Driver in fatal bike-car collision in Pittsfield Township charged with negligent homicide

A preliminary hearing is scheduled for Oct. 15.

Just after 5 p.m. July 28, 45-year-old Timothy Pincikowski was riding his bicycle north on Maple Road south of Ellsworth Road when the front passenger side of a 2002 Dodge Caravan struck the rear end of his bicycle. Pincikowski was rushed to the University of Michigan Hospital, where he was pronounced dead a short time later.

Wahl, the minivan driver, was not injured.

Pittsfield Township Public Safety Director Matt Harshberger said Wahl looked down for a moment just before his van struck Pincikowski's bicycle. Harshberger said Pincikowski was riding along the white line on the roadway or just to the right of it when he was hit.

"(Wahl) took his eyes off the road for a second," Harshberger said. "It's a tragic situation on both sides."

Wahl was released a $25,000 personal bond, said his attorney, Joseph Simon. He declined to comment on the case.

The conditions of Wahl's bond include reporting to the community corrections division of the court for drug and alcohol screening, which is standard practice, his attorney said.

Pincikowski was an avid bicyclist and a project manager/chemist at BASF in Wyandotte. He lived in Saline's Wildwood subdivision with his wife, Lisa, 18-year-old son, Michael, and 4-year-old daughter, Lauren.

Juliana Keeping covers higher education for AnnArbor.com. Reach her at julianakeeping@annarbor.com or 734-623-2528.

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