Captain Thomas Royds killed when struck by driver Jacqueline Walker on Schuylkill Expressway near Belmont Hills, Pennsylvania
Firefighter Thomas Royds Killed, 3 Other First Responders Injured After I-76 Crash
Just before 3:30 a.m. Saturday, units were getting prepared to leave the initial two-vehicle accident on the Schuylkill Expressway when officials say Jacqueline Walker drove her Jeep Grand Cherokee up the right shoulder, striking a Pennsylvania state trooper, three firefighters, and the Nissan Altima that was involved in the initial crash.
‘He Loved His Job’: Lower Merion Township Fire Community Remembers Firefighter Thomas Royds, Killed In I-76 Crash
A flag at half staff; black bunting draped over fire trucks; tight hugs that symbol solidarity as firefighters with the Belmont Hills Fire Company recognized the end of watch for firefighter Thomas Edwin Royds.
Driver Who Hit And Killed Pennsylvania Firefighter Thomas Royds Drank Mixed Drinks Before Crash: Documents
Jacquelyn Walker, 63, of Little Egg Harbor, NJ, was charged Saturday with vehicular homicide for the crash on Schuylkill Expressway. Belmont Hill Fire Company firefighter Thomas Royds died after the crash, leaving behind three children.
Woman Who Hit, Killed Firefighter Thomas Royds On Schuylkill Expressway Drove Car Without Brakes, Wasn’t Impaired: DA
Troopers originally said Walker admitted to drinking mixed drinks at the time of the crash. However, toxicology reports said she was no under the influence of anything at the time of the collision.
Jacquelyn Walker Due In Court For Charges In Schuylkill Expressway Crash That Killed Firefighter Thomas Royds
The car, which District Attorney Kevin Steele described as “in poor condition,” was not meant to be on the road that day, but prosecutors said Walker knew of the car’s issues and drove it anyway.
Driver who fatally struck Lower Merion firefighter on I-76 sentenced to prison
The South Jersey woman who crashed her Jeep into a group of people on the Schuylkill Expressway in July 2021, killing a Lower Merion firefighter and injuring three other first responders, was sentenced Thursday to 12 to 24 years in prison.
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