Driver Stopped at Taylorsville Rd. & I-295 Linked to Newtown Hit-and-Run; Marijuana Found
Police stopped a vehicle at Taylorsville Rd. & I-295 that was linked to a Newtown hit-and-run; the driver lacked registration and insurance and marijuana was found, and the car was towed for expired inspection and emissions stickers.
At about 5:30 PM police on patrol conducted a traffic stop at Taylorsville Rd. & I-295 of a vehicle involved in a hit-and-run in Newtown Township. The 21-year-old male driver from Philadelphia was found to have no registration or insurance; officers detected a strong odor of burnt marijuana and observed a package of marijuana on the passenger seat. The vehicle was towed because its inspection and emissions stickers were expired.