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The teenager accused of causing a two-vehicle crash on Circle Drive that killed a 70-year-old man is back in custody and facing new charges after being released on bail last month.

The teen was arrested on Dec. 23 and charged with failing to comply with conditions that he not wear gang paraphernalia, and breaching two conditions related to possession of gang paraphernalia and his approved residence, court documents show. He had been released on $2,000 bail on Dec. 1.

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Although the alleged breaches are adult charges, the teenager cannot be named because he was 17 when the original charge of dangerous driving causing death was laid under the Youth Criminal Justice Act.

He made a brief appearance by video in Saskatoon provincial court on Wednesday. Several people in the courtroom waved to the teenager as the video feed ended. He is due back in court on Jan. 19.

The crash happened just after 1 p.m. on Sept. 7 on Circle Drive, near 108th Street. Police said at the time that a northbound vehicle struck a piece of construction equipment, lost control and crossed over into the southbound lane where it hit an oncoming car.

The teenager’s mother said in an interview that she begged a Saskatoon judge to place her son in custody when he appeared in court earlier that day because he was high on drugs. She said he had become addicted to drugs like OxyContin and Dilaudid.

“The man would still have his life if they would have arrested him (that morning),” the mother said, adding she feels horrible for what happened and apologizes profusely. “I’m so sorry for the other family.”

—With StarPhoenix files from Bre McAdam

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