Tractor Trailer Owner Pleads Guilty To Vehicular Homicide Where Faulty Brakes on a Non-inspected Motor Vehicle Caused a Fatal Accident Outside of Philadelphia
According to news sources the part owner of a tractor trailer with faulty brakes involved in a fatal accident outside of Philadelphia pled guilty to vehicular homicide. The 41-year-old partial owner of the truck admitted he was grossly negligent in a Montgomery County courtroom on December 15, 2009. As a result of the faulty brakes, a 50-year old innocent victim was killed when the truck’s brakes failed and his vehicle was rear-ended. According to the state police and legal documents, the truck bore an inspection sticker but was never inspected.
Our hearts and prayers and thoughts once again go out to the family of 50-year old David Schreffler an innocent victim whose untimely death was caused by the gross negligence and disregard for his life and safety by the owners of this vehicle. This is the third guilty plea in this deadly Schuylkill crash.
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