A Malvern Borough resident died in a high-speed one-car crash Friday around 12:45 a.m. at the intersection of King Road and Route 352 in East Whiteland.
Jorge Garcia, 23, was driving a 2000 Corvette as it sped through an intersection and hit multiple trees in the yard of a nearby home. King Road does not cross Route 352 in a straight line, with the western side connecting at an angle. Garcia, who lived in East Whiteland before moving to the borough, would have been familiar with the intersection, police said.
"He was traveling down the road at a high rate of speed, westbound on King, and went straight across the intersection into that yard," East Whiteland Police Lt. Chris Yeager said.
Preliminary investigation indicates Garcia was driving at least twice the 40 mph speed limit, according to Yeager. No one else was in the car.
Homeowners Edwin and Karol Anne Roberts said they were woken up by a sound like thunder.
"Not only did you hear the sound, it actually shook the windows," Edwin Roberts said.
The most likely cause of the crash appears to be driver error, not drugs or alcohol, according to Yeager.
[Edited 1-24-12 10am to correct homeowners' name.]
Those of us with deep roots here understand the price our ancestors paid for us, the living. 400 years of sacrifice and suffering is a great price and I thank God every day for being alive to enjoy the life my forefathers allowed me to have. In other words, "easy come, easy go." RIP.
Your comments appear to focus on deceased driver's name. Jorge Garcia may not be an illegal immigrant. Perhaps his family has been here for hundreds of years. If he is an illegal immigrant, as you hint, that his life was easy come/easy go, will likely be another untruth. His life was likely spent working hard doing the jobs that you and you ilk would refuse to do......only our immigrant fore fathers and fore mothers worked in this manner. Your fore fathers and fore mothers did not give you a special gift of life that only you, the chosen, deserve. After all, all life is precious. I'm sure your God would not be so filled with judgement as you feel privileged to declare. It is sad that Jorge made a gross error in judgement, but it is sadder to see a fellow Malvern resident pass judgement on his soul because "Joe Ames" has assumed that Jorge does not appear to deserve an American life because he may not have "deep roots". Cynthia
To Joe Ames: What the heck are you talking about? What makes you think Jorge is an “illegal immigrant”? Forget about his legal status, Jorge’s family may have been ling in this land for thousands years, and this may very well be HIS land!! On the other hand, I can imagine, using your own logic, your ancestors may very well be barbaric murders and low lives. Just because they robbed the land and murdered the natives a few hundred years ago, it does not give you any right to brag about your legitimacy of occupying Malvern. Were you jealous he was richer than you? I can imagine you were saying (again using your own logic) “ Damn, how could an illegal be more successful than I am? He deserved this.” Joe Ames: Just like you forefathers, you are still a lowlife. How could Darwinism did not work on your family?
Amen to Kelly for your comments. As someone who does live on a busy road, I'm thankful that he didn't make the turn and plow into my house which is not protected by trees.
Again amen to Kelly.
Lynn, how right you are! Jessica, Those who truly know you and your family have you in their thoughts and prayers. I feel badly at such a difficult time that you have to suffer the ignorance of others.