Running of the Santas Turned Fatal This Weekend
Driver struck a Santa walking down I-95
A Running-of-the-Santas fatality occurred this weekend.
Herr, 24, of Lebanon, Pa., was in Philadelphia for the annual Running of the Santas on Saturday when somehow, about 10:25 p.m., he found himself in costume and on foot on Interstate 95 South near the I-676 interchange…[27-year-old motorist Augustine] Bangura, driving with a suspended license, struck and killed Herr, according to police. Responding officers said Bangura failed field sobriety tests and his car smelled of marijuana. He was charged with driving under the influence of intoxicants and with homicide by motor vehicle.
