Investigators say the driver initially fled the scene, but then allegedly came back to get her belongings from her car.
A SEPTA employee has been charged with DUI after she crashed her personal car into a SEPTA trolley over the weekend in Southwest Philadelphia, the district attorney's office said.Brianna Satchell-Thomas, 31, is charged with aggravated assault while DUI, reckless driving, making a false report to law enforcement and other offenses.SEPTA officials tell Action News the driver of the car crashed into the trolley after running a red light, knocking the trolley off the tracks.
According to the Philadelphia district attorney's office, police arrived on the scene to find a white Mercedes with major damage.However, the D.A.'s office says Satchell-Thomas later returned. She was allegedly trying to recover belongings from the Mercedes, which investigators say was registered to her.
SEPTA said Satchell-Thomas is a maintenance custodian but was not working, or on her way to or from work, at the time of the crash.The D.A.'s office said that since the crash involves a SEPTA employee and a SEPTA vehicle, the case will be prosecuted by its Special Investigations Unit.
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