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A police dashcam captured one of the wrong-way drivers on video.
On Friday, Feb, 24, at 8:53 p.m., Yurii Kotiash, a 28-year-old man from Feasterville-Trevose in Bucks County Pennsylvania, was traveling southbound on Route 1, north of Henderson Road, in a 2018 Maserati, when he struck the rear of a 2019 Nissan, driven by a 23-year-old Kendall Park man, which had been stopped in traffic.
Kotiash allegedly left the scene of the crash and continued southbound on Route 1, police said. Moments later, he ran a red light at Henderson Road at a high rate of speed and struck a 2010 Honda driven by a 36-year-old man from North Brunswick, who had been traveling westbound on Henderson Road, crossing Route 1 with a green light.
Kotiash’s Maserati went off the highway into the woods, but he escaped any injury. The driver of the Honda was taken to the hospital for treatment of moderate injuries.
Kotiash was charged with DWI, Refusing a Breath Test, Failure to Observe Traffic, Right of Way at an Intersection, Careless Driving, and Reckless Driving, Failing to Report a Crash, and Leaving the Scene of a Crash, police said.
On Sunday, Feb. 26, at 3:22 a.m. South Brunswick police were clearing from a fatal accident investigation on Route 130 when a drunk driver came at them driving the wrong way, police said.
Patrolman First Class Jason Gassman was on Route 130 northbound when a grey BMW came at him traveling south in the northbound lanes. Gassman was able to get the BMW to stop and questioned the driver Eric Timmons, 37, from North Brunswick. Timmons admitted to drinking and was given roadside sobriety tests. He was arrested by Officer Kent English for drunk driving. Timmons was charged with DWI and Careless Driving.
Chief Raymond J. Hayducka said, “This weekend was tragic with one woman being killed in a crash unrelated to these two incidents. These two cases could have created even more tragedy."
A dashcam video of one of the stops with the BMWncan be seen by clicking here.
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