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Opening statements for the second-degree murder trial of Charles Pickett Jr. at Kalamazoo County Circuit Court in Kalamazoo, Mich. on Tuesday, April 24, 2018. Police allege Pickett, now 52, of Battle Creek, had a cocktail of drugs in his system when he crashed his pickup truck into nine bicyclists, killing five, on June 7, 2016. Pickett faces five counts of second-degree murder and five counts of operating while under the influence causing death for the deaths of Debra Ann Bradley, 53, of Augusta; Melissa Ann Fevig Hughes, 42, of Kalamazoo; Fred Anton "Tony" Nelson, 73, of Kalamazoo; Lorenz John "Larry" Paulik, 74, of Kalamazoo andÊSuzanne Joan Sippel, 56, of Augusta.He also faces four counts of operating while intoxicated causing serious injury for the injuries caused to bicyclists Jennifer Johnson of Kalamazoo; Sheila Jeske of Richland; Paul Runnels of Richland; and Paul Gobble of Richland. (Joel Bissell | MLive.com)