prosecutors say the truck driver is steven bernier, a convicted sex offender.ong list of charges, including two counts of homicide by vehicle. the d.a. says nine people were injured but he expects them to survive. >>> new at 6:00, we're hearing the first responders' calls for help. >> accident, multiple patients entrapped. rescue 45, maidencreek township. >> i have one person entrapped for triage, bring one yellow. one refusal. >> tonight we have live team coverage. the nbc 10 investigators are looking into the truck driver's background. we begin with nbc 10 lehigh valley reporter randy gyllenhall. he's live at the scene in reading. what can you tell us, randy? >> reporter: police say it's unusual to file charges so early in a case like this but they were able to because of strong video evidence. a surveillance camera here at the dunkin' donuts caught the entire accident. it was like watching it live. they are not releasing that specific video but we were able to obtain video from accidents earl

he says steven bernier is expected to be arraigned at the courthouse sometime overnight.doug shimell, nbc 10 news. >>> we expect updates with this developing news. stay with us. you'll also find it on your smartphone or tablet with the free nbc 10 news app. download it right now on nbc10.com. >>> breaking news to tell you about right now, skyforce 10 live over this ambulance accident. this is in phoenixville. let's get the latest from christine madella live in skyforce 10 for us what can you tell us, christine? >> reporter: you can see the damage done to this ambulance here on the front part of the ambulance and the rear of this suv. it looks likeç these are the tw cars, vehicles involved in this crash. as we zoom out a little bit, you'll be able to see the ambulance is getting ready to get towed away from the scene. this is main street and nutt road in phoenixville. and according toest whicher county authorities they say no one was injured in the ambulance or the suv. this intersection is blocked, though, and traffic is diverted at this time. reporting live in skyforce 1

. >> reporter: fifty year-old steven bernier is also facing charges of manslaughter, reckless driving and careless driving. bernier, whom authority say is a license truck driver for a recycling company lost control 6:30 this morning. >> the defendant started work this morning at 1:30 in the morning. must have been tired, causing him to dose off, when he woke up, he laid on the brakes. >> reporter: northern berks patrol officer robert woods junior was in the dunkin' donuts drive through where he heard crash and pulled around to find the aftermath. >> i came around the building and i saw two vehicles with the tractor trailer, i called tonight to our dispatch center, coordinated the response to the emergency units to the scene. >> reporter: officials say that quick call helped them get here quickly and a assess the scene and lead to charges against that tractor trailer driver. no names on the deceased just yet, we do know five victims were taken to reading hospital, and another four were taken to st. joseph's hospital. as for bernier he is a registered sex offender and will appear in cou

authorities say 50 year-old steven bernier was driving a semi when he fell asleep.to several cars, stopped at a light, and some cars were crushed between the big rig and dunkin' donuts sign where the tractor trailer finally came to a stop. twenty-three year-old jimmy augusteen died in the accident, he leaves behind his wife kim of four years. >> he had a big heart. sometimes he kind of buried it, it was his personality, but when you got to know him he was just down to earth, sweet, tried to make you laugh. >> the driver of the semi was a arraigned this evening, steven bernier is facing a number of charges including homicide by vehicle. he is being held tonight on $500,000 bail. >>> well, a as we told you we're in for a cold night but won't be quite as bad as last night. >> tomorrow will warm up just a bit, for the latest, lets go to meteorologist melissa magee. >> yes, shirleen and brian, wind are easing and relax a little bit but unfortunately our temperatures are so below average, even when we show you numbers for thursday, we will show you picture outside sky six

the driver of the tractor-trailer behind the deadly pileup in berks county remains behind bar, steven bernier faces death by homicide killing two people. he was asleep behind the wheel. two people were killed, 9 others were hurt, but they are expected to survive. >>> a child was in this suv when it landed on the roof in a delaware pond and remains in critical condition this morning. five adults were in the vehicle and in serious condition. they might have all died when the vehicle plunged into the water near the christiana mall yesterday afternoon, but brave people who saw it happened pulled over and ran to save them. the first people to arrive was dallas glass. >> the driver i pulled out of the vehicle he was upside, seat was buckled, reached in pulled him out by his belt loops. dragged him out. >> what did you think? >> you don't, you just go down and help them out as best you can. >> reporter: cell phone videos captured those helping, they managed to get them out of the suv. >> from the delaware newsroom. delaware state trooper association will hold a news conference later today that will

according to police, the truck driver steven bernier was asleep at the wheel and speeding. he is facing a list of charges, including homicide by vehicle and involuntary manslaughter. bernier is now being held on half a million dollars bail. >>> in philadelphia, police are accusing convicted tire slasher david toledo of going back to his old ways. officers arrested him yesterday after some cars were vandalized near his house. toledo is on probation for slashing tires in the mayfair section of philadelphia in 2012. you may remember, he was outspoken at the time, wanting to catch the vandal, but police say toledo was the one responsible all along. his latest arrest comes after several cars were damaged on creston street in oxford circle. witnesses saw a man placing an object near the tire of the vehicle. turns out the object was a mouse trap with nails attached to it. police say the investigation led them to toledo. >>> now to the atlantic city casino crisis. the trump taj mahal has offered a deal to its workers as part of a last-ditch effort to keep the casino open. the compa

