MANCHESTER – Thanks to social media, police have identified the DoorDash driver involved in a hit and run crash that took place on the evening of January 23.
Police were able to find surveillance footage from a resident’s camera that captured the crash. In the video, a white pick-up truck hit a parked vehicle on Birmingham Avenue in the Pine Lake Park section of Manchester. The driver then left the scene. The video also showed the driver exit the car to deliver the food to the home.
Manchester Township Police Department contacted DoorDash for information, however they could only identify the Door Dash driver as “Richard E.”
Once police posted the video of the unknown DoorDash driver to their social media accounts, they received numerous tips and identified the car and driver.
On January 28, 62-year-old Richard Ethier of Berkeley, identified himself as the Door Dash driver and turned himself in to police. He was subsequently issued motor vehicle summonses for Careless Driving, Leaving the Scene of an Accident and Failure to Report an Accident.
The charges referenced are merely accusations and the public are reminded that all defendants are presumed innocent until proven guilty beyond a reasonable doubt in a court of law.
