Man gave Amish teens beer, shouted 'Rumspringa,' in DUI buggy crash in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania

Modified Date: 
Sun, 06/05/2016 - 5:24am
Accident Date: 
Sunday, August 30, 2015

Man gave Amish teens beer, shouted 'Rumspringa,' in DUI buggy crash

A man will serve at least one month in jail for what the Lancaster County District Attorney's Office called a "bizarre" DUI incident.

Thomas Candler Felts, 25, pleaded guilty after giving alcohol to Amish teens and yelling "Rumspringa," while causing a collision with a horse-drawn buggy, according to a news release from the district attorney's office.

Man who gave alcohol to Amish, shouted 'Rumspringa' before DUI crash is sentenced

A man later identified as Candler Felts pulled into the parking lot and began talking to the group, which included juveniles, about "Rumspringa." Candler Felts showed the group his pistol and provided them cans of Yuengling Lager beer. Candler Felts drove away in a red Dodge car and the Amish group left in the buggy. Later, on Buck Heights Road, Candler Felts passed the buggy and screamed "Rumspringa." He then stopped his vehicle abruptly, causing the buggy to strike the back of the Dodge.
People Involved: 
Thomas Candler Felts
Roadway: 
Route 272

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