Man charged with misdemeanor for crash that killed Commerce motorcyclist

A Commerce man has been charged with a misdemeanor for a June traffic crash that killed a motorcyclist.

Khim Lal Ghimire, 59, turned himself in and was arraigned Oct. 4 for a charge of moving violation causing death for the June crash that resulted in the death of Joshua Steven Moomaw, 40, of Commerce Township. Moomaw was on a 2006 Harley-Davidson motorcycle on Wixom Road, waiting to turn left into the Stratford Villa mobile home community, when he was hit from behind by a 2019 Toyota Sienna driven by Ghimire, according to the Oakland County Sheriff's Office. Moomaw, who wasn't wearing a helmet, died from his injuries eight days later, the sheriff's office said.

Moomaw's 41-year-old wife, a passenger on the motorcycle, was injured but survived. She wasn't wearing a helmet either, the sheriff's office said.

Ghimire wasn't injured, the sheriff's office said, and neither drugs nor alcohol were found to be factors in the crash as investigated by the Oakland County Sheriff's crash reconstruction unit.

At Ghimire's arraignment, 52-1 District Magistrate Lewis Langham, Jr. set a personal bond of $2,000, meaning no cash or surety had to be posted. Ghimire is due back in court on Oct. 16.

He faces up to a year in jail and or a $2,000 fine if convicted.