Intoxicated driver kills woman driving horse and buggy in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania State Police say
A woman driving a horse and buggy was killed after being hit by an intoxicated driver in Lancaster County on Wednesday afternoon, according to Pennsylvania State Police.
The crash happened around 1:30 p.m. on Jan. 7 in the 4000 block of Strasburg Road in Salisbury Township, state police said. Police said the crash happened when a Dodge Caravan heading east down the road hit the rear of the horse and buggy, which was being driven by a 65-year-old woman.
The woman was pronounced dead at the scene by medics, according to state police.
The driver of the Dodge was identified as 33-year-old Danial Miller of Mertztown, Berks County. Police say Miller was under the influence of drugs and alcohol at the time of the crash, and is being charged with homicide by vehicle and DUI charges.
Strasburg Road, or Rt. 741, near Hoover Road, was closed in both directions but has since reopened, PennDOT says.
PSP said the Lancaster Patrol Unit, Troop J Forensic Services Unit and Troop J Collision Analysis and Reconstruction Specialists Unit investigated the crash.