A driver arrested after a south Philadelphia crash that killed three people, including two members of a Mummers organization, is now facing third-degree murder charges.
Updated on April 19, 2021 at 11:07 am
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Keith Campbell, who was speeding and under the influence of drugs when his car crashed head-on into an SUV in Philadelphia killing three people has been sentenced to up to 76 years in prison.
The charges stem from a Jan. 2, 2019 crash that killed Dennis Palandro Jr. and Joseph Ferry, members of a string band that had performed hours earlier in the annual New Year’s Day Mummers Parade in Philadelphia. Ferry’s fiancée, Kelly Wiseley, was also killed while Palandro’s wife was seriously injured.
Campbell received the sentence Friday after he pleaded guilty to three counts of murder and single counts of aggravated assault and DUI.
A Delaware man was speeding and under the influence of drugs when his car crashed head-on into an SUV in Philadelphia, killing three people, authorities said.
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PHILADELPHIA - A Delaware man who was speeding and under the influence of drugs when his car crashed head-on into an SUV in Philadelphia, killing three people, was sentenced Friday to 37½ to 76 years in prison.
Thirty-two-year-old Keith Campbell of Glasgow received the sentence after he pleaded guilty to three counts of murder and single counts of aggravated assault and DUI.
The charges stem from a Jan. 2, 2019, crash that killed Dennis Palandro Jr., 31, and Joseph Ferry, 36, members of a string band that had performed hours earlier in the annual New Year s Day Mummers Parade in Philadelphia. Ferry s fiancée, Kelly Wiseley, 35, was also killed in the accident, while Palandro s wife was seriously injured.
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