{"id":93603,"date":"2019-06-06T15:44:34","date_gmt":"2019-06-06T21:44:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dh.durangoherald.com\/tj\/trial-delayed-for-durango-man-accused-of-killing-3-in-oklahoma-crash\/"},"modified":"2019-06-06T15:44:34","modified_gmt":"2019-06-06T21:44:34","slug":"trial-delayed-for-durango-man-accused-of-killing-3-in-oklahoma-crash","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dh.durangoherald.com\/tj\/trial-delayed-for-durango-man-accused-of-killing-3-in-oklahoma-crash\/","title":{"rendered":"Trial delayed for Durango man accused of killing 3 in Oklahoma crash"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

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Linda Danette Smith Irie, 50, is pictured here with grandchildren Brooklyn Estelle Newville, 9, and Jace Braxton Newville, 5. All three died in March 2017 in a crash on an Oklahoma highway when their vehicle was rear-ended by a pickup driven by a Durango teen.<\/span>Courtesy of GoFundMe<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/p>

The trial for a Durango man charged with three counts of manslaughter in Oklahoma has been delayed after his attorney withdrew from the case earlier this week.<\/p>\n

Noah DeDear was scheduled to stand trial June 10<\/a> on suspicion of causing the death of a woman and her two grandchildren. Authorities say DeDear failed to stop at a traffic stop on an interstate between Tulsa and Oklahoma City, causing the crash that killed three.<\/p>\n

Defense attorney John Mac Hayes told The Durango Herald <\/em>on Thursday that he filed a motion to withdraw from the case earlier this week, which was granted by the courts.<\/p>\n

Hayes declined to comment about why he withdrew.<\/p>\n

\u201cUnfortunately, that\u2019s what had to happen,\u201d Hayes said.<\/p>\n

Lincoln County (Oklahoma) District Attorney Allan Grubb did not return calls seeking comment.<\/p>\n

Hayes said DeDear is seeking new counsel, which could considerably delay the case.<\/p>\n

\u201cI wish it could be over,\u201d Hayes said of the case. \u201cIt\u2019s a very horrible human tragedy. \u2026 It\u2019s a sad situation all around.\u201d<\/p>\n

Authorities say that on March 18, 2017<\/a>, DeDear, who was then 17 years old, left New Mexico about 4 a.m. to visit relatives in Arkansas, traveling alone in his guardian\u2019s 1999 Ford F-350 truck.<\/p>\n

About 1:30 p.m., authorities say DeDear failed to stop on the Turner Turnpike (Interstate 44) between Tulsa and Oklahoma City, where traffic was at a standstill after smoke from a grass fire closed the highway.<\/p>\n

According to police reports, DeDear crashed into the back of a 2008 Saab, pushing the vehicle into two vehicles in front of it.<\/p>\n

Three people died in the 2008 Saab SUV: Linda Irie, 50, and her two grandchildren, Brooklyn Newville, 9, and Jace Newville, 5. A third child, who was their cousin, Isabelle Anthony, 6, survived.<\/p>\n

Authorities in March 2018 decided to try DeDear \u2013 who was days away from his 18th birthday \u2013 as an adult. In January 2019, he entered a not guilty plea.<\/p>\n

According to police records obtained by the Herald<\/em> through an open records request, authorities suspect DeDear was distracted while driving.<\/p>\n

A second-degree manslaughter charge can carry a sentence of two to four years in prison or up to one year in a county jail or a fine not to exceed $1,000, or both.<\/p>\n

jromeo@durangoherald.com<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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