The man accused of dangerous driving causing death in a 2023 Clearview Township crash that killed a woman and her dogs is back behind bars. Dan Richie, 35, is in custody again accused of allegedly breaching his release conditions three months after he was granted bail under house arrest accused of another breach. Richie was scheduled to appear inside a Collingwood, Ont. courtroom Tuesday to confirm his preliminary hearing dates ahead of trial. He was released to a loved one in March with a pledge of $75,000. He is charged with dangerous driving causing death and dangerous driving causing bodily harm in a crash near Highway 26 on September 23, 2023, according to police. At the time, investigators said Richie was driving 173 kilometres per hour in an 80 kilometre per hour zone during poor weather conditions, before running a stop sign then crashing into another vehicle at 3/4 Sunnidale Sideroad and Concession Road 9. It is believed Richie was driving with five children as passengers. Investigators said the crash killed 31-year-old Katie Marshall, her two dogs and injured her husband, whom police revealed, was flown by Ornge air ambulance to Toronto along with one of the five children in the vehicle police said Richie was driving. Marshall worked at Royal Victoria Regional Health Centre where she had been a member of the hospital’s security team. While out on bail, police said Richie was previously accused of breaching his conditions and taken into custody in February, accused of failing to notify police of an address change. Police alleged Richie may have been trying to flee. The court heard Tuesday Richie is trying to bring on new counsel, defence lawyer Elliott Willschick, a month from the start of his scheduled preliminary hearing in Barrie. While in custody, Richie is due back in a Chatham-Kent courtroom on Friday and in Collingwood in early July. The allegations against him have not been tested in court. Related Articles Man charged in deadly collision in Clearview Township back in custody Woman, 31 killed in Clearview Township collision identified
