Overview
- The Walnuttown fire chiefs, riding a utility terrain vehicle on the shoulder during a Saturday evening search for a missing woman, were struck head-on on Route 222 in Richmond Township.
- Police say a southbound Toyota Camry veered off the road onto the shoulder and hit the UTV, and witnesses reported the car had been weaving before the crash as the driver and passenger fled and were caught nearby.
- Investigators identified Alexander Sepulveda‑Rivera, 26, who told police he smoked marijuana and fell asleep, and officers say they found suspected marijuana and a crack pipe as well as no valid license and an active warrant.
- Sepulveda‑Rivera is in custody and faces 21 charges, including two counts of homicide by vehicle while DUI, two counts of homicide by vehicle, involuntary manslaughter, DUI, and failure to stop and render aid.
- The coroner ruled the deaths accidental, the missing woman was found, and the community is holding processions with flags at half‑staff as funerals are arranged and authorities await final toxicology findings.