GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (WOOD) — A Wyoming man has been found guilty of striking and killing a bicyclist near downtown Grand Rapids in January 2025.
Jurors in Grand Rapids District Court found Kaleb Lloyd Stressman-Pillot guilty of moving violation causing death. The trial lasted two days. Moving violation causing death is a misdemeanor punishable by up to a year in jail. A sentencing date is pending.
Steve Dowhan, 53, was hit and killed the evening of Jan. 11, 2025, as he rode his bicycle west on Pearl Street NW near the Gerald R. Ford Presidential Museum.
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A stagehand for venues in downtown Grand Rapids, Dowhan had just finished a job at DeVos Place.
Kent County Prosecutor Chris Becker commended the work of assistant prosecutor Amie Riebel, who handled the case. The verdict, Becker said, “provides some level of justice for the family.”…