Crime & Safety

State Police Report Recent Accidents

Citations included DUI and lane violations.

State Police troopers from the reported the following incidents:

On Feb. 18 at 1:38 p.m., troopers responded to a one-vehicle accident on I-95 at the Neshaminy Creek overpass. A vehicle driven by Stacey Lascala, 30, of Philadelphia, impacted the concrete barrier. No injuries were reported. Lascala was cited for a lane violation.

On Feb. 19 at 1:40 a.m., troopers cited Lawrence Lee Jr., 35, of Philadelphia, with drunk driving following an accident on Route 1 near I-95. According to police, Lee was traveling northbound on Route 1 when he was observed swerving across the middle line. Police initiated a traffic stop and Lee nearly struck a Middletown police cruiser conducting another traffic stop. Lee’s vehicle struck a road sign before coming to rest. Lee was found to be intoxicated and transported to St. Mary’s Hospital for blood testing. He was lodged in Bucks County Prison.

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On Feb. 19 at 5:49 a.m., troopers responded to a one-car accident at the Exit 46 off-ramp from I-95. Alexander Cowhig, 23, of Yardley, was cited with a lane violation after his vehicle failed to negotiate the ramp’s turn. His vehicle left the roadway and struck a reflector marker, trees and shrubbery. The vehicle was towed from the scene. Cowhig was not injured in the accident.


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