ANN ARBOR, MI – A man who was previously charged with murder in the death of his wife has pleaded no contest to a different charge.
Nicholas Elka, 39, pleaded no contest to operating while intoxicated causing death for running over his wife with a truck in 2024, according to court records. He pleaded on Feb. 3 before Washtenaw County Trial Court Judge Carol Kuhnke, canceling a jury trial set for early next month.
Elka had his previous charge of open murder dismissed in March 2025 after further investigation revealed the prosecutor’s office could not prove Elka intended to strike his wife…