{"id":396903,"date":"2026-07-13T19:27:09","date_gmt":"2026-07-13T19:27:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/396903\/"},"modified":"2026-07-13T19:27:09","modified_gmt":"2026-07-13T19:27:09","slug":"case-advances-against-woman-accused-of-killing-road-commission-worker-injuring-2-others-in-traffic-crash-the-oakland-press","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/396903\/","title":{"rendered":"Case advances against woman accused of killing road commission worker, injuring 2 others in traffic crash \u2013 The Oakland Press"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The case against a Farmington Hills woman facing criminal charges for a traffic crash that killed one Oakland County road worker and injured two others has advanced to Oakland County Circuit Court for possible trial.<\/p>\n<p>Kimberly Regina Taylor, 60, is charged with moving violation causing death in a work zone \u2014 a 15-year felony \u2014 and two counts of moving violation causing injury in a work zone, a misdemeanor punishable by up to a year in jail. The crash happened July 23, 2025 on Orchard Lake Road where a Road Commission of Oakland County crew was working. According to the Farmington Hills Police Department, the three men were struck by an SUV driven by Taylor.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"lazyautosizes lazyload\" alt=\"mugshot\" width=\"198\" height=\"247\" data- src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/TOP-L-fatalcrashcharges1119.jpg\" data-attachment-id=\"2576847\" \/>Kimberly Taylor booking photo<\/p>\n<p>Cedric Jones, 43 \u2014 a married father of six \u2014 died at the scene. Co-workers George Thomas, 55, and Robert Dinkins, 57, were transported to an area hospital with serious injuries, police said.<\/p>\n<p>The case was recently bound over from 47th District Court to the higher court after Taylor waived her right to a preliminary exam. 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