Jayana Tanae Webb is charged with three counts of murder.
UPDATE: 3/23/2022 7:00 AM PST
The suspect accused off mowing down two Pennsylvania troopers and a civilian has been identified.
Jayana Tanae Webb, 21, faces a swathe of charges, including three counts of murder in the third degree, three counts of homicide by vehicle, three counts of homicide by vehicle while DUI, three counts of involuntary manslaughter, two counts of manslaughter of a law enforcement officer in the second degree, three counts of recklessly endangering another person, and one count of driving under the influence, as well as several traffic violations including failing to drive at a safe speed, careless driving, and reckless driving.
According to Fox29, investigators are looking into her social media; a Twitter account with the handle @tanae_jay boasted in January of being the "best drunk driver ever":
If you ask me, I’m the best drunk driver ever ðŸ˜ðŸ˜ðŸ˜
— TJ🦋 (@Tanae_jay) January 15, 2022 @Tanae_jay
Police sources said Webb had a blood alcohol level twice the legal limit when arrested.
As she was marched out of Pennsylvania State Police Troop barracks in Philadelphia after being charged on Tuesday afternoon, Webb wore the handcuffs that belonged to the fallen troopers, the outlet reported.
On Tuesday, investigators also released the identity of the third man who was killed: Reyes Rivera Oliveras, 28, of Allentown.
GoFundMe accounts set up to help the families of both troopers have collectively raised almost $180k.
The Pennsylvania State Trooper Association warned that people are receiving bogus calls from people trying to make money from the tragedy.
"It’s disgusting to even have to issue this statement, but our members and others are reporting to us that they’re receiving phone calls from people alleging to represent law enforcement organizations that are raising money to benefit the families of our fallen brothers," PSTA President David Kennedy said.
"The public should not make donations or provide personal information to these callers. The PSTA is the only official organization that represents and serves Pennsylvania state troopers, and we do not use telephone solicitation for fundraising."
The genuine links, as shared by the Fraternal Order of Police, can be found here and here.
Original story: 3/22/2022 8:38 AM PST
Two Pennsylvania state troopers have been run over and killed by a suspected DUI driver they had let go just minutes earlier, according to police.
Trooper Martin F. Mack III, 33 (pictured, left), and Trooper Branden T. Sisca, 29 (pictured, right), along with another as-yet-unnamed pedestrian, all died when they were struck by a speeding car on Philadelphia's I-95 in a bizarre turn of events early Monday morning.
The two troopers were driving southbound shortly after 12:30 AM when they spotted a suspected DUI driver, and pulled her over, NBC10 reported.
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View StoryBut before they could process her, they received a call about a man walking on the highway, and were forced to leave the scene to deal with that, letting the DUI suspect go.
They spotted the man further southbound, walking along the freeway near the Broad Street exit, and pulled over into the left lane. They were placing him in the back of their cruiser, when the very same car they had just pulled over moments earlier "traveling at a high rate of speed" came zooming up the left lane behind them.
The female driver attempted to swerve around them using the shoulder, but ploughed into the cruiser, with all three men gathered around it, investigators told the outlet.
"The impact was so great that it threw the troopers over into the northbound lanes of Interstate 95," an emotional Pennsylvania State Police Captain James Kemm told a press briefing.
The female driver stopped a short distance later after she crashed into a barrier, police said.
State police dispatch tried to contact the two state troopers, but when they couldn't, they sent back up. Arriving officers found their colleagues lying on the opposite side of the freeway, with witnesses attempting CPR.
All three men died on the scene.
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"This is a heartbreaking tragedy that occurred while these troopers were protecting and serving," Governor Tom Wolf said. "This mournful incident is a stark reminder of the risks — and sacrifices — our law enforcement officers undertake every day to keep us safe. My heart goes out to their families and the communities they lived in and served."
Trooper Mack, a married father of two young daughters, had been a member of the Pennsylvania State Police since November of 2014.
Trooper Sisca — who leaves behind a wife and unborn child — had only enlisted in February of 2021.
Both received a full guard of honor from their colleagues on Tuesday morning, while flags throughout the state were flown at half-mast.
The female driver meanwhile has yet to be identified — as have any possible charges.
"A young driver is potentially facing extremely serious consequences," Philadelphia District Attorney Larry Krasner said, per CBS Philly.