. >> reporter: officials are now charging 50-year-old steven bernier, he was working the overnight shift hauling material for cougle recycling out of hamburg. police say his truck slammed into two cars leaving the dunkin' donuts drive-through, pinning them against this large sign, trapping the two people who died. the entire accident was caught on video, crucial to the police investigation. >> the video really depicked this horrific accident and it showed that clearly there was nothing other than the tractor-trailer that was responsible for this incident. >> reporter: amid the chaos and crumpled metal, actions of courage and quick thinking. >> i knew there was a crash. >> reporter: officer robert wood was at the dunkin' donuts at the crash and ran over to help victims. one car was crushed like a soda can. >> i've been here 16 years and this is the worst i've seen, being right there at the time it's happening. >> reporter: this crash scene is now clear. there's no debris left on the road and the traffic isç back open. results are pending a blood test. he is now in police custody. live in

. >> the truck driver's name is steven bernier. police say not only was he asleep at the wheel, he was speeding as well. berneiir is behind bars tonight on a half a million dollars bail. >> speed it up. that's the word from chrysler. the vehicles can burst into flames when they're hit from behind and it's all because of bad gas tanks. owners say the dealerships don't have the necessary parts to repair the probable. the recall affects 2 0e 02 to 2007 jeep liberties and 1993 to 1998 gene grand cherokees. chrysler says it's working hard to get more car parts. >> tonight, how long the weather will last before temperatures crash again. >> like i was some giant risk to the entire flight. >> what happened to one airline passenger after she asked for a b e beb e benadryl. >>> last mopt, a jury convicted of murdering her and her baby granddaughter. jurors then recommend he die by lethal injection, a sentence the judge imposed today. >> new at 11 krok, a chster county superintendent voted unanimously tonight file lawsuits against former supe

steven bernier is the truck driver, he appeared before a justify for arraignment. police said he caused the crack on maidencreek township that killed two people and injured nine. three survivors tell nbc10 they walked away from that mangled red car you see in the middle of that pileup here. >> when it rolled over, i'm sitting there not knowing if i'm dead or alive. the sound is something that i'll never get out of my head. and i just don't know how i'm going to deal with that honestly. >> bernier is charged with homicide by vehicle, involuntary manslaughter and aggravated assault. they found a criminal record. bernier actually shows up on a sex offender's registry known as megan list. he's on parole after a court convicted him of sexually assaulting a child at the age of 3. we checked his driving history and it shows that police gave him a traffic ticket for operating unsafe equipment. the driver's company released the statement saying we are praying for all of those involved in today's terrible accident. we cannot sufficiently express our deepest condolences by al

why set bail for steven bernier at half million-dollar. the reading eagle shot this photo outside of last night's arraignment. prosecutors say that bernier fell asleep at the wheel and hit several stopped cars on route 222 in maiden creek township. the collision killed two people, nine others are in the hospital. those who saw surveillance video of that crash say it was painful to watch. that video was telling, it was graphic and the video really depicted this horrific accident. >> the company bernier works for issued this statement, and it reads, we are praying for all of those involved in today's terrible accident. we cannot sufficiently express our deepest condolences to all who have been impact by this tragic event. >>> president obama will unveil plans tonight that will spare millions of immigrants from leaving the country are. he made an announcement on a facebook announcement. executive order is expect to include protection for parent and spouses for u.s. citizens and permanent residents who have been in the country for five years.

the truck driver, 50 year-old steven bernier now faces a list of charges including homicide, manslaughter, and reckless driving. police say he caused a wreck that ended up at this dunkin' donuts at least two cars leaving the the store why hit. two people died. nine others hurt. their injuries said to be non-life threatening. responding officer happened to be a witness overhearing the crash from the dunkin' drive through. >> when i came around the building i saw two vehicles with the tractor trailer. i called it into the dispatch center and coordinated response of the emergency unit to the scene. >> reporter: authorities alleged that the truck driver was asleep along route 222, and later woke and over compensated. >> i would call it a normal traffic pattern and all of the vehicles stopped and tractor trailer just didn't. >> reporter: and as you mentioned we do have names of those two victims. they are identified as jer any augusteen age 23 and jane, 32. there is no time line for the release of that surveillance video at this time but as for bernier, the driver of that tractor trailer, he i

