6/11/13 - The driver involved in an accident that killed a Hamburg Township resident has been bound over for trial. 44-year-old Richard Childress, who is charged with reckless driving causing death in the April 26th crash on M-36 near Kress Road, waived a preliminary exam in district court on Monday and sent his case to circuit court for trial. 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 continue to wait for a toxicology report. (JK)
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