Crime & Safety

Update: DUI Suspected in Trappe Two-Car Crash

Collision closed down portion of Route 113, sent passengers and drivers to the hospital.

Pennsylvania State Police report charges are pending against Maury Brown, 20, of Trappe, in connection with .

As previously reported, Brown, who was driving a blue Honda Civic, made an “unsafe road change” while driving north on Route 113, “prior to a hill in the roadway.”

Brown’s vehicle hit a white Volvo SSO, driven by William Lawson, 27, of Collegeville, nearly head on.

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Lawson was flown to Lehigh Valley Hospital to be treated for injuries, and Brown was flown to the University of Pennsylvania Hospital, according to the police report.

The Honda’s three passengers –a 16-year-old Trappe boy, a 14-year-old Collegeville boy and Conrad Lawson, 18, of Royersford – were also taken to the hospital for evaluation, according to the police report.

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Police said seat belt usage is “unknown” at this time.

Earlier report:

Four people were sent to area hospitals following two vehicles' near-head-on crash along Route 113 in Trappe, near , according to at the scene.

According to troopers, a car traveling north on Route 113 traveled into the southbound lane to pass another car when it collided with a southbound vehicle. The striking vehicle carried four people; the driver was the only occupant in the southbound car.

One of the passengers in the northbound car tried to leave the scene, for reasons unknown, according to the state troopers, but was "recovered."

Rescue crews worked to free some of the trapped passengers and the trapped driver. Individuals were taken to Lehigh, Paoli, University of Pennsylvania and Pottstown hospitals. The severity of the injuries have not been publicized at this time, but helicopters flew some of the patients from the scene.

Both cars suffered extreme damage and were towed from the scene by DeWane's Garage. Vehicle debris and fluids coated the roadway. Fire police had a portion of the road blocked at College Avenue and Iron Bridge Drive; personnel directed traffic away from the scene.

, and fire companies were among the responders, as were Skippack and .

Perkiomen Valley Patch will update this story as more information becomes available.


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