A Bucks County man has been arrested in connection with Friday’s multi-vehicle crash on Route 309 that sent an unidentified driver to Abington Hospital with life-threatening injuries.
Daniel Selby, 31, of Fountainville, has been charged with one felony count of aggravated assault by vehicle while DUI, along with misdemeanor charges of reckless endangerment and DUI – second offense, and summary counts of careless driving, reckless driving, disregarding traffic lanes, and driving on a suspended license, in connection with the incident.
Selby is being held at the Montgomery County Correctional Facility in lieu of $50,000 cash bail.
Pennsylvania State Police were dispatched to the scene of a multi-vehicle crash along the southbound lanes of Route 309 in Lower Gwynedd Township at 11:07 p.m. on Feb. 10. Upon arrival, they encountered a Honda sedan that had sustained heavy damage to the front and rear of the vehicle, as well as a Dodge Ram pickup truck that had sustained heavy front end damage.
The criminal complaint does not detail how the crash occurred beyond indicating that the Dodge Ram — driven by Selby — was the striking vehicle.
The driver of the Honda became entrapped in their vehicle as a result of the crash, and they were later extricated from the vehicle and transported via ambulance to Abington Hospital. Police said the driver was unconscious at the scene and had sustained serious, life-threatening injuries. A follow up by Lower Gwynedd Township Police indicated the driver was placed in critical condition and had been intubated, according to the complaint.
Police on scene said Selby exhibited multiple signs of impairment, including a lack of coordination, bloodshot eyes, and slow, low, and raspy speech. Selby failed several field sobriety tests and exhibited both eye lid and body tremors, police said.
The complaint states Selby had a runny nose and complained of being hot and sweating even though he was standing outside in the cold wearing jeans, a jacket and a winter hat. After being placing Selby under arrest for DUI, police said they recovered two plastic vials from his vehicle that contained a white residue suspected to be cocaine, and noted that multiple hypodermic needles were observed spread throughout Selby’s truck.
Selby refused to consent to a blood draw, stating “it may not be good for him,” however police secured a search warrant several hours later to draw two vials of Selby’s blood for testing, according to charging documents.
The results of those tests are pending, according to the complaint.
Court records show Selby was arraigned on the charges on Saturday afternoon by District Judge Katherine McGill. His next court appearance is a preliminary hearing on Feb. 23 at 11:30 a.m. in front of District Judge Brian McGowan.
All suspects and defendants are innocent until proven guilty. This story was compiled using court records and the affidavit of probable cause.
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