Police: Man Flips Car in DUI Crash

A Philadelphia man is charged with DUI and reckless driving following a crash on Washington Lane.

  Abington Police arrested Emmett Alston Taylor, 26, of Lincoln Drive, Philadelphia, following a crash on Washington Lane in late December. According to police, Taylor was driving a black 2007 Chevrolet Impala just before 3 a.m. on Dec. 22 when he hit a PECO utility pole and flipped his vehicle. The Impala came to rest — on its roof — about 150 to 200 feet from the utility pole, facing northbound on southbound Washington Lane. Police said Taylor smelled of alcohol and was unsteady on his feet; Taylor said he had “only two beers” prior to the crash. Taylor’s license and his vehicle’s registration were suspended. Taylor was removed from the Impala through a driver’s side window and was transported to Abington Memorial Hospital by the Second …

•  1 Comment
• Photos (1)