One lady was killed and 17 others injured when a person drove a automobile right into a crowd of attendees at an occasion in Berwick, Pennsylvania, on Saturday night, state police stated. The suspect fled and later attacked and killed his mom with a hammer, authorities allege.
The suspect, 24-year-old Adrian Oswaldo Sura Reyes, was arrested and arraigned Sunday by Magisterial District Decide Doug Brewer on two open counts of felony murder, in line with state police.
At about 6:12 p.m. Saturday, a Honda Accord careened into a bunch of individuals within the parking zone of the Intoxicology Division, a bar in Berwick, in line with a felony criticism obtained by CBS Information.
On the time of the crash, the bar was internet hosting a day-long fundraiser for the households of 10 folks – together with three youngsters – who had been killed in a home hearth final week within the neighboring city of Nescopeck.
There have been about 75 folks within the parking zone when the crash occurred. One lady was killed and 17 others had been injured. The criticism recognized the girl killed as Rebecca Reese, who police stated was dragged by the automobile after she was struck. Of the 17 folks hospitalized, a minimum of 5 remained in vital situation Sunday, in line with Geisinger Medical Middle, a hospital in close by Danville.
In accordance with the criticism, after crashing into the group, Reyes sped off and drove again to his dwelling in Nescopeck, the place minutes later, he struck his mom, Rosa Reyes, with the automobile, and in addition crashed right into a neighbor's parked car. He then assaulted his mom with a hammer, the criticism reads. She died on the scene. State troopers and native police responded and took Reyes into custody.
In accordance with the criticism, Reyes informed detectives that he had gotten into an argument along with his mom at his Nescopeck dwelling. He left the house, drove to Berwick, the place he noticed the group and deliberately crashed into them. He informed detectives he then returned dwelling, noticed his mom standing on the street, and drove into her. He then confessed to taking a hammer out of the Honda and attacking her with it, the criticism reads.
Reyes, in the meantime, is just not a suspect within the investigation into Nescopeck's current lethal home hearth, a state police spokesperson informed CBS Information.
"In the present day was an absolute tragedy," the Intoxicology Division stated in a Fb put up shared on Saturday evening. "We might be closed till additional discover. Please respect our privateness whereas we grieve and attempt to course of the occasions that occurred. Thanks."
Reyes is at the moment being held on the Columbia County Correctional Facility and has been denied bail.
Berwick is roughly 115 miles northwest of Philadelphia.
Faris Tanyos contributed to this report.