Macomb County Prosecutor Peter Lucido has announced that the trial of Anthony Eugene-Douglas Grier, Jr., a 34-year-old Detroit man, has been adjourned until July because his defense counsel is ill.
Grier is charged in connection with his alleged driving of a vehicle that killed Wendy Drew, a 71-year-old Hazel Park resident in May of 2025.
A final pre-trial conference was scheduled Wednesday before Judge Matthew Sabaugh but was adjourned to Feb. 17 due to the illness of defense counsel.
As a result, the jury trial originally set for this month has been adjourned until July 7, which is the earliest date currently available.
Grier is charged with:
• Homicide - Murder - Second Degree, life or any term of years.
• Police Officer - Fleeing - First Degree - Vehicle Code, 15 years and/or $10,000.
• Police Officer - Assaulting/Resisting/Obstructing, 2 years and/or $2,000.
The charges stem from events on May 24, 2025, when Grier was allegedly observed operating a Chrysler 300 at approximately 70 miles per hour in a posted 40-mile-per-hour zone on Van Dyke Avenue in Warren.
Officers with the Warren Police Department attempted to initiate a traffic stop by activating emergency lights and sirens.
It is alleged that the Chrysler 300 failed to stop, disobeyed multiple traffic control signals, and reached speeds exceeding 100 miles per hour in areas with posted speed limits of 35 to 40 miles per hour.
It is alleged that the pursuit ended at the intersection of South Van Dyke and 9 Mile Road, where Grier’s vehicle entered the intersection and struck a vehicle traveling eastbound.
The Chrysler 300 then collided with a second vehicle. The sole occupant of the first vehicle, Wendy Drew, was transported to a hospital, where she later died from her injuries. The sole occupant of the second vehicle was not injured.
Grier is charged in connection with his alleged driving of a vehicle that killed Wendy Drew, a 71-year-old Hazel Park resident in May of 2025.
A final pre-trial conference was scheduled Wednesday before Judge Matthew Sabaugh but was adjourned to Feb. 17 due to the illness of defense counsel.
As a result, the jury trial originally set for this month has been adjourned until July 7, which is the earliest date currently available.
Grier is charged with:
• Homicide - Murder - Second Degree, life or any term of years.
• Police Officer - Fleeing - First Degree - Vehicle Code, 15 years and/or $10,000.
• Police Officer - Assaulting/Resisting/Obstructing, 2 years and/or $2,000.
The charges stem from events on May 24, 2025, when Grier was allegedly observed operating a Chrysler 300 at approximately 70 miles per hour in a posted 40-mile-per-hour zone on Van Dyke Avenue in Warren.
Officers with the Warren Police Department attempted to initiate a traffic stop by activating emergency lights and sirens.
It is alleged that the Chrysler 300 failed to stop, disobeyed multiple traffic control signals, and reached speeds exceeding 100 miles per hour in areas with posted speed limits of 35 to 40 miles per hour.
It is alleged that the pursuit ended at the intersection of South Van Dyke and 9 Mile Road, where Grier’s vehicle entered the intersection and struck a vehicle traveling eastbound.
The Chrysler 300 then collided with a second vehicle. The sole occupant of the first vehicle, Wendy Drew, was transported to a hospital, where she later died from her injuries. The sole occupant of the second vehicle was not injured.
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