State Police Reports

Hit-and-Run Crash Under Investigation

State Police are investigating a hit-and-run accident that took place on Saturday.

Pennsylvania State Police are investigating a hit-and-run crash that took place on I-95 North in Bensalem Township on Saturday. The accident happened at 10:12 p.m. near mile-marker 36.5 just north of exit 37, a police report said. At that time, a 24-year-old woman from Ewing, N.J., was traveling in the middle lane, when a driver who was traveling in the left lane swerved into her lane and struck the driver side front door of her Pontiac G6. After the impact, the striking vehicle fled the scene, according to police. The Pontiac sustained damage on the driver side door, driver side mirror and driver side fender, police said. The driver of the Pontiac was wearing her lap and shoulder belt, according to the report, and suffered no injury. The …

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Driver Surrenders After Fatal Hit-and-Run Accident

The driver involved in a fatal hit-and-run accident turned himself in to authorities, Bensalem Police say.

The man responsible for a Tuesday morning hit-and-run accident that killed at 71-year-old pedestrian turned himself in to authorities, police said. Mario Rodriguez-Morales, 40, of the 2900 block of Knights Road, turned himself in to Bensalem Police after leaving the scene of a hit and run at Knights Road just north of Dunksferry Road that killed a pedestrian, according to police. Bensalem Police reported to the scene at 6:09 a.m. Police identified the victim as Madanago Bakthavatchalu, a 71-year-old resident of the 2500 block of Knight Road. He was pronounced dead at the scene, according to the Bensalem Police Department. At 6 a.m., police said the striking vehicle—a light-colored pick-up truck—was traveling north on Knights Road at the …

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Police & Fire

Carjacking & Man Hits School Bus in Bristol Township

Police responded a carjacking in Croydon and a strange accident involving a school bus.

Bristol Township police have handled a carjacking and hit-and-run crash involving a school bus over the past few days. Just after midnight on Wednesday, a man was approached by three black males and carjacked in the 1700 block of Newport Road in Croydon, police reported. One of the suspects displayed a handgun. The trio demanded the victim's car and wallets during the incident, police said. The victim was able to get free from the area and get help, but his car and wallet were taken. According to township police, the vehicle is a gray 2008 Chevrolet Impala. DDB2500 is the vehicle's registration. On Friday morning, police arrested 41-year-old township resident Michael Fehn after he allegedly hit a school bus, car, the sign at Maple Shade …

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Police & Fire

Hit, Run Driver Pleads Guilty to New Falls Road Crash

Eric Beck was killed when an intoxicated Charles Horrocks struck him along New Falls Road in Bristol Township in winter.

The 24-year-old man who struck and killed Eric Beck with his dark-colored Audi along New Falls Road in Bristol Township plead guilty to homicide by vehicle while driving under the influence, failure to stop and render aid and several connected charges Thursday in court, PhillyBurbs.com reported.   Bristol Township resident Charles Horrocks, who had a suspended license at the time, struck 36-year-old Beck as he walked home from a nearby bar where he was celebrating with his brothers. His mother, Michelle, was driving to pick him up when she discovered his body in the roadway. "I said 'Eric,' and he said 'Mom, squeeze my hand.' That was it, that's all he said to me," Beck said to NBC 10 in the days following the crash. According to …

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Levittown Man Critically Injured In Hit-And-Run Accident

A 26-year-old man was critically injured after a hit-and-run accident in Levittown.

  A 26-year-old man was critically injured after a hit-and-run accident in Levittown, 6 Action News reports.  It happened around 12:30 Sunday morning on 4900 block of New Falls Road in Middletown. John Rearick, 26, was walking when he was struck by a car and left on the roadway. Rearick sustained serious head injuries and was taken to St. Mary's Medical Center in critical condition, according to 6 Action News reports. Read the full story here. 

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Troopers Report Accidents, DUI Arrests

Accidents included hit & run and texting while driving incidents.

