Prosecutors Re-File Murder Charges Against Woman Who Allegedly Admitted to Drinking Before Car Crash That Killed Two State Troopers

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Jayana Tanae Webb. (Image via mugshot.)

Jayana Tanae Webb. (Image via mugshot.)

The Philadelphia District Attorney’s Office has re-filed third-degree murder charges against a woman accused of killing two state troopers and a third person in a drunk driving crash earlier this year. That’s according to a court docket reviewed by Law&Crime and several local news reports.

The victims of the crash were troopers Martin F. Mack III, 33, and Branden T. Sisca, 29. Also killed was Reyes Rivera Oliveras, 28, a pedestrian who was detained in the troopers’ police cruiser when the crash happened.

Fallen Troopers Pennsylvania State Police Troopers Martin Mack III and Branden Sisca appear in official portraits.

Fallen Troopers Pennsylvania State Police Troopers Martin Mack III and Branden Sisca appear in official portraits.

Jayana Tanae Webb, now 22, of Eagleville, Montgomery County, is accused of 21 separate counts, including:

  1. Homicide by Vehicle While DUI
  2. Murder Of The Third Degree
  3. Homicide By Vehicle
  4. Involuntary Manslaughter
  5. Recklessly Endangering Another Person
  6. Manslaughter of a Law Enforcement Officer in the Second Degree
  7. Homicide by Vehicle While DUI
  8. Murder Of The Third Degree
  9. Homicide By Vehicle
  10. Involuntary Manslaughter
  11. Recklessly Endangering Another Person
  12. Manslaughter of a Law Enforcement Officer in the Second Degree
  13. Homicide by Vehicle While DUI
  14. Murder Of The Third Degree
  15. Homicide By Vehicle
  16. DUI: Gen Imp/Inc of Driving Safely – 1st Off
  17. Involuntary Manslaughter
  18. Recklessly Endangering Another Person
  19. Driving at Safe Speed
  20. Careless Driving
  21. Reckless Driving

According to the court docket, the third-degree murder counts were dismissed — apparently by a municipal court judge. However, the office of District Attorney Larry Krasner (D) told local journalists that prosecutors immediately re-filed the dismissed counts before a Court of Common Pleas judge on Wednesday. A formal arraignment in the latter…

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