ClickOnDetroit NIGHTSIDE REPORT -- Friday Oct. 16, 2020

View of Detroit from the Windsor sky camera on March 20, 2020 at 8:35 p.m. (WDIV)

Man accused of killing 6-year-old girl in Waterford Twp. drunken driving crash facing 5 charges

DETROIT – A man accused of being drunk and driving recklessly at the time of a four-car crash that killed a 6-year-old girl and injured her parents in Waterford Township is facing five charges.

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Trevor Duncan Taylor, 28, of Waterford Township, was driving a white 2016 Hyundai Sonata west on Highland Road at a high speed around 4:30 p.m. Wednesday, according to authorities.

Michigan coronavirus cases up to 143,106; Death toll now at 6,987

Metro Detroit weather: Frost advisory after bedtime on Friday night

A Frost Advisory is in effect for Detroit and all of Southeast Michigan from 2 a.m. to 8 a.m. Saturday.

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4 Fast Facts

  • With so much information pouring in on the Michigan domestic terror plot for informants many are questioning why the FBI jumped in and arrested the group on Oct. 7. Click here to read more.
  • Police are investigating and a family is mourning after a man was fatally shot at a gas station in Detroit on Monday. Click here to read more.
  • Police in Warren are launching a new effort starting Friday to make neighborhoods safer. Click here to read more.
  • This weekend is the most likely time for families to hunt down the perfect pumpkin. Click here to read more.

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Michigan governor signs Senate Bill 1108 allowing public bodies to meet remotely

On Friday, Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer signed Senate Bill 1108 which codifies her previous Executive Order that allows public bodies to conduct public meetings remotely during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Michigan bans open carry of firearms at voting locations on Election Day

Michigan officials have banned the open carry of firearms at voting locations, clerk’s offices and absent voting counting boards on Election Day.

Judge orders five defendants in domestic terror plot against Michigan governor to stand trial

Lawyers for defendants in the domestic terror plot against Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer say their clients were all talk and never planned to intentionally carry out the plan.

Michigan COVID-19 cases, hospitalizations continue to rise

Over the past two weeks, it’s becoming clear Michigan is seeing COVID-19 cases rising along with hospitalizations. Hospitalizations have increased steadily for the last three weeks, including a slight uptick in critical care and ventilator use.


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About the Author

DeJanay Booth joined WDIV as a web producer in July 2020. She previously worked as a news reporter in New Mexico before moving back to Michigan.

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