US EditionD.A.: Limerick police acted within law during pursuit that ended in fatal crash
MONTGOMERY COUNTY, PENNSYLVANIA, JUL 30 – Montgomery County DA found Limerick police acted legally during a pursuit that reached speeds up to 92 mph, resulting in three teen fatalities and one injury.
- On June 3, 2025, after receiving a call about a theft in progress at a Target store in Limerick, police pursued a vehicle that ultimately crashed, resulting in the deaths of three teenagers and injuries to a fourth.
- The crash resulted from the driver fleeing police at high speeds without a driver's license, losing control after traveling 1.8 miles at 70 to 92 mph on West Ridge Pike.
- The vehicle left the roadway, struck a utility pole and a retaining wall, went airborne, and came to rest in the 300 block of West Ridge Pike around 9:15 p.m.
- District Attorney Kevin Steele stated that the police acted lawfully and no legal breaches occurred, expressing condolences to the families affected and the wider community for their tragic loss.
- The incident raised community concern over police pursuit policies, while officials maintained their pursuit policy is confidential and police response lawful despite public debate.
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Officers acted "within the law" for chase and crash that killed 3 teens: Montgomery County DA
(WPHL) -- Nearly two months after a deadly police chase in Limerick Township, Montgomery County District Attorney Kevin Steele announced police acted "within the law." Gabriel Cooper, Nasir Youk, and Saniyah Newsuan, all 17, died in the crash. The investigation by the DA's office into the police response on June 3, 2025, examined whether there were any violations of law by officers during their response. Surveillance video of Montgomery Cou…
LIMERICK TOWNSHIP, Pa. — The Montgomery County District Attorney's Office announced that no criminal charges will be filed against the police officer involved in a car crash that left three teenagers dead and another seriously injured on March 3.
DA finds no unlawful actions by police in connection with chase, crash that killed 3 teens
The actions of police involved in a pursuit, which led to a crash that killed three teenagers last month in Limerick, were within the law, the Montgomery County D.A. said.
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D.A.: Limerick police acted within law during pursuit that ended in fatal crash
NORRISTOWN — Limerick Township police acted within the law while attempting to stop a vehicle as part of an alleged theft investigation in June during which the vehicle crashed, killing two Owen J. Roberts High School students and a former student and injuring a fourth student, Montgomery County’s top law enforcement officer has concluded. “Investigators determined the cause of the crash was the inexperience of the driver operating the vehicle a…
Police 'acted within the law' in Pa. pursuit, crash that killed 3 teens, DA says
An investigation by the Montgomery County District Attorney's Office found officers acted within the law in a police pursuit following a theft at a Royersford store that led to a crash in Limerick that killed 3 teenagers on June 3, 2025.
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