Police plan to charge a 22-year-old man Thursday in connection with the death of a 23-year-old woman who lost her life in a nasty wreck on Route 13 in Falls Township, according to authorities.
Michael Ahearn, 22, of Lower Makefield, will be arraigned at 3 p.m. Thursday on charges including homicide by vehicle while DUI, involuntary manslaughter and recklessly endangering another person, police said.
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Blood results have come back for Ahearn after a four-month-long investigation. Police report he was under the influence of alcohol at the time of the late night crash and three times over the .08 legal limit.
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Ahearn crashed head-on into a vehicle driven by Kaitlin Abel of Lower Makefield and pushed it down an embankment, police said. Abel was killed and Ahearn had to be freed from his damaged vehicle by firefighters. A third vehicle was involved but that driver did not suffer life-threatening injuries, according to officials.
One of Kaitlin Abel’s friends reached out to LevittownNow.com late Wednesday night and said that they were glad charges would be filed but it would not bring back their friend.
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Abel was a graduate of Villa Joseph Marie High School and LaSalle University.
Editor’s Note: All individuals arrested or charged with a crime are presumed innocent until proven guilty. The story was compiled using information from police and public court documents.
