UPDATE: Dec. 29, 2022, 7 p.m.
Andrew Joseph Richardson, wanted for the charge of homicide by vehicle and related charges has surrendered to Philadelphia police and is in custody, authorities said Thursday.
The original story follows:
PHILADELPHIA (KYW Newsradio) — Police are trying to locate a man wanted in connection to a deadly traffic accident that happened in Northeast Philadelphia in May. Following an investigation, Andrew Joseph Richardson, 31, has been charged with DUI, homicide by vehicle and driving with a suspended license, according to police.
On Thursday, May 19, around 9 p.m., police responded to a crash involving a car and an all-terrain vehicle on State Road, near Pennypack Creek, that killed 28-year-old Victoria Rose Walker.
According to police, Richardson was traveling north on State Road in a blue 2018 Kia Rio when he collided with Walker’s blue Yamaha ATV, which was traveling north in a southbound lane.
Police say Richardson stayed on the scene until they arrived. Walker was pronounced dead at Jefferson Torresdale Hospital around 10 p.m.
Richardson is described as having a tall build, at 6' 1" and 170 lbs., with brown eyes and brown hair.
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The Police Department asks anyone with information about Richardson’s whereabouts to contact the Accident Investigation Division at 215-685-3181 or to send a tip via phone or text to 215-686-2477.
KYW Newsradio crime and justice reporter Kristen Johanson contributed to this report.