A Landisville car salesman charged with killing a customer during a test-drive turned himself in Saturday.
Hershey, a salesman at Imports of Lancaster County, East Petersburg, had taken the Jensens on a test drive when he told Tyler Jensen to pull over so he could show him “how it’s done.”
Also, I didn’t know that in PA you need to be licensed as a car salesman;
Auto salesmen and women in Pennsylvania must be licensed by the state Bureau of Professional and Occupational Affairs. The license application, Mongeluzzi noted, requires applicants to submit criminal record checks. Those who pleaded guilty to or were convicted of felony or misdemeanor offenses are required to submit copies of court documents, a letter from a probation officer providing current probationary status (if any), police reports and a detailed description, in the applicant’s own words, of the circumstances surrounding the cases.
Such a background does not disqualify anyone from getting a sales license, though subsequent criminal convictions could result in disciplinary action or a license application being rejected.
Note that the picture is of the man that died, not the man who was driving.
After the wreck Tyler Jensen — suffering from broken vertebrae in his neck, a separated shoulder and a concussion — went to look for his father; he found him bleeding profusely, almost unrecognizable, Jensen’s attorney said.
Tyler attempted to give his father CPR but Chris Jensen had bitten his tongue in half and lost numerous teeth, and Tyler had trouble clearing his dad’s airway. Chris Jensen died at the scene.
“I can’t imagine something worse for someone to go through than to watch your father die,” Mongeluzzi said. “To literally try to give him CPR but be unable to do it because of [Chris Jensen’s] blood and teeth coming into your own mouth.”
According to the affidavit filed in the case, Hershey admitted to drinking Bacardi rum prior to the crash. His blood-alcohol level at the time of the accident was .06, below the legal limit of .08, said police. He also tested positive for marijuana.
Hershey was charged with drunken driving twice in 2002, according to court records. In August 1998 Hershey pleaded guilty to “exceeding the maximum speed limit established by 28 mph.” In November 1998, he pleaded guilty to careless driving and following too closely.
k 2 things. A) How the fuck did they(employers) not notice he was stoned and sippin bicardi while at work, than allow him to drive a vehicle.
and B) whats the point of having a criminal record check if clearly a man charged with careless driving and 2 DUI’s is allowed to be a CAR SALESMAN??
Somebody is gonna have a shit ton of explaining to do and no doubt laws and regulations are gonna tighten up. Just feel bad for the kid, so fucked. And to think that his dad was just gonna buy him a sportscar. Fuck man, thats seriously messed up.
To answer your first one, just because marijuana was found in his system does not mean he was high that day. It can stay in your system easily for 30 days.
As for drinking, everyone is different so who knows how the idiot was acting.
^^ Ok i can agree to that. But what about his previous history?
I know that it can get covered up or forgotten about but its just upsetting that had it been noticed the whole event may have been prevented. Props to the kid though for stickin out school and the rest of his life.
in VA I had to take a test through the state DMV to get my salesman’s license. In NYS I had to get a police background check for the city, and license info to the state dmv.