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Wixom DoorDash Driver Charged After Punch Leaves 75-Year-Old in ICU

Police describe a speeding dispute that led the driver to later surrender.

Overview

  • Officers were dispatched just before 5:30 p.m. on Dec. 28 to Barberry Circle and Windingway Drive, where Lloyd Poole, 75, was found unconscious in the roadway.
  • Investigators say Poole confronted the DoorDash delivery driver about speeding through the neighborhood shortly before the assault.
  • Police identified the driver as Ryan Turner, 40, who told investigators he felt threatened and struck Poole with a closed fist, causing a fall and head injury.
  • Turner admitted leaving the scene before going to the Wixom Police Department, where he was arrested and booked into the Oakland County Jail.
  • He was charged with aggravated assault and given a $35,000 bond, and Poole remains in serious condition in an intensive care unit.