FARMINGTON HILLS (WWJ) -- A Road Commission for Oakland County plow truck driver was arrested in relation to a fatal hit and run in Farmington Hills.
51-year-old Bryan Derryberry was arraigned on Monday on charges he left the scene of a pedestrian fatality on Middlebelt Road on New Year’s Day, according to a release from the Farmington Hills Police Department. The felony charge has a 5-year sentence.
Farmington Hills Police and Fire departments responded to a call about an unconscious man on the side of the road. Authorities said he appeared to have been hit by a vehicle. The victim, later identified as 68-year-old Edward Detroit, was pronounced dead at a local hospital.
Investigators from the Police Department’s Investigative Bureau and Traffic Safety Section learned that a RCOC plow truck was in the area at the time Detroit was hit. They recovered evidence from the truck that confirmed it was involved in the crash. Derryberry, a 3-year employee with RCOC, was determined to be the driver.
“The quick resolution of this case is a testament to the hard work of our investigators and support from the Oakland County Prosecutor’s Office,” Police Chief John Piggott said. “We’re hopeful this arrest and prosecution will bring some measure of closure for the family of the victim as this matter now moves into the judicial system.”
Derryberry was released on a $100,000 personal bond. He is next expected in court for his pre-exam conference on Jan. 16.