Bond Denied For Hamburg Man Charged in Fatal CrashBond Denied For Hamburg Man Charged in Fatal Crash

5/7/13 - A Hamburg Township man charged in a fatal head-on crash remains in jail after his bond request was denied. 44-year-old Richard Childress is charged with reckless driving causing death in the April 26th crash on M-36 near Kress Road. In court Monday, his attorney requested that the $150,000 bond be reduced, a motion that was adamantly opposed to by the prosecution and eventually denied. Police say Childress was westbound on M-36 in an SUV but veered left of center as he approached Kress Road, striking a station wagon head-on driven by 77-year-old John Pavlic of Hamburg Township. Pavlic died the next day at the University of Michigan Medical Center in Ann Arbor as a result of his injuries. Police say drugs are suspected as being a contributing factor in the cause of the crash. A search warrant was obtained for a blood sample from Childress and officials are now awaiting a toxicology report. Childress remains jailed on a $150,000 cash or surety bond and is due back in court for an exam conference on June 10th. (JK)