The driver of a tractor trailer has been ordered to stand trial for allegedly causing a crash that killed three people on Interstate 78.
Vincente Espinvera appeared before a district judge in Hamburg for his preliminary hearing on Monday.
Espinvera, 56, of Belleville, New Jersey, was driving his truck east on I-78 in Greenwich Township on May 12 when he failed to slow down for traffic that was stopped because of construction, striking several other vehicles in front of him.
Three people died in the wreck and several others were injured. Killed were Bob Rosner, of Sellersville, Bucks County, who worked as a deputy attorney general in Allentown; and Edward and Theresa Dearden, a couple from York County.
Espinvera was subsequently charged with three counts of homicide by vehicle, two counts of aggravated assault by vehicle, three counts of involuntary manslaughter, 17 counts of recklessly endangering another person, reckless driving, careless driving and related offenses.
The investigation revealed that Espinvera was sleep-deprived in the hours leading up to the crash, departing Phoenix, Arizona, on a United Airlines flight at 10:22 p.m. MST the night before and landing in Newark, New Jersey, at 5:45 a.m. EST on May 12, according to the affidavit of probable cause.
Espinvera then reported for work at 7 a.m. and began driving 15 minutes later, less than six hours before the crash, investigators said.
A check of traffic citations and crash reports revealed Espinvera had been involved in seven prior accidents, including six that were reportable, said police, who noted that the non-reportable crash involved the same tractor trailer on I-78 near the Emaus Avenue exit in Allentown.
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