A man is behind bars on charges he was drunk behind the wheel when he caused an accident that injured five people, including three children.
The crash happened shortly before 11 p.m. Saturday on the Warren Street Bypass, also known as Route 12, in Reading.
Ernest Sarao was driving his car west on the bypass at a high-rate of speed when he slammed into the back of a Toyota Prius, police said.
As Sarao attempted to flee the scene, police said he struck a Chevy Impala with a woman and three children inside.
Sarao attempted to flee again, but was unable to because of the extent of damage done to his car, said police, who apprehended him as he tried to escape on foot.
The woman and her three children were injured and rushed to Reading Hospital, where one of the kids was treated for "major trauma," police said. The others were not seriously injured.
A passenger in Sarao's car was also rushed to the hospital for treatment of trauma to her chest, police said.
Both Sarao and the woman had just left a bar in Muhlenberg Township, according to court documents.
Saroa, 32, of Chalfont, Bucks County, was charged with DUI, reckless driving, and five counts each of aggravated assault by vehicle while DUI, accidents involving death of personal injury, and recklessly endangering another person. He was committed to the Berks County Jail on $75,000 bail.
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