Crime & Safety
Stoned, Speeding Driver Who Killed Man In Newtown Square Crash Gets Sentenced
The intoxicated man drove over 100 mph during the crash, police said.
MEDIA, PA — A man accused of causing a deadly crash in Newtown Square last summer by driving over 100 mph while high on marijuana was sentenced Friday to prison.
Terrence Weh was sentenced to 5¼ to 10½ years in prison for the crash that killed Marcellinus Madu, 41, of Philadelphia.
On the morning of July 14, Weh crashed into Madu's vehicle on the 3500 block of West Chester Pike, police said. Madu, who was entrapped inside his car, was pronounced dead.
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Both vehicles were heavily damaged, and Weh was brought to Paoli Hospital with injuries.
Weh's blood sample, obtained shortly after the crash, later revealed THC levels that would render him incapable of safely driving, authorities said.
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Weh, 29, of Upper Darby, pleaded guilty to vehicular homicide while driving under the influence, DUI and reckless endangerment.
He was sentenced before Judge Stephanie Klein in Delaware County Court of Common Pleas.
The Delco Times first reported the sentencing.
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