3rd Person Dead After Fiery Crash In Falls

FALLS TOWNSHIP, PA — The driver of a mini-van that struck a sign then caught fire in Falls Township Friday night has died, police said Wednesday, making him the third person killed in the crash.

Fred Pileggi, 82, of Croydon, was being treated for burns at Temple University Hospital before passing away. Falls Township Police Lt. Nelson Whitney confirmed his death Wednesday morning.

Also killed in the crash was Rita Pileggi, 82, also of Croydon, who was trapped inside the mini-van at the crash site on Friday.

Then, Patricia Moldovan, 82, of Bristol, died Sunday at Temple University Hospital. She had been flown to the hospital with burns over 80 percent of her body and was listed in critical condition over the weekend.

A third passenger, Angela Stanton, 80, of Bristol, was not injured and was released at the scene.

Police were called at 8:23 p.m. Friday to the area of the Commons at Fallsington apartment complex. When they arrived, they found a 2007 Honda mini-van engulfed in flames at the intersection of Woolston Drive and West Trenton Avenue.

According to police, initial investigation showed the group was leaving the Elk's Lodge in Morrisville. The Honda was going southbound on Lincoln Highway toward Woolston Drive and, as it passed through the intersection, it struck the center median and a traffic sign.

It caught fire then continued down Woolston Drive, leaving a trail of fuel behind. It eventually came to a stop at the intersection with Makefield Road.