MI Newlyweds Charged After Groom Fatally Runs Down Groomsman: Police

FLINT, MI — A Michigan newlywed couple has been charged in connection with the death of a groomsman who was struck by a vehicle after the wedding, according to police.

Officers found 29-year-old Terry Lewis Taylor Jr. suffering from multiple injuries after being hit by an SUV last Friday at 8 p.m. on the 1400 block of East Hamilton Avenue in Flint, according to police.

Officials took Taylor Jr. to a nearby hospital where he died, according to police.

James Shirah, 22, was charged with second degree murder in connection with the fatal crash. He was placed in jail without bond. His next court date was not immediately released.

Shirah's wife, Savanah Collier, 21, was charged with accessory after the fact to a felony. She was placed in jail with $4,000 bond, which she posted, according to online court records.

Her next court date was not immediately released. If convicted, she faces up to five years in prison.

The couple were just married hours earlier before the incident, according to police.

Police said Shirah and Taylor Jr., who was a groomsman at the wedding, got into an argument at a home where the celebration was taking place.

The argument escalated to a street in front of the home where Shirah struck Taylor Jr. intentionally struck him in a large, speeding SUV, according to police.

The newlywed couple then left the scene and didn't reach out to police until the next day, according to police.

"I've never seen anything quite like this," said Genesee County Prosecutor David Leyton. "I've seen people running over other people but not so soon after a wedding."