Man Sentenced To Prison For DUI Crash That Injured Warminster Woman

A man who was drunk when he crashed his work van on Rt. 611 and injured a motorcyclist from Warminster has been sentenced to 15 to 30 months in state prison.

Timothy J. Babbitt, 39, of Shamong, N.J. pleaded guilty in March to aggravated assault while driving under the influence in the Oct. 11 collision in Doylestown that left Vicky Mazzocca of Warminster, now 68, with debilitating injuries.

Babbitt’s blood alcohol concentration was .269 percent, more than three times the legal limit at the time of the crash. It was 3 p.m. when the crash happened, and Babbitt had just begun his 90 minute drive home after having six drinks, including three double vodkas, according to information from the District Attorney's office.

He also had a Gatorade bottle filled with alcohol inside his van, the investigation revealed.

The impact of the crash threw Mazzocca from her motorcycle, lodging her under the bumper as it dragged her 20 feet. She suffered a fractured femur, a crushed pelvis and other serious injuries, has undergone multiple surgeries, and remains unable to walk unassisted, the District Attorney's Office said.

Babbitt apologized profusely to Mazzocca and her loved ones during sentencing.

“I can’t even answer to myself why I did that. It’s unfathomable to me. I’m so sorry,” he said, according to the District Attorney. “Everybody who’s in this courtroom is here because I made the irresponsible decision to go into that bar and drink like a jerk that day.”

Authorities with the District Attorney's office say Babbitt had completed a substance abuse rehabilitation program only three months before the crash occurred.