MOUNT CLEMENS, Mich. – Off-duty Detroit firefighter Travis Turner, 26, previously charged in connection with a fatal crash that killed an 85-year-old woman, has been bound over for trial.
The decision came from a preliminary examination hearing held in the 39th District Court in Roseville on April 29 and May 8.
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Turner was bound over to Macomb County Circuit Court as charged:
Count 1: Operating While Intoxicated Causing Death, a 15-year felony
Count 2: Weapons – Firearms – Possession Under the Influence, a 93-day misdemeanor
These are the maximum charges permitted by law, based on the evidence presented to date.
Prosecutors allege Turner was driving a 2016 Ford Fusion at a high rate of speed on Thursday (April 9) when he struck a 2006 Saturn Ion driven by Eleanor Johnson on Groesbeck Highway, just south of Martin Road in Roseville.
Johnson was pronounced dead at the scene. Turner suffered minor injuries.
His passenger, identified as Alexandra Deif, 23, was injured, though the extent of her injuries was not immediately known.
Authorities allege Turner’s blood alcohol content was above the legal limit at the time of the crash.
He was also allegedly in possession of a firearm.
Turner is scheduled to appear in Macomb County Circuit Court for an Arraignment on the Information on Tuesday, May 26, 2026, at 1:30 p.m.