{"id":4785,"date":"2025-10-16T22:36:08","date_gmt":"2025-10-16T22:36:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/4785\/"},"modified":"2025-10-16T22:36:08","modified_gmt":"2025-10-16T22:36:08","slug":"driver-was-speeding-and-talking-on-phone-before-deadly-crash-troopers-say","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/4785\/","title":{"rendered":"Driver was speeding and talking on phone before deadly crash, troopers say"},"content":{"rendered":"

A 29-year-old Upper Bucks County<\/a> woman is facing vehicular homicide charges after allegedly causing a crash in January that killed two people and injured a pregnant woman.<\/p>\n

Tori Lynn Gutshall of Quakertown also is charged with two counts of felony accidents involving death or injury while not licensed; two counts misdemeanor involuntary manslaughter; three counts misdemeanor reckless endangerment; and related offenses.<\/p>\n

Gutshall was arraigned Wednesday before District Judge Lisa J. Gaier, who set bail at 10% of $200,000. In lieu of bail, she was taken to the Bucks County jail.<\/p>\n

Pennsylvania Attorney General Dave Sunday and Pennsylvania State Police in Dublin announced the charges Thursday. <\/p>\n

\u201cEvery driver has a tremendous responsibility while behind the wheel of what can be a deadly weapon,\u201d Sunday said in a statement.<\/p>\n

Philadelphia-based attorney Pantellis Palividas, representing Gutshall, called the incident a \u201ctragic car accident\u201d on Thursday afternoon.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe charges reflect unintentional conduct,\u201d Palividas told lehighvalleylive.com. \u201cAt issue is only whether the driving was reckless or negligent. There was no malice.\u201d<\/p>\n

State police in Dublin said the accident happened sometime on Jan. 31 along Route 663 (John Fries Highway) in Milford Township, Bucks County.<\/p>\n

Gutshall was headed north, allegedly speeding and speaking on a cellphone in rainy and foggy weather conditions. Her vehicle then crossed into opposing traffic, striking another car head-on, prosecutors said. <\/p>\n

Gutshall\u2019s vehicle then struck a second vehicle, occupied by a pregnant woman. <\/p>\n

A married couple in the first vehicle, 54-year-old Aaron Bisschop and 47-year-old Christie Bisschop of Pennsburg, Montgomery County, were pronounced dead at the scene. The pregnant woman was taken to an area hospital for treatment of minor injuries, authorities said.<\/p>\n

Christie Bisschop was a Lehigh County Community College graduate and worked at Mid Atlantic Retina in Lansdale as a head technician, her obituary<\/a> states. <\/p>\n

Aaron Bisschop, formerly of Illinois, worked as a buyer and planner for Hatfield, Montgomery County-based Brooks Instrument, his obituary states.<\/a><\/p>\n

The couple were amusement park enthusiasts and enjoyed riding roller coasters, especially at Walt Disney World in Florida, according to their obituaries.<\/p>\n

Gutshall is due back in court for a preliminary hearing tentatively scheduled for Oct. 30 before District Judge Lisa J. Gaier. A judge will then determine if there\u2019s sufficient evidence to send the case toward trial at the Bucks County Court of Common Pleas.<\/p>\n

The case was referred to the Pennsylvania Office of Attorney General by the Bucks County District Attorney\u2019s Office.<\/a> It\u2019s being prosecuted by state Deputy Attorney General Madelyn Abry. <\/p>\n

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