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Motorcycle Crash

Thursday, January 10, 2013

Bensalem Woman Charged with Homicide in Bristol Motorcycle Crash

A Bensalem woman was charged Wednesday with numerous offenses in connection with a deadly motorcycle crash that happened along Newportville Road.

More than three months after the Newportville Road motorcycle crash that claimed the life of Bristol Township resident John Chester and forever altered the life of his girlfriend, Brianna O’Driscoll, the woman accused of causing the wreck was arrested. Devon Crispo, 26, of Bensalem, turned herself in at the Bristol Township Police Department  Wednesday morning on several serious charges, including homicide by vehicle while under the influence. The fatal accident happened at 7:35 p.m. on Wednesday, September 19, 2012 as Chester rode his red 1993 Harley Davidson motorcycle on Newportville Road, toward Route 13, with O’Driscoll on the back. A 2010 black Acura TSX driven by Crispo stopped at the stop sign and then turned out onto Newportville …

F150Girl

8:22 am on Sunday, March 17, 2013

There are things that are illegal for a reason. If you are not supposed to drink and drive, smoke marijuana, or take pills that are not perscribed to you... Why do you do it? Because you are ignorant, selfish, and do not give a damn for anyone but yourself. These are not charactaristics of an individual who "puts others before herself". Do not defend someone who broke the law, then broke traffic …   more ›

Monday, July 23, 2012

Newtown Man Involved in Cycle Crash on I-95

Daniel McBride's motorcycle was hit by a box truck that did not stop Saturday afternoon in Lower Makefield.

  Daniel McBride was heading to his Newtown home via I-95 Saturday afternoon when the white box truck he was sharing the road with abruptly struck the rear of his 1998 Suzuki motorcycle which he recently restored. The 27-year-old and his bike went off the concrete ramp on I-95 that leads to the Newtown Bypass; he slid about 20 feet across the ground and landed in path of oncoming traffic. Thankfully, the motorists who were coming up the off ramp and up toward the Newtown Bypass stopped. The driver of the white box truck that state troopers say caused the accident did not. Daniel McBride’s mother, Kelly, said on Monday that she is just happy her son suffered only minor injuries. She adds that she is understandably upset that the driver of …

angel

9:27 pm on Tuesday, July 24, 2012

Yes, "vengance is mine", says the Lord. That man will have to answer to his conscience and God. Thank God, he didn't rob you of your life! It's a good feeling when we are given another chance!   more ›

Friday, April 6, 2012

UPDATED: Motorcyclist Killed in Street Road Crash

Kyle Schwab, 22, of Trevose, was killed in the wreck. The victim was an Archbishop Wood graduate.

Saturday, 9:15 a.m.: The victim has been identified as 22-year-old Trevose resident Kyle Schwab, police told Patch Saturday morning. The victim's father is a police officer in Bensalem. Schwab was a graduate of Archbishop Wood High School in Warminster and, according to social media, had worked as a service technician and apprentice at Champion Chimney and Masonry in Philadelphia. As of Saturday morning, the female driver of the Lexus remains in the hospital in unknown condition, Upper Southampton Chief of Police Ron MacPherson said. The accident remains under investigation. Friday, 10:42 p.m.: Friday evening as night fell, investigators milled around a damaged Lexus SUV that sat against the curb at the entrance to the Huntingbrook …

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