DUI driver pleads guilty in Philadelphia bike crash that killed CHOP doctor

Guilty plea in Rittenhouse Square crash that killed doctor who worked at CHOP

The man who struck and killed a doctor who worked at the Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia as she rode a bike near Rittenhouse Square in Center City Philadelphia pled guilty to all of the charges he was facing on Tuesday. According to court documents, Michael Vahey, 69, of Philadelphia, pled guilty to charges of murder in the third degree, homicide by vehicle, DUI, involuntary manslaughter, reckless driving and other offenses. Vahey killed Bar…

DUI driver pleads guilty in Philadelphia bike crash that killed CHOP doctor

A man accused of running over a cyclist while driving drunk near Rittenhouse Square last year has pleaded guilty to all charges.

Driver pleads guilty in crash that killed Philadelphia doctor on bicycle

It has been almost nine months since Barbara Friedes, a chief resident at CHOP, was killed. By the corner of 18th and Spruce streets, an angel bike is adorned with flowers for her.

Driver who struck, killed CHOP doctor on bike last summer pleads guilty

The driver accused of hitting and killing a CHOP doctor last summer as she rode her bike near Rittenhouse Square has pleaded guilty to all charges against him. His attorney said his client wishes he could switch places with the victim.

Del. State Representative pleads guilty to DUI

DELAWARE – A Delaware State Representative entered a plea agreement in a 2024 drunk driving crash. On November 9, 2024, 59-year-old Kevin Hensley, a state representative from the Townsend area, pulled out in front of a gray Ford Fusion while leaving the parking lot of a Valero gas station on Route 1 in Milford. The Ford reportedly rolled over before coming to rest. The victim sustained lacerations and complained of chest pain where the airbag hi…