Delco Man Convicted Of 12th DUI

DELAWARE COUNTY, PA — A Delaware County man was convicted of his 12th DUI charge in court recently.

Mark A. Perotta, 60, of Folsom, was convicted of DUI in Delaware County court Tuesday.

Perotta, once one of the Delaware County Sheriff's most wanted individuals, was arrested and charged with his 12th DUI in July 2023. The charge stemmed from what police described as a road rage incident.

The incident occurred at Chester Pike and Lincoln Avenue in Prospect Park.

A person who called 911 reported the incident and told the call taker that the aggressive driver was following them, and then drove to the Prospect Park Police station.

There, police met the caller and the other driver, later identified as Perrotta.

Police said they suspected Perrotta of being under the influence of alcohol, a controlled substance, or both, and took him into custody.

After being processed and on his way back to the police station, Perrotta told officers, "It's not like I hit someone," police said.

The Delaware County District Attorney's Office sought to increase Perotta's bail from $50,000 to $1 million for his 12th DUI case, but his bail was increased to $500,000 rather than $1 million.

Perrotta was sentenced to nine to 18 months in prison for his 11th DUI in 2021.

The Delaware County Daily Times reports he was also sentenced to 45 months to 8-and-a-half years for a 2006 DUI, which was his 10th.

Court records show a DUI charge for Perrotta in Delaware County as far back as 1987.

He is scheduled to be sentenced in May.