Man Admits Being Drunk In Rt. 611 Crash That Injured Warminster Woman

A man charged in connection with a DUI crash in Doylestown has pleaded guilty to aggravated assault while driving under the influence, authorities with the Bucks County District Attorney's office said.

Timothy J. Babbitt, 39, of Shamong, N.J. also pleaded guilty to recklessly endangering another person, driving under the influence and reckless driving. The Oct. 12 collision on Rt. 611 left a 67-year-old motorcyclist seriously injured and closed the roadway for several hours.

According to authorities, Vicky Mazzocca of Warminster was riding her motorcycle in the southbound lanes of Rt. 611 in Doylestown Township when she was struck from behind by a Ford work van driven by Babbitt.

The impact threw Mazzocca from the motorcycle, and she was pinned under the bumper of the van when Babbitt continued to drive after the impact. Mazzocca was treated at Abington Memorial Hospital for multiple fractures, a concussion and pulmonary edema, injuries that required immediate surgery and which continue to cause her pain, said a statement from the District Attorney office.

Babbitt's blood alcohol content was .269 percent immediately following the crash. That is more than three times the legal limit. Investigators say they found a "large" Gatorade bottle filled with alcohol inside Babbitt's truck.

Investigators say they also recovered a receipt from an Ottsville bar showing that Babbitt had ordered six alcoholic drinks, three of them double vodkas, before departing less than 30 minutes before the 3 p.m. collision.

The case was investigated by the Doylestown Township Police Department and the Bucks County Homicide by Vehicle Task Force; and prosecuted by Deputy District Attorney Robert D. James, Chief of the District Attorney's Homicide by Vehicle Division.

Sentencing will be held at a later date.