High Speed Caused Crash, Baby Shaking Sentence: Lower Bucks News

LOWER BUCKS COUNTY, PA —High speed was the cause of a crash that killed three people on County Line Road on the border between Bucks and Montgomery counties.

Meanwhile, a Bristol Borough man was sentenced on Tuesday to up to three decades in a state correctional institution for shaking his 4-month-old son to death, authorities said.

These are some of the stories that made news this past week in Lower Bucks County:

High Speed Caused Fatal Eastern Montco Crash: Police

Speed was the main contributing factor in a crash that killed three people on County Line Road last Friday, according to an investigation by police. Hatboro Police Chief Mark D. Ruegg said that an ongoing investigation was launched following the fatal crash in which the Hatboro Police Department was able to obtain eyewitness statements, recover video evidence, and recover onboard vehicle data from the Chevrolet Camaro involved in the crash. (Read More)

Man Who Shook Baby To Death Faces 30 Years In Bucks Prison

A Bristol Borough man was sentenced on Tuesday to up to three decades in a state correctional institution for shaking his 4-month-old son to death, authorities said. Tyler Sullivan, 31, pleaded guilty in May to third-degree murder and endangering the welfare of a child before Common Pleas Judge Gary B. Gilman. In addition to sentencing Sullivan to 15-30 years in prison, Gilman ordered him to undergo mental health treatment. (Read More)

'Armed And Dangerous' Shooter In Custody In Morrisville

An "armed and dangerous" suspect wanted for a shooting at a borough gentlemen’s club early Thursday is now in custody, authorities said. Pedro E. Rodriguez surrendered to authorities earlier this afternoon. He was arraigned by Magisterial District Judge Corryn L. Kronnagel and was sent to Bucks County Correctional Facility under $5 million bail. (Read More)

State Trooper Injured, 2 Men Charged After Bensalem Vehicle Stop

A Pennsylvania State Trooper was injured after a pursuit following a traffic stop on Wednesday afternoon, police said. Taheem Armstrong and Kevin Williams were apprehended for firearms and drug offenses after a Bensalem Police Officer conducted a traffic stop at 2:43 p.m. Wednesday in the 3500 block of Bristol Pike on a black Nissan Pathfinder SUV. (Read More)

Man Recorded, Posted His Child Sexual Assaults In Lower Bucks: DA

A Bristol man faces up to 42 years in state prison for sexually assaulting three children, recording the assaults, and sharing some of the recordings on various social media sites, authorities said. Brian Nathaniel Harris, 29, of Bristol, was sentenced for sexually assaulting three children, recording the assaults, and sharing some of the recordings on various social media sites, the Bucks County District Attorney's Office said. (Read More)