‘Drug-Induced DUI’ Suspected Cause of Springfield Crash: Troopers
Pennsylvania State Police at Dublin are investigating an accident that occurred on Rt. 212 in Springfield Township, Bucks County, earlier this month, in which they say a drug-induced DUI is the suspected cause.
Pennsylvania State Police at Dublin are investigating an accident that occurred on Rt. 212 in Springfield Township, Bucks County, earlier this month, in which they say a drug-induced DUI is the suspected cause.
In a news release issued Tuesday, troopers said the single-vehicle crash happened Wednesday, June 9 around 7:50 p.m. in the 1400 block of Rt. 212, which is about a mile south of Pleasant Valley.
According to police, the driver was traveling too fast for conditions when he “left the roadway, destroyed a section of fencing and crashed into a creek bed on the property.”
Police identified the driver as a 44-year-old Hazleton man and said he was operating a 2006 Toyota Sienna minivan at the time.
The man wasn’t injured in the crash, and police said charges of DUI are pending the result of their ongoing investigation.
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