Colleen Kelly O'Connor, a 58-year-old caregiver at Vista Springs Imperial Park, has been sentenced to two years of probation, with the first six months in jail, for her role in the 2022 death of 82-year-old Lois Kathryn Cary. O'Connor was convicted of second-degree vulnerable adult abuse after failing to prevent Cary from going outside in blizzard conditions on December 23, 2022, where she succumbed to hypothermia. Despite O'Connor's attorney describing the incident as a tragic accident, a jury found her actions reckless, as she observed Cary attempting to venture outside without appropriate clothing twice. Cary was discovered partially buried in snow by a snowplow driver and died shortly after being taken to the hospital. O'Connor has also been ordered to pay $1,115 in restitution to Cary's daughter and is prohibited from working as a caregiver for vulnerable adults in the future. Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel emphasized the profound responsibility caregivers hold and the tragic consequences of neglecting that duty.