Khim Lal Ghimire, 59, of Commerce Township, was charged with a misdemeanor in a motorcycle crash that resulted in the death of another Commerce Township man.
The fatal crash occurred on June 16, 2024, at 9:17 p.m. on northbound Wixom Road at Stratford Villa Way in Commerce Township.
Recommended Videos
Ghimire turned himself in on Friday (Oct. 4) and was charged with a moving violation causing death, a misdemeanor that carries up to a one-year sentence and/or a $2,000 fine. 52-1 District Court set a $2,000 personal bond for Ghimire.
The victim was Joshua Steven Moomaw, 40, who succumbed to his injuries on June 24.
Moomaw was riding a 2006 Harley-Davidson Road Glide motorcycle and waiting to turn left from Wixom Road onto Stratford Villa Way.
At the same time, Ghimire was driving a 2019 Toyota Sienna northbound on Wixom Road, approaching Stratford Villa Way.
Ghimire failed to observe the stopped motorcycle and struck it from behind.
Moomaw was transported to the hospital by Commerce Township Fire Department paramedics, where he later died from his injuries.
His 41-year-old wife, who was a passenger on the motorcycle, was hospitalized for her injuries and later released.
Neither person was wearing a helmet. Ghimire was wearing a seat belt and was not injured.
Neither drugs nor alcohol were factors in the incident, which was investigated by the Oakland County Sheriff’s Office Crash Reconstruction Unit.
Ghimire is due back in court on Oct. 16 for a pretrial conference.
