Home » News » Currently Reading:

Pa. man gets 3 to 6 years in fatal Pennsylvania DUI crash

October 16, 2009 News No Comments

FAIRLESS HILLS, Pa. – A suburban Philadelphia man has been sentenced to three to six years in a fatal drunken-driving crash that killed his best friend.

Authorities in Bucks County say 25-year-old Sean Cowley of Falls Township had been drinking in a bar with 25-year-old Stephen Taylor before the February accident. They say neither man was wearing a seat belt when Cowley lost control of the vehicle and hit a tree, sending Taylor crashing through the back window. He died four days later.

Authorities say Cowley was driving more than 89 mph in a 25 mph zone and had a blood alcohol level more than twice the legal limit. He pleaded guilty in August to homicide by vehicle while driving drunk and involuntary manslaughter and was sentenced Tuesday to the mandatory minimum term.

Cowley said he and Taylor had been “brothers” and he thinks about his friend and misses him every day.  Couresty of The Associated Press.    Need a Pennsylvania DUI Lawyer?  Then contact Ciccarelli Lawyers at (877) 529-2422.

Comment on this Article:







Contact Us

    Your Name (required)

    Your Email (required)

    Your Phone Number (required)

    Date of DUI

    Location

    Your Message

    Practice Areas

    DUI Offenses

    October 15, 2009

    DUI Offenses

    Pennsylvania DUI Offenses:  Drinking and Driving in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania almost always has the same result; a dui stop followed by a dui arrest followed by dui charges.  Do not make the mistake of assuming that you can not fight your Pennsylvania DUI charges.  Do not make the mistake of assuming you do not […]

    DUI Penalties

    October 14, 2009

    DUI Penalties

    A Pennsylvania DUI can result in more than just humiliation and inconvenience.   Under Pennsylvania new, harsh dui penalties, a second offense of DUI within ten years can result in a mandatory minimum of ninety (90) days in jail and a third offense of dui within ten years can result in a minimum of One Year […]

    DUI Defenses

    October 14, 2009

    DUI Defenses

    Do not plead guilty to a Pennsylvania DUI charge.   An experienced DUI lawyer can provide you with the best strategies for both contesting a DUI conviction and avoiding the mandatory minimum jail time.  Rely on the experienced Pennsylvania DUI lawyers of Ciccarelli Lawyers to provide the best possible defense for your case.  Ciccarelli lawyers is a […]