PHILADELPHIA – A suspected drunk driver was taken in custody in West Philadelphia after he tried to flee and evade police officers. While he was attempting to flee, he hit a 22-year-old man riding a bicycle and also struck a parked car. The incident took place on Saturday and started around 12:40 a.m. Police tried to stop a vehicle which was speeding and travelling in the wrong lane of a two-way street at 5500 Spruce Street. However, the driver completely ignored the police and struck a bicyclist. The incident took place in the 800 block of South 56th Street in Cobbs…Read More
UPPER DARBY – A DUI crash that took place on Sunday resulted in a Drexel Hill man being charged with aggravated assault and related offenses. According to police reports, the man was driving under the influence, seriously injured a 31-year-old woman and also slammed into three vehicles. The offender, identified as 57-year-old Ronald Devuono of the 3800 block of Bonsall Avenue, was driving a bright orange 2014 Dodge Charger when he went for a Sunday drive through Drexel Hill area around 5 p.m. Police reports state that he allegedly had an open bottle of Don Perignon in the vehicle. Police Superintendent…Read More
Early Sunday, an incident took place on the Schuylkill Expressway which resulted in the injury of two Pennsylvania State Police troopers. According to police reports, the troopers were helping an alleged drunk driver when their cruiser was hit by a car. The troopers were on patrol when the incident happened around 2:30 am. They saw a car stopped in the highway’s eastbound lanes near Montgomery Drive. When the troopers arrived, the man pulled his car to the left side of the road instead of to the right. As the troopers pulled up behind him, they tried to get his vehicle…Read More
MONTGOMERY TWP., Pa. – A dash cam video has been released by the Montgomery Township officers of a drunk driving suspect who slammed into two vehicles on an intersection before crashing violently into a police cruiser. The officer driving the cruiser was waiting at a red light when a car careened through the intersection, before crashing into the police cruiser and other vehicles. Montgomery Township officers responded to reports of a vehicle collision and entrapment at an intersection according to the reporter. The crash was recorded by the dash cam on the cruiser. Another vehicle was also struck by the drunk…Read More
A Camden County police officer has been charged with DWI after he allegedly drove a red pickup truck through three street signs on Friday 20 June, shortly before 2 am. The crash happened at Route 38 and Church Road. The officer was removed from street duty after the incident. The officer, 21-year old William A. Grasso of Hammonton, N.J., is facing drunken driving charges. After driving through the three street signs, he struck a building and also knocked down a neon sign for Benash Liquors in Cherry Hill. He was charged with driving while intoxicated and reckless driving. Grasso was…Read More
UPPER DARBY – On Friday night, a fatal collision took place between a vehicle and a motorcycle at the intersection of Coverly and Marshall roads, which resulted in the death of a Lansdowne man. 47-year-old Gregory Hayes was pronounced dead at the accident scene at 11:12 p.m. He was of the 200 block of Braddock Road. Hayes is a Philadelphia School District police officer who was on his way to work the midnight shift. He was riding a motorcycle to work. The suspect, identified as 30-year-old Salome A. Seay, of the 200 block of Coverly Road, in the Lansdowne post office…Read More
WEST CHESTER – Nothing stopped Robert Landis as he took to Chester County’s roadways drunk over the last 3 decades. On Wednesday, Landis was sentenced for killing a motorcyclist in 2013 while driving drunk again. As the Judge sentenced Landis to serve eight to 17 years, County Court Judge Anthony Sarcione said, “It’s just complete indifference to the value of human life, so many times”. Landis is known as the county’s worst drunken driver, according to the prosecutor. He confirmed seven DUIs prior to killing 24-year-old Liam Crowley in April 2013. At previous hearings, the 50-year-old West Chester man has spoken…Read More
LEVITTOWN, Pa. – According to police reports, a driver accused of hitting and killing a teenager from Bucks County and injuring another one while driving under the influence of a prescription drug will not be charged. The driver was also under the influence of cocaine. The victim’s family members say it is a miscarriage of justice. The victim, identified as 15-year-old Zachary Gonzalez, was struck and killed along Route 13 while riding his bike with his friends. The incident took place 3 months ago, but police tape still marks the spot where the incident took place. Since the DA’s office says…Read More
A new study carried out by researchers reveals that the role of alcohol in U.S. traffic deaths may be significantly under-reported. The study used data from the U.S. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration’s Fatality Analysis Reporting System which notes the blood alcohol levels of people killed in traffic accidents. They analyzed the data and compared it with data on death certificates from all the states and reported that more than 3 percent of death certificates listed alcohol as the contributing factor in fatal car crashes between the years 1999 and 2009. However, data provided by NHTSA showed that 21 percent…Read More
31-year-old Sarah Ann Derstein, of Lansdale, was sentenced to 4 to 8 years in prison as a result of a an accident which resulted in the death of a teenager last year. According to police reports, Derstein was driving drunk and was reading a text message when the accident took place. Police reports show that Derstein drove her car into a group of boys who were walking along the shoulder of the road. 15-year old Dennis Kee was killed when the car hit him and another teen was injured. A report by the prosecutors showed that Derstein fled the accident…Read More