$1M Bail Sought For Delco Man Facing 12th DUI Charge

PROSPECT PARK, PA — Authorities in Delaware County are hoping to get a man accused of his 12th DUI off the streets by way of a bail increase.

The Delaware County District Attorney's Office has filed a petition in court to increase the bail for Mark Perrotta to $1 million.

Perrotta 60, of Ridley Township, was charged with DUI, providing false identification, harassment, disorderly conduct, and related crimes in connection with a Saturday, July 15 incident in Prospect Park.

According to Prospect Park Police, 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.

Perrotta was released from custody after posting $50,000 bail himself on July 7.

The DA's office said the increase would keep Perrotta off the streets.

According to the Delaware County Daily Times, if Perrotta, who authorities said is a man of considerable means, posts the $1 million bail, he would still not be able to drive a vehicle.

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.

Perrotta is scheduled for a preliminary hearing on Sept. 11 for the recent charges, court records show.