Camaro Driver In 2019 Chesco DUI Homicide Gets 4-12 Years

WARWICK TOWNSHIP, PA — A Florida man who killed another man in a 2019 head-on crash while driving a neon green Camaro under the influence was sentenced to four to 12 years today in Chester County Court of Common Pleas.

Chester County Judge Patrick Carmody on May 3 sentenced Robbie Wharton IV, 27, of Freeport, Fla., to serve four to 12 years in prison after Wharton pleaded guilty to Homicide by Vehicle While Driving Under the Influence. His actions caused the death of Dominique Jennings, 25, in November 2019 in Chester County's Warwick Township, the Chester County District Attorney's Office said.

Wharton was driving a neon green Camaro on Nov. 19, 2019, and the deadly head-on collision was not even the first crash the Camaro was in that night, according to police.

Pennsylvania State Police received a call that night from a victim in Elverson whose car had been struck by a neon green Camaro that continued driving after the accident, according to official reports. A few minutes later, police said they received another call from a man in Warwick Township who witnessed the same neon green Camaro strike another car head-on traveling in the opposite direction.

When PA State Police arrived on the scene, they said a "Good Samaritan" was giving CPR to Jennings. When EMS personnel arrived, Jennings was pronounced dead, police reported. The driver of the car that was struck was transported to an area hospital, according to reports.

District Attorney Deb Ryan said, "Drugs and this defendant’s criminal behavior caused the tragic death of Dominique Jennings, the consequences of which have impacted the victim's family in ways no one ever wants to experience. I hope the victim's family finds some measure of peace with this sentence."

Court documents show Wharton also pleaded guilty to Causing Accidents with Death or Injury while Not Licensed, a felony.

Pennsylvania State Police investigated the incident. Deputy District Attorney Michelle Frei and Assistant District Attorney Zackary Yurick were the prosecutors.

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