Drunk driver, not drag racing, killed Bucks County mom on PA turnpike

  • A police investigation cleared a woman killed in a three-car accident of any wrongdoing.
  • The crash was caused by a man driving the wrong way on the Pennsylvania Turnpike while intoxicated.
  • An initial eyewitness account suggesting drag racing was contradicted by other witnesses and surveillance footage.

Demetria Percival knew her mother wasn’t responsible for the fatal three-car accident that killed her life and another driver. Speculation that her mom was drag racing on the Pennsylvania Turnpike made absolutely no sense to her.

But despite what she knew, and the public narrative surrounding the crash based on an early eyewitness report, Percival would have to wait months before Pennsylvania State Police cleared her mother of any wrongdoing.

As she continues to process her grief, Percival said she wants to set the record straight…

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