Crime & Safety
Twitter Post Used Against Suspect In DUI Crash That Killed Lansdale Man: Report
The driver charged with homicide by vehicle in a 2013 DUI crash allegedly bragged on Twitter about getting off easy from a speeding ticket.
The driver in a fatal DUI crash may have dug himself in a hole by bragging on Twitter about getting off easy from a speeding ticket just days before the incident, according to a story in The Reporter.
Sean Christopher Sperl, 23, of Upper Gwynedd was involved in a crash just after midnight on April 23, 2013 that killed Lansdale man Ryan Alexander Petrille, 21, according to the report.
On April 11, 2013, Sperl allegedly posted on Twitter about a speeding he’d just received, writing “79 in a 45…$112 dollar ticket and no points not to shabby,” the report states.
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Sperl is being charged with homicide by vehicle and the social media comments before the accident could be used against him, according to the report.
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