GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (WOOD) — A Wyoming man is charged with a misdemeanor in a crash that killed a bicyclist near downtown Grand Rapids early this year.
Steve Dowhan, 53, was hit and killed instantly the evening of January 11, 2025, as he rode his bicycle west on Pearl Street near the Ford Museum.
A stagehand for venues in downtown Grand Rapids, Dowhan had just finished a job at DeVos Place.
On May 29, Kent County prosecutors charged the driver of the vehicle that struck Dowhan, Kaleb Stressman-Pilot, with moving violation causing death.
Police: Bicyclist hit by car, killed in Grand Rapids
“The alcohol was not over the legal limit, it was under it,” said Kent County prosecutor Chris Becker. “So, we didn’t have any drunk driving charges we could file. We didn’t have any reckless driving charge we could file…. After we took a look at everything, the moving violation causing death was the only charge we had.”…