KALAMAZOO, Mich. (WOOD) — Testimony will continue Wednesday in the trial of a man accused of murdering five people when he drove his pickup truck into a group of bicyclists north of Kalamazoo in 2016.
After a day and a half of jury selection, the prosecution and defense gave opening statements Tuesday afternoon in Charles Pickett Jr.'s trial.
Kalamazoo County prosecutors told jurors the evidence shows Pickett took pain pills and muscle relaxers before the June 7, 2016, crash on Westnedge Avenue in Cooper Township, that he was speeding and that he didn't break until after he hit the first bicyclist.
Debbie Bradley, Melissa Fevig-Hughes, Tony Nelson, Larry Paulik and Suzanne Sippel were killed in the crash. Four other cyclists who were part of their group, called The Chain Gang, were injured.
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