By Pat Maurer
Correspondent
Allen Leroy Sprague, the Isabella County man facing charges of hitting and killing a dirt biker and attempting to kill a second rider has been adjourned until November 5th.
Sprague, 54 of Farwell, has been charged with the murder October 25th of Dylon Edward Dean Andras, 29, who he allegedly ran down while Andras was riding on a dirt bike on that Wednesday in northwestern Isabella County in the 7000 block of West Stevenson Lake Road.
He has been in the Isabella County Jail since then, charged with one count of open murder, of failure to stop at the scene of an accident-causing death, with reckless driving causing death, with assault with intent to murder, and with felonious assault in connection with Andras’ death and the attempted murder of a second dirt biker.
Sprague is accused of chasing and with running over Andras, and with chasing a second dirt bike rider – Ted Treloar. The two men were riding offroad dirt bikes.
The charges were upgraded. Sprague was initially charged with reckless driving causing death, with failure to stop at the scene of an accident resulting in death and also with felonious assault. The charges were changed to open murder and attempted murder by Barberi and a bond of $500,000 was set for Sprague.
Sprague told officers that he and his girlfriend were at home when they heard the dirt bikes and also what they believed were “things hitting the house.” Reportedly Sprague’s girlfriend had a previous relationship with Andras.
Andras and Treloar rode back to Treloar’s house in the 7000 block of West Stevenson Lake Road where Treloar said he saw Sprague “run over” Andras. He said Sprague followed him to a friend’s house then left and returned to the scene of the runover. Treloar went back to the scene to find Sprague and police officers there.
Sprague said Andras had turned in front of him and he couldn’t avoid the collision. According to court records, he said he called 911 right after hitting Andras, but a witness said he had continued to chase Treloar before returning to the scene to call police.
The trial has been delayed to investigate new information for the defense.
