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CT Couple Killed In PA Hit-And-Run; Driver Sentenced To Up To 56 Years
A Pennsylvania man was sentenced to 26 years, nine months to 56 years, 10 months in state prison for causing the high-speed hit-and-run crash that killed a Connecticut couple in Bucks County last February.
John Thomas Wadlinger Jr., 32, of Bensalem, received the sentence from Common Pleas Judge C. Theodore Fritsch on Monday, Jan. 27, 2025, at the Bucks County Justice Center. He was also ordered to pay $14,971.11 in restitution and $8,100 in fines for the crash that killed Rebecca Whiddon, 33, and her husband Richard Whiddon, 37, both of Brooklyn, CT.
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Man Stopped For Possible Hit-Run Nabbed For Cocaine Possession, Police Say
A Stratford man stopped for a suspected hit-and-run ended up being busted for alleged possession of cocaine.
Mark T. Fabrizi, 28, was arrested after being stopped around 10:09 a.m., Sunday, July 21, said Fairfield Police Capt. Robert Kalamaras.
During the traffic stop, Fabrizi admitted to officers that he had several grams of cocaine in his pocket. In addition, a narcotics K-9, also incidicated the presence of a narcotic odor, he said.
Fabrizi was charged with possession of a controlled substance, driving on a suspended license, and failure to insure a vehicle.
He was rele…
