Dean Wyckoff admitted he was drunk when he caused a March 2013 accident on Route 13 in Falls Township that killed his friend Steven Carroll.
The 57-year-old Wyckoff recently pleaded guilty to homicide by vehicle while driving under the influence and DUI. Last week, he was sentenced to three to six years in prison along. According to the sentence handed down by Judge Rea Boylan, Wycloff will have to undergo mental health and drug and alcohol treatment.
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Wyckoff, according to police, was behind the wheel of his gold Hyundai Elantra on March 14, 2013 when he struck the concrete median barrier on Route 13 south just before the Martins Creek bridge, went across the lanes of travel, skidded along the guardrail and catapulted off the highway, landing in the wooded area along the creek. The Hyundai was partly in the creek.
Firefighters and police responded to the scene and found the car’s passenger Carroll, 57, of Morrisville, suffering life-threatening injuries. Medics transported Carroll to a nearby hospital, where he later died.
Wyckoff told investigators he drank at least three 24 ounce containers of beer in the hours leading up to the crash, according to court papers. He also said he took two prescription pain pills before the deadly accident, police said.
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Witnesses saw the crash and told police, they felt “uneasy” when they saw the way the car was traveling on Route 13, according to court papers.
Wyckoff reportedly told police he and Carroll were headed to Bristol Township to buy an electronic cigarette.
