2 Teens Raced Up To 110 Miles An Hour In Fatal Montco Crash: DA

HATFIELD TOWNSHIP, PA — Two teenagers have been charged with homicide by vehicle after racing their cars in Montgomery County last year and causing a crash that killed a woman, police said.

The incident occurred on May 17, 2023 at around 8:40 p.m. in Hatfield Township.

Aidan Jarrett, 19, of Quakertown, and Evan Buckman, 19, of Pennsburg, drove 110.6 and 95 miles per hour, respectively in the moments leading up the crash, investigators said.

The speed limit was 55 miles per hour.

The victim, 62-year-old Ida Lillo, of Hatfield, was driving her silver Nissan north on Bethlehem Pike when she started to turn onto Bergey Road.

That's when Jarrett's Mitsubishi, racing Buckman's yellow Nissan in the southbound lanes of Bethlehem Pike, slammed into her, police said.

Both Jarrett and Buckman turned themselves in to police on Monday. In addition to homicide by vehicle, they were charged with aggravated assault by vehicle, recklessly endangering another person, illegal racing, and reckless driving.

Lillo was a mother of two and grandmother of two, according to her obituary. A GoFundMe has been launched to support her family.

"Ida was such a wonderful , kind person who would help anyone," family member Jackie Pitmanwrote in the fundraiser. "She loved her family with all her heart, especially her grandchildren."

Both teens posted $50,000 bail and were ordered to not drive. A preliminary hearing is set for March 20.