Falls Twp. Man Strikes Tentative Deal In Fatal Hit-&-Run Case

A man who is accused of striking and killing a retired postal worker without stopping has agreed to a tentative deal with prosecutors.

Anthony M. Woods, 41, of Falls Township, waived his right to a preliminary hearing on charges of murder of the third degree, accident involving death or injury, homicide by vehicle, recklessly endangering another person, possession of drug paraphernalia, false reports to law enforcement authorities, and a number summary driving offenses before District Judge John Kelly. The waiver, according to Deputy District Attorney Bob James, comes with the expectation he will plead guilty and head to prison for 10 to 30 years.

He also waived an unrelated Falls Township DUI case from early August to trial.

Woods, according to authorities, was behind the wheel of a 2007 Nissan Altima on Tuesday, August 21 when he struck 70-year-old Levittown resident Emanuel “Manny” Weintraub as he crossed New Falls Road outside Jo-Jo’s Ice Cream and Water Ice in Falls Township’s Levittown section. After striking Weintraub in the crosswalk, Woods kept driving and the 70 year old man died shortly after arriving at a nearby hospital.

Weintraub, who walked with a cane, suffered lacerations to his head and had major trauma to his one leg. The lacerations on Weintraub’s head may have come from where he hit the windshield of the Nissan, police said.

The investigation into Weintraub’s death led police to release images of the striking car and chase down leads in Philadelphia and Central Bucks County.

At some point, Woods became a person of interest and he was interviewed. He said his car was damaged while he was buying drugs in Philadelphia, adding he used heroin while driving home from the city, court papers stated.

It was discovered that Woods had his damaged car repaired in Trenton the day after the crash and he got a new hubcap to replace one that was missing, police said.

As the investigation continued, a search warrant was executed at the Nottingham Court home where Woods lived with his parents. Police said they recovered several empty bags of heroin and a receipt from a windshield repair.

Woods reportedly called his parents and admitted he killed someone.

During a follow-up interview with investigators, Woods admitted to striking Weintraub, police said.

“The defendant did not know that he had hit just hit a person but believed he had struck a kid and not an adult,” police wrote in court papers.

Weintraub was beloved by his family and a supporter of local veterans. His wife, Charlotte, said the two spent the past 30 years together and he had just purchased an anniversary gift to surprise her. She only found the gift as she dealt with her husband’s death.

Woods remains in the Bucks County Correctional Facility awaiting his next court date at the Bucks County Justice Center in Doylestown Borough.