Adrian Oswaldo Sura Reyes, a 24-year-old from Nescopeck, allegedly fought with his mother before getting into a vehicle and driving to nearby Berwick, where the crash occurred, according to a criminal complaint obtained by WYOU. Officers said he was driving from the Toxicology Department bar, where a crowd had gathered for a fundraiser for the families of the 10 people who were tragically killed in a fire earlier this month. He turned around after deciding to drive into the crowd. Reyes told police he was tired of fighting with his mother. He drove into the crowd around 6:15 p.m., killing 50-year-old Rebecca L. Reese and sending 17 others to the hospital. Adrian Oswaldo Sura Reyes hit his mother with a car before killing her with a hammer.via REUTERS “I didn’t hit them, I just ran them over,” Reyes told police, according to the affidavit. After the crash, Reyes returned home. When he arrived, he saw his mother standing outside in the street. Officers said he hit the gas and ran into her with the front of his car. He told police he took a hammer from his car and hit his mother in the head four or five times with it. When police arrived at the scene, they found the woman dead and arrested Reyes. “This is a complete tragedy in a community where tragedy has already happened,” State Trooper Anthony Petroski told reporters. “We will do our job to the best of our ability to conduct a thorough investigation not only for the families but also for the members of the community. They’re already hurting.” Reyes was denied bail and faces two open counts of murder. Philadelphia 10 NBC News As he was led into court by Pennsylvania State Police around 3 a.m. Sunday, the accused killer said “I’m sorry,” WYOU reported. Investigators say Reyes faces two open counts of murder. He was denied bail and is currently being held at the Columbia Correctional Institution. Of the 17 injured victims, WYOU has confirmed the condition of 15 of them. Five are in critical condition and two in fair condition at Geisinger Medical Center Danville, where five other victims were treated and released. One patient was treated and released from Geisinger Bloomsburg Hospital and two others were released from Geisinger Wyoming Valley Medical Center.
