An Upper Darby man has been charged with crashing his car at 100 mph into another motorist while high on THC in Newtown Township in July.
Terrance Weh, 28, of the 200 block of Beverly Boulevard was charged by township police Friday with homicide by vehicle while driving under the influence as well as related charges in the July 14th death of Marcellinue Madu of Philadelphia in the 3500 block of West Chester Pike.
According to a press release from Newtown Township police:
About 7 a.m. Newtown Square Fire Company, Riddle EMS and Marple EMS were called for the crash involving two vehicles.
Officers arrived to find a 2017 Mitsubishi driven by Madu, and a 2015 BMW driven by Weh heavily damaged by the crash. Madu was trapped in his vehicle and was declared deceased at the scene while Weh was walking around the scene with injuries.
Weh was transported to Paoli Trauma Center and admitted for his injuries.
An investigation determined the BMW was traveling in the range of 100 mph at the time of the crash. A and blood sample obtained from Weh shortly after the crash showed he had THC levels in his blood that would have rendered him incapable of safely operating his vehicle.
According to the criminal complaint, Weh was traveling east on West Chester Pike at 6:53 a.m. when the Mitsubishi driver was attempting a left turn into Dunwoody Village and his car was struck on the passenger side.
A download of the BMW’s airbag control module determined the vehicle was traveling at 97 mph at impact with a top speed of 111 mph 2 seconds prior to impact.
The road is posted at 40 mph.
Terrance Weh (COURTESY PHOTO)
A post-crash mechanical inspection showed no mechanical issues that would have contributed to the crash.
Police said the excessive speed and being under influence of a controlled substance while driving were significant factors causing the death of Madu.
The investigation was carried out by Officer Tyler Vandergrift of Newtown along with Detectives Chris Karr and Brian Alexander of Delaware County CID along with members of the DA crash reconstruction team.
Weh was arraigned before District Judge Michael Burns, who set bail at $750,000. Unable to post bail, Weh is awaiting transport Friday afternoon to the Delaware County prison, the George W. Hill Correctional Facility.