Allentown woman in custody, charged in deadly, DUI wrong-way crash on the PA Turnpike

πŸš” U.S. Marshals arrest ex-NJ woman wanted in a wrong-way DUI crash on the PA Turnpike

πŸš” A 50-year-old motorcyclist from Bristol Township was killed in March 2025

πŸš” Police say the accused driver’s blood alcohol level was above the legal limit after the crash

PHILADELPHIA β€” Federal authorities tracked down and arrested a woman accused of a drunken, wrong way crash along the Pennsylvania Turnpike that killed a 50-year-old motorcyclist last year.

A warrant was issued on April 7th for Onanyeli Rosario-Mesa, of Allentown, wanted for homicide by vehicle while driving under the influence, involuntary manslaughter, and other charges.

On March 31, 2025, John Sweeney, of Bristol Township, was pronounced dead at the scene after he and another rider were hit near the Lehigh Tunnel by a Honda HRV around 9:10 a.m.

Former NJ resident arrested by U.S. Marshals

The 25-year-old Rosario-Mesa, formerly of Perth Amboy, New Jersey, was arrested on Wednesday by the U.S. Marshals Service Philadelphia in the northeast part of the city at a residence along Stanwood Street…

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