A newlywed couple allegedly ran over a groomsman with an SUV after they got into an argument on the wedding day.
The groom, James Douglas Shirah, 22, was driving with his bride Savanah Collier, 21, at his side and rammed into Terry Taylor Jr, 29, just after tying the knot on August 30, according to the Flint Police Department.
Taylor was transported to Hurley Medical Center, where he succumbed to his injuries.
Investigators found that Taylor was the groomsman earlier in the day and ‘after the wedding he was involved in an argument which led to him being intentionally struck by a large SUV that was travelling at a high rate of speed and driven by the groom’, wrote the police department on Facebook.
The dispute happened at Flint Pizzeria in Michigan, and what it was concerning was not immediately known.
Taylor is survived by his fiancé who is pregnant, Nikki Robinson, and three children.
‘He was an amazing person so many people love him,’ wrote Robinson on a GoFundMe page.
‘This was completely unexpected and alot of lives are effected by this loss. If anyone could donate anything helps even if it’s only a dollar or two.’
‘We (myself and his family) are trying to give him the burial that he wanted and deserves.’
Taylor loved his family and friends, his dog, good food, music, biking and four wheelers, according to his obituary.
‘It was always important to him to have clean teeth and some cologne on,’ it stated.
The newlyweds face time behind bars instead of enjoying their honeymoon.
Shirah has been charged with second-degree murder and is being held without bail.
Collier has been charged with accessory after the fact of a felony and her bond was set at $4,000.
The GoFundMe page had raised more than $1,200 as of Friday evening.
It is not the only wedding in the US recently that has ended in tragedy.
A couple months ago, a groom was shot in the head during his wedding reception in St Louis, Missouri, during an attempted robbery.
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