contact with Hulswit’s family.
The sentence brings the criminal case to a new stage nearly a year after Hulswit’s death. Police were initially called to the St. Clair Shores location after a body was reported at the end of the driveway.
Hulswit was remembered by her family as someone with a wide range of interests and life experiences. Her obituary says she had been married to her husband, Paul, for 55 years. She worked in several roles over the years, including as a baker, librarian, caregiver, secretary, painter and conversational English teacher in Japan.
Macomb County Prosecutor Peter J. Lucido said after the sentencing that drivers should remain at the scene after an injury crash and call for help.
Holt’s first weekend in jail is scheduled to begin Friday, Sept. 25. Her sentence also includes the two-year probation term and other court-ordered requirements.
