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A Bensalem woman has been charged with driving under the influence and crashing her vehicle while her 2-year-old son was in the back seat.
Amanda McLean, 30, was charged last Friday after an investigation was conducted by Falls Township police. She was charged with DUI – highest rate of alcohol, endangering the welfare of a child, reckless endangering another person, reckless driving, careless driving, and driving the wrong way. Her charges were mailed via summons.
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According to court documents, on Monday, April 23, shortly after 5 p.m., police were dispatched to the area of Route 1 south and Route 13 in Falls Township for the report of a head-on accident.
According to information provided by the opposing vehicle, McLean’s vehicle came straight toward them in the wrong direction and struck his vehicle head-on.
Upon arrival, the driver of the vehicle, identified as McLean, was slipping in and out of consciousness and bleeding from several places on her body. Court records show that first responders administered 1 dose of injectable Narcan after McLean showed signs of a possible opiate overdose; and after the dose, McLean regained consciousness.
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Officers noted that McLean’s 2-year-old son was in a car seat in the backseat at the time of the accident.
Police located three empty bottles of liquor, six empty beer cans, an empty four loko can, and a metal cup smelling of vodka inside the vehicle.
McLean was transported to Capital Health in Trenton where she consented to a blood draw. Later lab results show McLean’s blood alcohol concentration was .291, more than three times the Pennsylvania legal limit of .08.
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The crash happened the day after the announcement that a Warminster woman was intoxicated when she caused an Upper Southampton crash that killed her son and injured a Levittown couple.
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.
