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CT Couple Killed In PA Hit-Run; Driver Pleads Guilty To Homicide: DA CT Couple Killed In PA Hit-Run; Driver Pleads Guilty To Homicide: DA
CT Couple Killed In PA Hit-Run; Driver Pleads Guilty To Homicide: DA A Connecticut couple visiting friends in Pennsylvania was killed in a high-speed hit-and-run crash, and the driver has pleaded guilty to their deaths, authorities said. John Thomas Wadlinger Jr., 32, of Bensalem, admitted guilt to 20 charges, including two counts each of homicide by vehicle while DUI and homicide by vehicle, before Common Pleas Judge C. Theodore Fritsch Jr. on Thursday, Nov. 21, 2024. Sentencing has been deferred for 60 days while a pre-sentence investigation is completed, court officials said. Rebecca Whiddon, 33, and her husband Richard Whiddon, 37, both of Brooklyn, CT, …

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Double-Fatal Hit-Run Crash: CT Man, Woman ID'd As Victims In Pennsylvania Double-Fatal Hit-Run Crash: CT Man, Woman ID'd As Victims In Pennsylvania
Double-Fatal Hit-Run Crash: CT Man, Woman ID'd As Victims In Pennsylvania Two Connecticut residents were killed in a crash involving a stolen dump truck that alleged crashed twice in Pennsylvania. The wreck happened just after 1:30 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 24 near the corner of Ford Road and Veterans Highway in Bristol Township, according to the Bucks County District Attorney's Office.  A Nissan Sentra was turning left into the southbound lanes of the highway when it was struck by an oncoming Ford Explorer, authorities said.  Two passengers in the Nissan, Windham County residents Rebecca Whiddon, age 33, and Richard Whiddon, age 37, of the town of Broo…

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by Mac Bullock