Cheswick man found guilty in fatal DUI crash on Route 28 - Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
The defense admitted that Jared Schillinger’s blood alcohol level was nearly three times Pennsylvania’s legal limit when his car rear-ended an 18-year-old woman’s vehicle on Route 28 two years ago, killing her. But, attorney Owen Seman argued to the judge, his client did not show any of the typical signs of impairment in a driver with a 0. 231 blood alcohol level, including slurring his words or stumbling. If that was the case, Mr. Seman asked Common Pleas Judge Thomas E. Flaherty, then how could it be said that driving under the influence was the direct and substantial cause of the crash. He found Mr. Schillinger, 30, of Cheswick guilty Wednesday morning of homicide by vehicle while driving under the influence, which carries a mandatory prison term of three to six years. 16, 2013, when her Hyundai Tiburon was struck from behind by Mr. Schillinger’s Volkswagen GTI. Witnesses testified during the four-day trial that they had seen Mr. Schillinger speeding and weaving in and out of traffic right before the crash. Schillinger told investigators that he didn’t see Ms. Fleming’s tail lights. He couldn’t see the lights, and because of that, he killed a person,” Mr. Lowry said. Schillinger said he attempted to stop, leaving long skid. Source: www.post-gazette.com
