The trial is set for a Buchanan man accused of drunk driving and killing a Road Department worker last summer.

It happened July 20, 2022, on Red Bud Trail in Oronoko Township.

Road Department worker, William “Mack” Isom, was cutting up a fallen tree in the roadway.

He was allegedly hit and killed by a southbound vehicle, driven Taylor Ryan Johnson, 34.

Now, he’s set to go to trial on Aug. 29 in Berrien County Trial Court at the Niles courthouse. He has a status conference set for Aug. 9.

Leader Publications reports that Johnson is charged with operating a a vehicle while intoxicated and causing death. The maximum penalty is 15 years in prison.