Prison for delivery man in West Chester Pennsylvania
admin | Monday, June 14th, 2010 | No Comments »WEST CHESTER — A man was convicted for making a delivery to Chester County Prison in Pocopson on the morning of April 13, 2009, but did not complete the trip.
On the way, his delivery truck crashed into a car stopped for a traffic light on Route 202 and caused the car to burst into flames, killing its driver.
On Saturday, the defendant of Penndel, Bucks County, is scheduled to complete the journey he started last year as he begins an 11½- to 23-month prison term for criminal charges resulting from that crash.
Judge Thomas G. Gavin sentenced him to prison Tuesday as part of a negotiated plea worked out between the prosecutor, Assis
tant District Attorney Jessica Krilivsky, and Brandon’s attorney, a public defender.
He pleaded guilty to charges of homicide by vehicle, recklessly endangering another person and driving under the influence of marijuana. It was his second DUI offense.
Killed in the crash was a 31-year-old father of two who immigrated to the United States three years ago.
His widow, addressed Gavin during the hearing and said her family had struggled since the death of her husband, their sole breadwinner.
“My husband left home at 6 in the morning to go to work,” she told Gavin. “He said goodbye the way he used to say it every day. One year has gone by, and it has not been easy for me to accept his loss. He was a good man.”
Even so, she said she forgave the defendant for the crash.
“No plea or sentence is going to help you or your family,” the judge said. “You are fortunate that you have family that has stood by you and helped you. When all is said and done, it is always family that we have to rely on.”
