Michigan couple charged after wedding day argument ends in groomsman’s death

James Shirah and Savahna Collier (Credit: Flint Police)

A Michigan couple has been charged in the death of a man who served as a groomsman for their wedding. 

Flint Police said on August 30, officers responded to a pedestrian injury crash. 

They identified the victim as 29-year-old Terry Lewis Taylor Jr. and had suffered severe injuries before passing away at a local hospital. 

An investigation revealed that Taylor was a groomsman at a wedding earlier in the day. He was involved in an argument which led to him being struck by a large SUV driven by the groom, 22-year-old James Shirah, police said. 

Shirah has been charged with second degree murder. His bride, 21-year-old Savahna Collier, has been charged with felony accessory after the fact. 

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