Drunk driver kills two fire chiefs searching for missing woman in Berks County

DUI driver charged after fatal head-on crash on Route 222 in Richmond Township

Richmond Township, PA – Two fire chiefs were killed Saturday evening while searching for a missing woman when a suspected impaired driver crashed head-on into their utility vehicle along Route 222, authorities said. The collision, which occurred on the shoulder of the roadway, has left a Pennsylvania fire company in mourning and prompted criminal charges against the driver.

Chief Jeffrey Buck and Assistant Chief Robert Shick Jr. of the Walnuttown Fire Company were operating a UTV around 6 p.m. as part of an active search effort when they were struck by a Toyota Camry. Both men ...