Driver in fatal crash waives hearing
CRANBERRY TWP — A Beaver County man facing charges related to a three-vehicle crash that killed a Cranberry Township man Sunday waived his right to a preliminary hearing Friday.
Darren M. Martin, 34, of Monaca, was arrested after a crash at the intersection of Route 19 and Ehrman Road, where Bertram Forsyth, 46, was pronounced dead, according to township police.
District Judge Kevin Flaherty also denied a bond reduction requested by Joseph Smith, the public defender representing Martin.
Martin is being held in Butler County Prison in lieu of a $500,000 bond on the crash charges, which include homicide by vehicle while driving under the influence, homicide by vehicle, involuntary manslaughter, DUI, recklessly endangering another person, and traffic citations including failing to stop at a red light and reckless driving.
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