12/28/13 - A trial date has been scheduled for a Hamburg Township man charged in a fatal head-on crash. 45-year-old Richard Childress is charged with reckless driving causing death in connection with the April 26th crash on M-36 near Kress Road. A January 13th jury trial date was scheduled recently in Livingston County Circuit Court, unless a plea deal is worked out prior. Police say Childress was traveling 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 hospital 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 for a blood sample from Childress was obtained and the results of a toxicology report were pending. (JM)
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