(BRADFORD, Pennsylvania; November 29, 2023):  District Attorney Stephanie Vettenburg-Shaffer reports that Chief Michael Ward and Officer Shaun McDonald of the City of Bradford Police have concluded the investigation into a fatal pedestrian crash that occurred on September 14th on Forman Street in the City and no charges will be filed against the driver. 

At the time of the collision with the pedestrian, the driver of the pickup truck had just exited from 219 and was passing the entrance to the Holiday Inn Express when the decedent was walking from the edge of the hotel parking lot across Forman Street.  The collision occurred in the lane of travel.

Members of the City of Bradford Police, City of Bradford Fire Department, Pennsylvania State Police, Collision and Accident Reconstruction Unit of the State Police, District Attorney, County Detective and Agents with the Attorney General’s Office who were in the area working with local law enforcement all responded to the scene.  

The City has found no criminal wrongdoing of the driver.  Police cite the setting sun as a factor in the crash. 

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