Photo: PA State Police
A Pennsylvania woman has been arrested following a fatal car crash that left two state troopers and a pedestrian dead.
Jayana Tanae Webb, 21, has been charged in the deaths of troopers Branden T. Sisca, 29, and Martin F. Mack III, 33, as well as Reyes Rivera Oliveras, 28, Pennsylvania State Police said in areleaseTuesday.
Mack and Sisca were on I-95 after drivers called police about Oliveras walking in the southbound lane before 1 a.m. Monday. The troopers were able to find him and were putting him in the police car when Webb allegedly hit and killed all three of them, according to the release.
“They were responding to a male pedestrian on the highway, who was also struck and killed,” the postreadsalongside the late officers' photos.
PSP did not immediately respond to PEOPLE’s request for comment.
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“The impact was so great that it threw the troopers over into the northbound lanes of Interstate 95,” Kemm added. The car landed on the right shoulder, and the driver stayed at the scene, according to the outlet.
Webb said at the crash site that she had been drinking ahead of the accident, according to her arraignment Tuesday night,CBS3reports. Sources also tell the outlet that before the incident, the troopers prepared to stop Webb but got an alert about a person on the highway, so they responded to that call instead.
A preliminary hearing for Webb, who was denied bail, was first set for Wednesday but was postponed until April 5 as her lawyer Michael Walker said he needed more time, per the outlet.
“This is a tragedy all the way around,” he told CBS3.
“We are never the worst thing we have done in our life. If in fact she is found guilty of this, she is more than that and right now she is an innocent person,” Walker said.
He continued, “She’s extremely saddened. She’s not a violent criminal. She has no past, no prior contacts with police whatsoever. She’s a great person and it would devastate most people and right now she’s devastated.”
Friends of Sisca are also supporting his surviving wife Brittany on the fundraising platform,raisingmore than $117,000.
The campaign says Branden “had his life tragically taken on Monday, March 21, 2022, while in the line of duty. Branden was an honorable man, with a heart of gold, who had a true passion for helping others every single day. Not only was he a PA State Trooper, he has volunteered his time as a Firefighter from the age of 16 and recently obtained the position of Fire Chief in January.”
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source: people.com
