Driver In Kennett Square Hit-Run Was DUI, Police Claim

The driver accused of fleeing the scene of a two-car crash in Kennett Square is now also accused of driving under the influence, authorities say.

South Union Street and West South Street; Kennett Square; KSPD
Photo Credit: *Google Maps (Street View) / Kennett Square PD*

Mac Bullock

02/23/2024 1:31 p.m.

Kennett Square police said they were called to the corner of South Union and West South streets around 7 p.m. on Saturday, Feb. 17 for a wreck. Both cars were badly damaged and one had crashed into a traffic light bollard, police said in a release.

The driver at the scene told officers that the other motorist — later identified as Jose Mendez-Lopez — had fled on foot, the release says.

Police said they saw him "stumbling down the sidewalk" west on South Street with blood on his face and clothing. Mendez-Lopez, 27, was arrested on suspicion of DUI and later released, the department said.

His case is pending a preliminary hearing, they added.

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