Woman on Trial for Vehicular Homicide of Huntingdon Valley Man Claims She Slipped on Black Ice

The prosecution spent most of Wednesday at Bucks County Court recounting the incident in which Catherine Amon, of Upper Southampton, drove her car off the side of the road killing her boyfriend, Raymond Bloemker, 40, of Huntingdon Valley, after a New Year’s Eve party.

Amon, 47, who is facing vehicular homicide charges, was drunk and high when she crashed her car on Bristol Rd. in Northampton around 6 a.m., according to police reports.

Yesterday in court, Amon changed her story and said her car skidded out of control on black ice causing the crash. Three officers in court, however, testified that they smelled alcohol on her breath and that she was “combative” and “uncooperative” at the scene of the accident.

There was snow on the shoulder of the road, but officers indicated the roads were dry on New Year’s Day.

Amon allegedly admitted to drinking champagne, smoking marijuana and consuming cocaine hours before the crash. She was taken to St. Mary Medical Center the night of the accident, where she told an officer she was not driving the vehicle. Her blood-acohol level was 0.11.

Bloemker was wearing a seatbelt at the time of the crash, but sustained many injuries including crushed lungs, ribs and heart. The HV resident died almost immediately on impact.

A testimony from a friend hosting the New Year’s Even party, Joanne Skillman, revealed she arranged for Amon and Bloemker to sleep over her house because she didn’t want guests drinking and driving. Moments after they left, Skillman heard ambulances and police cars less than a mile away from her home where the crash occurred.

The trial resumed Thursday and is expected to go to jury by the afternoon. Stay tuned for more details. Amon faces a mandatory minimum sentence of 3-6 years in prison.