Saturday, February 4, 2017

DRUNKS KILL/KILLED IN THE EARLY AM HOURS: alcohol was a factor in a fatal head-on collisionin Philadelphia's West Oak Lane section at 1:45 am; 3 injured



Police say alcohol was involved in a fatal head-on crash in Philadelphia's West Oak Lane section.

Updated 1 hr 11 mins ago
WEST OAK LANE (WPVI) -- Police say alcohol was a factor in a fatal head-on crash in Philadelphia's West Oak Lane section.

It happened around 1:45 a.m. Saturday at Broad Street and Stenton Avenue.

Police say a female driver, traveling south on Broad Street in a Ford Explorer at a high rate of speed, lost control and slammed into a Hyundai.

A male passenger in the Ford SUV died after being thrown onto the road.

The driver was also ejected from the vehicle. She was taken to Einstein Medical Center in critical condition.

She is expected to be charged with DUI and homicide by vehicle.

Both people in the Hyundai were also ejected, but their injuries are not serious.