Mugshot of a drunk driver who suffered horrific burns in crash that killed 3 passengers
A drunk driver who suffered terrible burns in a fiery crash which killed three his three passengers, has turned himself.
Terrell 'Russ' Barclay's shocking mugshot shows the 28-year-old wearing bandages and a neck brace, with horrific burn scars covering his face.
Burns were also visible on his arms and neck as he shuffled into court, with the help of a walker, to appear before District Judge Patricia Broscius on Wednesday on charges of causing death while driving under the influence.
Barclay had been more than double the legal alcohol limit when he lost control of his car which smashed into a row of parked vehicles before bursting into flames, in the early hours of May 6 in Lehigh Valley, New York.
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Terrell 'Russ' Barclay's shocking mugshot shows the 28-year-old covered in bandages, wearing a neck brace, and with severe burns to his face
Barclay had been more than double the legal alcohol limit when he lost control of his car which smashed into a row of parked vehicles before bursting into flames,
His passengers Ashlee Mosher, 29, Amanda Martin, 26, and 28-year-old Joshua Edwards were all killed in the crash while Barclay was seriously injured after he caught on fire in the blaze, The Morning Call reports.
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ShareA police officer estimated the car was going 100 mph moments before the wreck.
The suspect was able to run from the car and when emergency services arrived at the scene.
Barclay was taken to Lehigh Valley Hospital where he spent the next two months in a medically induced coma before being transferred to an Easton rehabilitation center.
Barclay, pictured before the crash, was able to run from fiery crash but had to be put into a medically induced coma for two months following the smash
The 28-year-old, left and right before the crash, has appeared before District Judge Patricia Broscius on Wednesday on charges of causing death while driving under the influence
But he left the center before police had the chance to charge him earlier this month.
After turning himself in, he has been charged with homicide by vehicle while under the influence, accidents involving death with a suspended license, drunken driving, illegal possession of a firearm by a felon and other offenses.
Freemansburg police officer Jeff Farneski had been travelling on Freemnansburg Avenue when the car sped past 'at a significant high rate of speed and driving erratic,' he said.
The cop gave chase and as he turned the road he saw Barclay's rented 2015 Chrysler 200 sedan crash.
By the time he reached the scene, both the car and a pick up truck it crashed into were on fire.
Barclay was screaming in pain and rolling around on the floor as he desperately tried to extinguish the flames on himself.
Another police officer Mark Demetrovic tried to check the car for others but said he couldn't see anything in the intense inferno.
Passengers Ashlee Mosher, 29, (left and right) Amanda Martin, 26, and 28-year-old Joshua Edwards were all killed in the crash
Police found a bag of marijuana on Barclay and a stolen gun was recovered from near the car.
Barclay was also found to have traces of marijuana's active ingredient THC in his blood and an alcohol-blood level of 0.19 - more than double the legal limit.
He had been driving without a license at the time of the crash after it was suspended following a separate DUI.
Authorities traced the .40-caliber Taurus Millennium to an April 20 theft in Plainfield Township.
Jacob Csilinko, charged with stealing the weapon, told the police he'd sold the weapon to Barclay for $100 at the Scottish Inn in Hanover Township, Lehigh County.
Barclay's passengers were also traced to the hotel room - which Martin had rented - where police later seized drugs and cellphones.
All four passengers and driver appeared to know each other and Mosher, a mother-of-four who worked at the Dunkin' Donuts, was friends with Barclay on Facebook.
Friends described Mosher as an excellent mother who would do anything for her children.
Barclay, of Orange, New Jersey, was remanded in custody after he failed to post the $250,000 bail.
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