Willow Grove Man Who Drove While On Meth Gets Prison Time For Causing Serious Crash

MONTGOMERY COUNTY, PA — An Upper Moreland man who was driving under the influence of drugs when he caused a crash that seriously injured a 73-year-old driver in late 2018 is heading to state prison for up to a decade as punishment for his crime.

Troy C. Pick, 58, of Willow Grove, was handed a sentence of five to 10 years in a state correctional facility for driving under the influence of methamphetamine three years ago when he caused a head-on crash in Lower Moreland that seriously injured the other drive, who reportedly has been unable to work since the accident due to his extensive injuries.

The sentence, which was reported by the Pottstown Mercury and also reflected in state court records, came after a jury in January 2020 found Pick guilty of aggravated assault by vehicle while driving under the influence, which is a second-degree felony.

The record shows that Montgomery County Common Pleas Court Judge Steven T. O'Neill imposed sentence on Sept. 27.

The criminal docket sheet also shows that Pick was convicted of two misdemeanors: driving under the influence of a Schedule 2 or 3 controlled substance and driving under the influence of a controlled substance 1st offense.

The Pottstown Mercury report says that the victim of the crash, who was then 73 years old, suffered an array of injuries including two broken legs, five broken ribs, a spinal injury and a neck injury.

The man reportedly had numerous surgeries following the accident and he has not been able to work since becoming injured. The Mercury quoted the assistant prosecutor in the case saying that the victim had been laid up in the hospital for "months" following the crash, which occurred on the 900 block of Byberry Road in Lower Moreland Township.

Pick was also ordered to pay monetary restitution in addition to his prison sentence.