PHILADELPHIA PENNSYLVANIA MAN SENTENCED TO PRISON FOR CAUSING THE 2020 FATAL COLLISION ON THE TACONY-PALMYRA BRIDGE
" Brandon Moore Of Philadelphia Has Been Sentenced To 8 Years In New Jersey State Prison For Causing The Fatal Car Crash That Claimed The Life Of A Camden New Jersey Man."
November 19, 2021 By Art Fletcher Reporting For: Englebrook Independent News,
MOUNT HOLLY, NJ.- On Thursday, November 18, 2021 Burlington County Prosecutor Scott Coffina announced that a Philadelphia man was Sentenced on Wednesday, November 17, 2021, to Eight Years in New Jersey State Prison for causing a Five-Car Collision on the Tacony-Palmyra bridge late last year that Killed one of the motorists.
The sentence was handed down in Superior Court by The Honorable Philip E. Haines, J.S.C., to Brandon Moore, 24, who Pled Guilty in September to Second Degree Vehicular Homicide; and Third Degree Assault by Auto.
Mr. Moore acknowledged causing the Fatal Crash after losing control of his Dodge Charger while driving aggressively and pursuing the Jeep Grand Cherokee being driven by Jonathan Ramos, 29, of Philadelphia. Both vehicles Exceeded 100 mph during the chase on the narrow bridge.
Mr. Ramos Pled Guilty in July to Second Degree Leaving the Scene of a Fatal Accident, as well as Traffic Summonses for Speeding and Driving with a Suspended License. Judge Haines sentenced him last month to Six Years in New Jersey State Prison.
“This tragic case underscores the truth of the old adage, ‘speed kills.’ The victim, Mr. Martinez, was killed just days after Christmas last year, and another holiday season is upon us,” Prosecutor Coffina said. “We urge everyone to keep their cool behind the wheel, and to pause and consider the possible consequences when operating a vehicle while experiencing road rage, or while impaired, distracted, or simply speeding. The risk of depriving your or another person’s family of their loved one, forever, due to an avoidable crash simply is not worth it.”
The investigation began on December 28, 2020, at approximately 7:00 p.m., when The Burlington County Bridge Commission Police Department responded to the Tacony-Palmyra Bridge for a report of a Multi-Vehicle Crash.
Upon arrival, Police Officers observed a heavily damaged Honda Civic and discovered that the Driver had been Killed by the collision. The decedent was identified as Gerardo Francisco Perez Martinez, 35, of Camden, New Jersey.
The investigation determined that Mr. Ramos and Brandon Moore, 24, of Philadelphia, were both heading west toward the bridge and, after exiting the toll booth, began speeding across the span without regard for the safety of other motorists.
Bridge surveillance video and witness statements concluded that Mr. Moore struck the passenger side of Mr. Ramos’s vehicle, which forced his SUV into the oncoming lane and led to the Fatal Collision with Mr. Martinez. Multiple motorists were taken to Cooper University Medical Center in Camden for treatment.
The investigation further determined that Mr. Moore reached a top speed of 112 mph, and Mr. Ramos at one point was traveling at 106 mph. The posted speed on the bridge is 45 mph.
Following the collision, Mr. Ramos exited his vehicle and walked away from the crash scene. He first asked another motorist to call his cell phone because he was unable to locate it in the wreckage. Police later recovered Mr. Ramos’s phone inside the vehicle he was driving.
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