Taylor man charged in hit-and-run that killed dog
Norman Newman, 38, of Taylor. (Mug shot courtesy of Wayne County Prosecutor's Office)
TAYLOR, Mich. (FOX 2) - Prosecutors have charged a Taylor man in connection with a hit-and-run that injured a pedestrian and killed her pet dog.
The suspect appeared in court Friday on three misdemeanor charges four days after the incident happened, a news release from the Wayne County Prosecutor's Office said.
What we know:
Norman Newman, 38, of Taylor, was arrested by Taylor police following an investigation into an alleged hit-and-run that happened on Feb. 3.
He was charged with three counts, including abandoning/cruelty to one animal resulting in the animal's death, reckless driving, and driving with a suspended license.
He was given a $1,000 personal bond after being arraigned in the 23trd District Court on Friday.
Newman was arrested after police gathered video evidence and footage from license plate reading cameras in the city. He was taken into custody without incident.
Driver arrested for deadly hit & run of family dog in Michigan
On Monday, Kayla Marcoux was walking her three-year-old Bernadoodle named Gilly near Holland Road between Goddard and Wick. During their walk, a truck turned onto the road in the wrong lane, hit them, and kept on going, with security cameras along the route picking the truck up.
What we don't know:
Newman allegedly crossed over Holland Road before running over the victim's dog.
It's unclear what caused him to leave the northbound lane, as well as why he failed to stop after striking the victim.
The backstory:
Police began investigating the case after a woman went into the local police department to report a hit-and-run traffic crash on Feb. 3.
The woman told police she had been walking her dog northbound on the west shoulder of Holland Road when a white Ford Explorer struck her and her dog.
The woman took the dog to a nearby animal hospital where it was pronounced dead.
Taylor Hit & Run: Driver arrested in death of family dog
A dog was run over by a hit-and-run driver, leaving the owners to watch their beloved member of the family die in front of them.
The Source: Information from the Wayne County Prosecutor's Office and previous reporting from FOX 2 was used in this story.