Jury selection is set to begin Jan. 13, 2025 in Oakland County Circuit Court for the trial of a Lake Orion charged with multiple felonies for a hit-and-run that killed an Auburn Hills man in June.
Kenneth Briddnell Carroll, 33, is charged with reckless driving causing death — a 15-year felony — reckless driving causing serious impairment of bodily function, narcotics possession and six other crimes for the crash that killed Thomas Jerome Fisher, 68. The collision happened June 6 on Walton Boulevard near Perry Street in Auburn Hills.
The crash also caused critical injuries to Carroll’s passenger.
Carroll reportedly had fled after crashing a Kia Forte into a Ford F-150 pickup truck, trapping Fisher in the Ford F-150. Fisher was subsequently extricated and transported to an area hospital where he died, police said.
Moments before the crash, an Auburn Hills patrol officer had pursued the Kia after witnessing it speeding south on Lapeer Road and attempted a traffic stop, but the driver — later identified as Carroll — accelerated and fled, reportedly reaching speeds up to 88 mph. The officer reportedly chased the Kia for approximately a quarter mile before ending the pursuit. Further down the roadway, the officer discovered the collision, police said.
Carroll was arrested after a citizen reported seeing him in a wooded area approximately a half-mile from the crash site, police said.
Carroll is in the Oakland County Jail, denied bond.
His criminal history includes convictions for aggravated domestic violence and probation violation.