. >> berks county prosecutors say steven bernier was driving a truck for recycling company yesterday morning. investigators say he hit a line of stop cars on route 222 near route 73 intersection in maiden creek township. that crash killed two people, and injured nine others. >> it is clear that he dozed off and it is clear that he was driving too fast causing horrific property damage and loss of life. >> charges against bernier include two counts of homicide by vehicle. the company issued a statement that said we are praying for all of those involved in today's terrible accident. we cannot sufficiently express our condolence asks to all who have been impact by this tragic event. >>> revel deal is off, canadian firm is abandoning its plan. chopper three over the building which sits completely dark. brookfield asset management planned to buy the property for 110 million-dollar, and reopen up as a casino but sources a say deal fell apart over a disagreement with bondholders controlling debt relatedded to revel's power plant. the bankrupt casino closed its doors in september. >>> two mor

investigators say 50 year-old steven bernier of reading was asleep at the wheel.wed into nine cars stopped at a red light on southbound route 222 this morning right outside of a dunkin' donuts in made inn-creek. tonight the coroner's office identified two victims killed three two-year old jane har i coal of compton and jeremy augusteen. he has served in the army and on his way to work as an armored car driver. >> he had a big heart. sometimes he kind of buried it but he had a great personality. when you got to know him he was down to earth, sweet, tried to make you smile and tried to make you laugh. >> nine other people were hurt but officials say they are expect to survive. >>> it was an utterly dramatic rescue today after a car plunge in the retention basin near the christiana mall. six people, including a child were trapped. live at christiana hospital tonight "action news" reporter sharrie williams. sharrie, what is the latest on the victims tonight. >> reporter: jim, this was a very severe crash, all six are listed in either critical or serious condition toni

the driver of the big rig, steven bernier, is facing charges including homicide by vehicle. police say he was asleep at the wheel and speeding at the time of the crash. >>> the south jersey woman who's accused of shooting her kids and then turning the gun on herself died over the weekend. janine lepage died yesterday morning at cooper university hospital. state police say lepage shot her three children inside their home in tabernacle, burlington county, last week. two of those children died. her 11-year-old son, alexander, remains in extremely critical condition. friends of lepage tell us she was having financial problems. >>> today the president of the university of virginia's expected to hold a briefing on the recent sex assault allegations on campus there. the uva interfraternity council will also be represented at the news conference. this is after an arlg came out in "rolling stone" magazine which detailed what it called a culture of rape at the school. a first-year student claims she was assaulted by a gang at a frat house. an investigation is under way and the univers

tractor-trailer behind the deadly pileup in berks county remains behind bars this morning. 50-year-old steven bernier faces two counts of homicide by vehicle. investigators say he was asleep at the wheel when his big rig plowed into nine cars on route 222 yesterday morning. two people were killed, 9 others were hurt, but they are expected to survive. >>> a child was in the suv when it landed on the roof in a delaware pond and remains in critical condition this morning. five adults were in the vehicle and are in serious condition. they might have all died when the vehicle plunged into the water near the christiana mall yesterday afternoon, but brave people saw it happened and ran to save them. the first people who arrived was dallas glass. >> the driver i pulled out, he unconscious, the seat belt was buckled. reached in and pulled him out by his belt loops. >> what did you think when you saw this? >> you don't, you know there are people in there, you help them out as best you can. >> cell phone video captured others who rushed to help, they managed to get everyone out of the suv alive. >>> happening t

steven bernier appeared before a berks county judge for arraignment. police say he caused the crash at route 222 that killed two and injured others. three survivors said they walked away from that mangled red car in the middle of that pileup. >> it just seemed like it didn't stop. when it was over, i'm sitting there not knowing if i'm dead or alive. the sound is something that i'll never get out of my head. and i just don't know how i'll deal with that honestly. >> bernier is charged with homicide by vehicle, involuntary manslaughter and aggravated assault. investigators look intoed his past and found a criminal record. he shows up on the list known as megan's list he's on patrol for sexually assaulting a child under the age of 3. police gave him a track ticket for operating unsafe equipment this past september. he pleadeded guilty in that case. the truck driver's company released this statement, we're praying for owl those involved in today's terrible accident. we cannot sufficiently express our deepest condolences by all who. >> reporter: impacted by

