PHILADELPHIA (KYW Newsradio) — The widow of one of the Pennsylvania State Police troopers killed by a drunk driver on I-95 in 2022 has filed a wrongful death lawsuit against the woman behind the wheel, her mother and the establishment where she was drinking that night.
The lawsuit filed by Brittany Sisca alleges Jayana Webb was over-served and had contacted her mother and others while driving drunk on March 21, 2022, before hitting Troopers Brandon Sisca and Martin Mack, as well as 28-year-old civilian Reyes Rivera Oliveras, on I-95 in South Philadelphia.
Around 12:45 a.m., investigators said Mack and Sisca pulled then-21-year-old Webb over for speeding and suspicion of DUI but had to let her go to respond to a call of a man, Oliveras, walking on the highway. While helping Oliveras, police said Webb sped by and hit all three, killing them.
Mack was 33 years old. Sisca was 29.
The Germantown hookah lounge where Webb had been drinking before getting behind the wheel is named in the lawsuit. The suit alleges that the establishment, which closed after the crash, did not have a liquor license yet served alcohol and marijuana to customers.
“Ultimately when customers are at a bar and they’re drinking, it’s the bar’s obligation to make sure their customers are not getting two, three times the legal limit and then driving,” attorney Jordan Howell told NBC10.
“On the night of this particular incident, they served defendant Webb about four different Hennessy drinks,” he said. “She had a shot, she had mixed drinks.”
Webb’s mother is also named in the suit, alleging she should have known her daughter was a risk behind the wheel. The car Webb was driving was also registered in her mother’s name.
The lawsuit points to tweets posted by Webb, including one months before the crash that said, “If you ask me, I’m the best drunk driver ever.”
The lawsuit also includes people who were communicating with Webb that night and knew she was driving under the influence.
Those named in the lawsuit have not commented on the allegations.
Webb pleaded guilty in November 2023. She is expected to spend at least 27 ½ years and up to 60 years in prison. Her prison sentence was delayed because she was pregnant at the time of her plea deal. She is expected to begin serving her sentence this month.