Crime & Safety
Summons Issued to Newtown Square Resident Involved in DUI Arrest in Bryn Mawr
The following information has been supplied by the Lower Merion Police Department. If arrests or charges are mentioned, they do not indicate guilt or a conviction.
ARDMORE–Lower Merion Township Police issued a summons on Aug. 22 to Shawn Heard, 18, of Newtown Square, for an .
Lower Merion police officer David Herbst arrested Heard on July 7 around 1:20 a.m. at the intersection of County Line Road and Bryn Mawr Avenue.
Heard had a blood alcohol content of .15. He was arrested and charged on five counts–DUI: Gen Imp/Inc of Driving Safety (first offense); DUI: High Rate of Alcohol, BAC of .10-.16 (first offense); Purchase, etc. of Alcoholic Beverage(s) by a Minor; Duties at Stop Sign; and Failure to Yield at Yield Sign.
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Two passengers were also in the car with Heard at the time of incident–Brendan Meehan, 20, of Newtown Square, and Luqwan Toscano, 18, of Broomall, were cited for underage drinking.
A preliminary hearing for Heard has been scheduled for Oct. 4 in Lower Merion District Court before Judge Kathleen Valentine.
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