Middletown Township police Officer Chris Jones was killed as he was returning to his cruiser during a Jan. 29, 2009, traffic stop in Bucks County.
Bucks Man Guilty In Officer's Death
Officer Died In Line Of Duty During Traffic Stop
PHILADELPHIA - A suburban Philadelphia man admits killing a police officer in a vehicle crash, but awaits a judge's decision on whether he was impaired by prescription drugs and marijuana.
Frank Budka, of Middletown, pleaded guilty to a dozen charges stemming from the Jan. 29 crash in Bucks County, including homicide by vehicle. But he went to trial this week on the impairment charge and awaits a judge's decision expected Thursday.
The 45-year-old Budka caused a crash that killed Middletown Township police Officer Christopher Jones as Jones returned to his cruiser during a traffic stop.
Budka argues that he had only traces of marijuana in his system.
But prosecutors say it impaired him when combined with methadone
and a painkiller.
Christopher Jones was a 10-year veteran of the Middletown
Twp. Police department. He is survived by his wife and three
children.
