Ex-Driver of Red Wings Jailed

The limousine driver in the 1997 crash that injured two Detroit Red Wings players and the team’s masseur was arraigned Thursday in Bloomfield Township, Mich., on charges that he violated probation since his early prison release in June.

Oakland County District Judge Kimberly Small also increased Richard Gnida’s cash bond from $10,000 to $50,000, siding with a prosecutor’s claim that Gnida’s jailing would better ensure his court appearances.

Gnida, 29, was arrested Wednesday after failing to show for a court hearing for a series of probation violations. Gnida was driving the limousine that crashed into a tree on June 13, 1997, six days after the Red Wings won their first Stanley Cup in 42 years. Defenseman Vladimir Konstantinov and team masseur Sergei Mnatsakanov suffered debilitating head injuries.