Drunk Driver Who Hurt Neshaminy Teens Seeks Reduced Sentence: Report

BUCKS COUNTY, PA —The driver who seriously injured four Neshaminy High School girls in a drunken head-on crash in Northampton Township last year wants his prison sentence reduced.

Shane Brolly,25, wants a Bucks County judge to reconsider the amount of prison time he must serve., according to published reports. He was sentenced to more than 15-to-30 years in state prison.

A hearing on the request is scheduled for later this month before Bucks County Judge Jeffrey Finley, who handed down the original sentence earlier this year, the Bucks County Courier Times reported.

The Bucks County District Attorney's Office will oppose any modification or reduction in the sentence, the Courier News reported.

Brolly was heavily intoxicated the night of March 27, 2021, when he crossed into opposing traffic to pass a vehicle crash in the 300 block of Bridgetown Pike in Northampton Township and crashed into a vehicle occupied by the four teenage victims, who were celebrating the first day of spring break, police reports stated.

The crash was investigated by the Northampton Township Police Department.

Blood tests results showed Brolly’s blood-alcohol content was 0.21 percent, more than twice the legal limit to drive, and an investigation found he had been drinking for several hours prior to the crash.

In imposing the sentence, Finley told Brolly, “you are a lucky man that you are not here facing numerous counts of homicide by vehicle.”

Finley sentenced Brolly to three to six years in state prison on each of the five counts of Aggravated Assault, with each sentence running consecutively for a total of 15 to 30 years in state prison.

He was also sentenced to an additional 72 hours to six months for a count of DUI-Highest Rate of Alcohol, also running consecutively. In addition, Finley ordered Brolly to pay restitution of more than $62,000 to the victims for unpaid medical expenses.

In January, Brolly entered an open guilty plea to five counts each of Aggravated Assault, Aggravated Assault by Vehicle while DUI and Aggravated Assault by Vehicle, eight counts of Recklessly Endangering Another Person and one count each of Accidents Involving Death or Injury While Not Licensed, DUI-General Impairment, DUI-Highest Rate of Alcohol, Driving at Unsafe Speeds, Careless Driving, and Disregarding Traffic Lanes.

Brolly, who is a non-US citizen and has lived in Philadelphia for two years, does not possess a valid Pennsylvania driver’s license. The operator's license from the United Kingdom was suspended at the time of this offense.

Read the full story in the Bucks County Courier News