Lower Providence Crash: Owner of dump truck involved in crash that killed Kellie Adams, unborn baby arrested in Virginia

Reduce PROVIDENCE TWP., Pennsylvania (WPVI) — The operator of a dump truck concerned in a crash in Montgomery County previous summer time that killed a pregnant female and her unborn baby has been arrested in Virginia by U.S. Marshals, officials said Friday.

This arrest arrives just a several months just after the person who was behind the wheel of that dump truck was also billed.

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Authorities explained 24-calendar year-outdated Patrick Doran of Gaithersburg, Maryland will be extradited to Pennsylvania to confront costs together with murder by car or truck in the fatalities of 31-calendar year-aged Kellie Adams, of Lansdale, and her little one, Emersyn Adams.

The crash transpired just ahead of 3 p.m. on Thursday, Aug. 25, 2022, on the 500 block of South Park Avenue in Lessen Providence Township.

Investigators reported a 2003 Ford F650 XLT Tremendous Obligation dump truck was currently being pushed by 56-yr-outdated Everett Clayton, of Charleston, W. Va., at a superior amount of pace. They say he was tailgating other cars and running the truck in “a reckless method” prior to the crash.

Authorities mentioned Clayton dropped manage of the dump truck and crossed about into opposing website traffic and crashed head-on with a 2021 Chevrolet Tahoe becoming driven by Adams.

Adams was pronounced dead at the scene, and the little one was later on delivered stillborn. Clayton was not wounded.

Clayton admitted to police pursuing the crash that he experienced been drinking Sly Fox IPA beers. Blood testing located that Clayton experienced a blood alcohol articles of .076, just less than the lawful restrict to drive.

He was arrested in Nov. 2022 and to begin with billed with murder by motor vehicle and connected charges. Additionals fees, two counts of 3rd-degree murder, ended up included in Dec. 2022 right after authorities identified cellphone online video of Clayton’s driving major up to the crash.

Investigators learned the dump truck was owned by Doran. They say he obtained it on July 6, 2022, under a false name of “Jacob Fury.”

Officials stated he made use of a phony New York State driver’s license to total the transaction.

Investigators realized the dump truck was remaining utilized by Stellar Paving and Drainage with a Conshohocken handle that turned out to be a P.O. Box in a UPS retail outlet. They say the P.O. Box was getting rented by “Jacob Fury” as the proprietor of the paving business, employing the false NY license.

“The dump truck was hardly ever titled by Doran in any state he did not have it inspected, registered or insured as expected underneath state legislation and he continued to allow the motor vehicle to be operated devoid of complying with proper federal guidelines for this size car or truck,” officers reported in a statement Friday.

Officials said, based mostly on a article-crash inspection of the dump truck, it would not have handed a state inspection for “several good reasons.” Individuals motives incorporated the size variance of the rear dual tire and currently being in violation of many Federal Motor Carrier Rules. In addition, they mentioned, it experienced no historical past of essential inspections.

An arrest warrant for Doran was issued on Oct. 29, 2022.

“The defendant realized that this dump truck was not properly inspected, licensed or road-deserving, however he recklessly place that dump truck on the street the place it was turned into a lethal weapon, killing a youthful, expecting mom and her unborn newborn,” explained Montgomery County DA Kevin Steele. “The deaths of this beloved spouse and mother and her little one have prompted mind-boggling heartache for the spouse and children and the group. Our crew will continue to operate to search for justice for the using of these innocent life.”

Officers explained when Doran returns to Montgomery County he will be arraigned, bail will be set and a preliminary hearing will be scheduled.