'We will find some justice': DUI homicide charges pending in crash that killed 2 Berks Co. fire chiefs
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Key Points:
- Walnuttown Fire and Rescue mourns the deaths of Chief Jeff Buck and Assistant Chief Robert Shick, who died after being hit head-on by a car while in a UTV during a missing person search in Richmond Township.
- Alexander Sepulveda-Rivera, 26, from the Bronx, is charged with two counts of homicide by vehicle while driving under the influence, following the crash where he allegedly swerved off the road and struck the UTV.
- Sepulveda-Rivera and a passenger fled the scene but he is now held at Berks County Jail on an outstanding warrant, with charges expected within 24-48 hours.
- Both chiefs were longtime members of the department, joining in their early teens, and are remembered as father figures and invaluable community servants who leave behind families.
- Firefighters from across the region are honoring the chiefs by traveling to the Lehigh County Coroner’s Office for their autopsies, as the community seeks justice and guidance through this tragedy.
