Police obtained blood samples thanks to a search warrant in the case. (Credit: National Cancer Institute / Unsplash.com)
Abington Police have filed charges in the matter, which resulted in injuries to the driver and his passenger
A July motorcycle accident was the result of an intoxicated driver, according to Abington Township Police Department, who said he had alcohol, meth, and cocaine in his system at the time.
In a criminal complaint dated Nov. 13, 2024, the Abington Township Police Department said that one driver caused a motorcycle accident with injuries back in July.
Police said that they were called out to the area of Huntingdon Pike and Moredon Road in the Huntingdon Valley portion of Abington Township around 2:33 a.m. on Saturday, July 20 when one caller noted a downed motorcycle and another a woman in the road. Brandon Jay Foulk, 31, of the unit block of Williams Lane in Hatboro, was found sitting next to a woman, laying in the road, near a black Harley Davidson motorcycle, belonging to Foulk, said police.
Police reports stated that the motorcycle was facing westbound on Moredon Road, and that police observed skid marks on the road, denoting that the operator had lost control. According to police, Foulk was “crying and very upset,” stating “This is all my fault,” repeatedly.
According to police reports, Foulk told police “I hit the rear brake too hard, and slid out.” Police observed the bike on its left side. Dents and scratches were observed where the motorcycle had struck the road.
As police interviewed Foulk he changed his statement many times, and police said that they detected alcohol emanating from his person, as well as noticing his eyes were “bloodshot and glassy.” Police reports stated that Foulk told police he’d had “several drinks” prior to driving.
Police said they assisted Foulk to an ambulance, and he was “unsteady and unbalanced on his feet,” causing police to believe he “was highly intoxicated.”
Foulk gave police permission to seek an insurance card in his saddle bags, where police said they located instead a pair of gold brass knuckles, which are illegal to possess.
Both Foulk and the female passenger were transported to Abington Memorial Hospital for injuries. Foulk sustained a broken left collarbone and numerous abrasions to the left of his nose, face, and elbow, while the female had a broken left collarbone, concussion, and numerous abrasions to the left side of her body, police said.
While at the hospital, Foulk refused to submit blood at 3:53 a.m., though police said they obtained a search warrant, served it to the hospital’s records department, and obtained the drawn samples as well as left over blood samples to send for review.
According to the lab report, Foulk’s blood alcohol level was 0.171 grams per 100 mL, as well as traces of methamphetamine and cocaine, which are two Schedule II controlled substances.
Foulk is facing multiple charges including misdemeanor counts of driving under the influence (DUI) at the highest rate of alcohol, DUI with a controlled substance, DUI unsafe driving, recklessly endangering another person, and other related charges.
Foulk is scheduled for a preliminary hearing on Jan. 23 at 10:45 a.m. before Magisterial District Judge John D. Kessler.
