Chesco Man Sentenced To Prison For Hit And Run

DOWNINGTOWN, PA — A Chester County man who pleaded guilty to a hit-and-run in Lower Merion has been sentenced to prison.

David Lithie Holmes, 34, of Downingtown, will spend the next 11.5 to 23 months behind bars after his conviction on reckless endangerment and numerous related counts. Holmes was also ordered to serve a two-year probation sentence, court records show.

The crash occurred in the early morning hours of Jan. 28, 2017 on I-76 east.

State Police found a vehicle down an embankment on the highway and learned it had been struck by another vehicle that fled the scene.

Police later found the vehicle in Lower Merion and identified the driver as Holmes.

With reporting by Patch correspondent Max Bennett

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