The following information was provided by the Pennsylvania State Police Trevose Station. It does not imply conviction. Between May 20-24, Trevose troopers responded to the following incidents: On May 20 at 3:05 a.m., state police stopped a vehicle on I-95 northbound near Exit 37 in Bensalem. The driver, Rafael J. Catala, 38, of Levittown, was found to be impaired. He faces DUI charges in district court. Trooper Joseph Krut investigated the incident. On May 20 at 5:40 p.m., state police responded to a four-vehicle accident on Route 413 near Winchester Avenue in Langhorne. Police said the crash occurred when traffic was stopped at a red light. Jeffrey T. Mele, 19, of Levittown, was distracted by texting and driving. His vehicle struck the …

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Troopers Report Drunk Drivers, Underage Drinking, Hit & Run

The following information was provided by the State Police Trevose station. It does not imply conviction.

Between April 27-29, Trevose troopers responded to the following incidents: On April 27 at 7:31 p.m., state police stopped a vehicle at Langhorne-Yardley Road at Bridgetown Pike in Middletown. The driver, Carol Gannon, 52, of Levittown, was found to be intoxicated and driving with a suspended license. She faces charges in district court. Trooper Thomas Geerlof investigated the incident. On April 28 at 2:30 a.m., state police responded to a vehicle stopped in the shoulder on I-95 northbound at milepost 35 in Bensalem. The driver, Jeanette Bell, 25, of Hamilton, NJ, was found to be intoxicated. She faces DUI charges. Trooper Brandon Horlacher investigated the incident. On April 28 at 11:50 p.m., state police investigated an incident on I-95 …

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Troopers Investigate Funny Money, Drunk Drivers, Hit & Run

The following information was provided by the Pennsylvania State Police Trevose station. It does not imply conviction.

Between March 2-5, Trevose troopers investigated the following incidents: On March 2 just after 3 p.m., state police responded to Parx Casino for a reported forgery/counterfeit bill. Police said a suspected counterfeit $5 bill was discovered during an attempted exchange by a 60-year-old male from Philadelphia at a cashier. Trooper R. Keeys investigated the incident. State police are investigating an act of criminal mischief that took place in the 300 block of N. Bellevue Avenue, Langhorne, between March 3 at 7:30 p.m. and March 4 at 9:30 a.m. The victim reported that someone scratched his two vehicles – a 2010 Jaguar and a 2011 Subaru Forester. The scratches were on the passenger side doors and panels. Total damage was estimated at $3,500…

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UPDATED: Man Arrested In Levittown Fatal Hit-And-Run

Bristol Township police found the dark-colored Audi that struck and killed a 36-year-old Levittown man.

  Fox Philadelphia reports that 23-year-old Charles Horrocks was arrested in connection to the hit-and-run death of a 36-year-old Levittown man. Police said they found the dark-colored Audi involved in the hit-and-run accident that happened near the intersection of New Falls Road and Holly Drive early Sunday morning, according to NBC Philadelphia. Bristol Township police said the man, identified as Eric Beck, was struck while he was walking east on New Falls Road, NBC reports. The Audi was found at a storage company in Fairless Hills Sunday night, NBC reports. Police said the vehicle has damage to the front, end and windshield. The driver’s side mirror was torn off, police told NBC Philadelphia. Anyone with information about the crash is …

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State Police Report Drug Arrests, DUI, Hit & Run

The following information was provided by the Pennsylvania State Police station in Trevose. It does not imply conviction.

Between Jan. 28 and Feb. 2, Trevose troopers investigated the following incidents: On Jan. 28 at 1:15 p.m., state police stopped a vehicle for a traffic violation on I-95 northbound at Exit 44 in Middletown. Police arrest David Bertino, 34, of Fairless Hills, and Richard Alpaugh, 21, of Bensalem. Both had active warrants from Philadelphia and Falls Township. A search of the vehicle yielded five baggies of suspected heroin, two needles and two empty baggies of suspected cocaine. They suspects were processed and released to Philadelphia and Falls Township police. Charges to be filed in district court. Trooper Daniel Onisick investigated the incident. On Feb. 1 at 12:22 p.m., state police responded to a hit-and-run accident at the Exit 40 …

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