4/18/19
by News Department on 04/18/19Charges in fatal crash...
State police at Hamburg filed charges against a Mississippi truck driver for allegedly causing a crash that killed a Hamburg boy last year.
According to the Republican Herald, 9 year old Yesier Diaz-Ramirez died two days after the Oct. 20, 2018, crash on Route 61, in Tilden Township, Berks County.
Police said the crash happened when a tractor-trailer, being driven by Joshua Knight, slammed into the back of a car in which Yesier Diaz-Ramirez was a backseat passenger along with 7 year old Ryan Diaz-Ramirez. Three other people inside the car also suffered serious injuries
Authorities said the investigation determined that Knight was traveling 52 mph at the time of the crash and was using his cellphone while driving. He faces numerous charges including one felony count of homicide by vehicle.