according to police, the truck driver steven bernier was asleep at the wheel and was speeding.arges, including homicide by vehicle and involuntary manslaughter. bernier is now being held on half a million dollars bail. >>> what do you do when you are stuck in a snow jam? next, we'll show you how some folks made the best of a messy situation. >>> no snow for us today. we are looking at a milder day actually. temperatures getting closer to normal finally. a live look outside. we are seeing some warm air bringing in some clouds. so we'll see more clouds than what we saw yesterday. we'll talk more about that. then rain arrives overnight. could be heavy at times. ♪ with the card accepted by 90% of doctors in the philadelphia region you have the freedom to relish right now. independence blue cross. live fearless. >>> a highway in washington state is open again after snow and ice caused some cars to spin out yesterday. people stuck on the road during a two-hour delay found some creative ways to pass the time. some had snowball fights. others threw the football around. still, others st

berks county prosecutors steven bernier was driving a truck for a recycling company yesterday morning. investigators say he hit a line of stopped cars on route 222 near route 73 intersection in maiden creek township. the crash killed two people and injured nine others. >> it is clear that he dozed off and it is clear that he was driving too fast causing horrific property damage and loss of life. >> charges against bernier include you two counts have of homicide by vehicle. >>> the company issued a statement saying it is we are praying for all those involved in the terrible accident. we cannot sufficiently express our deepest condolences to all impacted by this tragic event. >>> happening today, president obama will hit the air waves to outline his new immigration plan. he is expect to detail plans that could spare as many as 5 million people from deportation. this will be a test of the president's ability to inact federal policy without congressional support. >>> the president's address is tonight at 8:00, you can watch it live on the new cbs news on line channel called cbs n. to find

police say the driver of the big rig, steven bernier fell asleep at the well and was speeding.'s facing dozens of charges, including homicide by vehicle. bernier was not hurt. >>> closing arguments began today. christopher wheeler is the former head master at a prep school. officers say they found 2,000 images of child pornography at his home. if wheeler is convict on all 25 charges against him, he could serve at least 50 years in prison. >>> a con stan reminder of the sacrifice police officers make every day. today the philadelphia police department honored one of their own. it came nearly 33 years after officer daniel faulkner was murdered. the 25-foot tall mural of officer faulkner now sits outside the 6th district police station where he worked. fellow police officers and faulkner's family were there for the tribute. officer faulkner was 25 years old when he was shot to death on december 9th, 1981. mumia abu-jamal is serving a life sentence for his death. police commissioner charles ramsey said officer faulkner will be watching over police officers for years to come. >> see

. >> reporter: the truck driver, steven bernier, was arrested. police say he was asleep and also speeding. he drove trucks for cugel's recycling at this plant in berks county. we wanted to know how long he's been driving and his safety record and whether the company had a policy on sleep hours or tired drivers. the company did not return our calls or e-mails. we made the first phone call to the company around 11:00 this morning. i just got off the phone with the district attorney in berks county. he told me the suspect is held on a half million dollar bail here at the local jail and that surveillance video from the dunkin' donuts showing the entire crash may not be released because it's now part of evidence in this investigation. we're live in berks county, randy gyllenhaal, nbc 10 news. >> thank you, randy. >>> president obama will address the nation tonight to unveil major changes to this country's immigration policies. the president's announcement could affect up to 5 million undocumented immigrants. many believe he will expand the number who

. >> reporter: the truck driver, steven bernier, was arrested. police say he was asleep and also speeding. he's being held tonight on a half million dollar bail. and i just finished speaking with the district attorney here in berks county. he says that the surveillance video from outside that dunkin' donuts, it shows the entire accident, will likely not be released. it now part of evidence in this investigation. it's been described as very difficult to watch. we're live in berks county, randy gyllenhaal, nbc 10 news. >>> now your nbc 10 first alert weather. >> thawing out. we warmed up to 50 today. >> that tells you how cold it's been, warming up to 50? >> let's bring in nbc 10 first alert meteorologist sheena parveen. you said the cold is coming back, though, sheena? >> it's coming back fast. tonight and tomorrow morning, when you wake up, you're going to wonder what happened to the quarm dwarm day we had today. we think the 50s are warm now. temperatures dropping into the teens tomorrow morning. remember that before you walk outside. 46 in phil

driver steven bernier is facing charges including homicide by vehicle.ice say he was asleep and speeding at the time of the crash. >>> rescuers pulled two women and a dog from a pile of rubble alive after their apartment building collapsed in chicago. fire officials say there was an explosion, and all three floors pancaked toward the basement. the victims are in serious condition. investigators are now working to find out what caused the explosion. >>> and a tour bus crashed twice in one day. the first accident was minor, but the second one was deadly. and now investigators are working to find out if the driver was too hired to be behind the wheel. the bus was traveling from los angeles to washington state when it ran off the road, went down an embankment and overturned. one person was killed. 30 others were hospitalized. >>> today, 19 americans will receive the nation's highest civilian honor. this year's recipients to the presidential medal of freedom will be honored during an afternoon ceremony at the white house. the honorees include nbc's tom brokaw