MONROE COUNTY, Michigan — A Toledo man accused in a crash that killed a motorcycle driver in Erie Township was arraigned Tuesday.
Stacey R. Dillard, 55, of Toledo, was arraigned in Monroe County court on one count of operating a vehicle while intoxicated causing death, and one count of driving while license suspended causing death.
Dillard was allegedly driving intoxicated when the crash happened around 9:35 p.m. on May 25, according to the Monroe County Sheriff's Office.
An investigation determined Christopher L. Taylor, 49, of Trenton, Michigan, was driving a motorcycle northbound on I-75 north of Bay Creek Road in Erie Township when sideswiped by Dillard, the sheriff's office said.
Witnesses told authorities that Dillard had been speeding when he struck Taylor's motorcycle. The collision caused both vehicles to strike a concrete barrier. Taylor died at the hospital.
Dillard was not injured but was arrested at the scene by responding law enforcement for suspicion of operating a vehicle while intoxicated.
The crash remains under investigation by the Monroe County Sheriff's Office.
On Oct. 2, the U.S. Marshals Service took Dillard into custody. Dillard was booked into the Lucas County jail. He waived extradition and was taken back to Michigan and lodged in the Monroe County jail.
Dillard's bond was set at $500,000.
Anonymous tips regarding the crash can be called into Crime Stoppers at 1-800-SPEAKUP or submitted online at www.1800speakup.org.
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