Man in rehab is killed on Roosevelt Boulevard - by DUI driver, police say
Stanley Anderson had been in recovery programs before, but this time was different. His family said he seemed to be succeeding at Self Help Movement, an all-male inpatient drug and alcohol treatment program in the Byberry section of Northeast Philadelphia.
Stanley Anderson had been in recovery programs before, but this time was different. His family said he seemed to be succeeding at Self Help Movement, an all-male inpatient drug and alcohol treatment program in the Byberry section of Northeast Philadelphia.
"My brother was trying to get his life together," said Christopher Anderson, the oldest of four brothers. "This time he was really going to turn the corner and not look back."
In a tragic twist, Stanley Anderson, 53, was killed Thursday by an alleged drunk driver who ran a red light and hit him as he walked across Roosevelt Boulevard, police said.
Nicholas Schinella, 24, of Robbinsville, N.J., was charged with homicide by vehicle while driving under the influence, manslaughter, causing death while not properly licensed, and related offenses.
According to police, Schinella was speeding on the busy boulevard in a 1997 Ford F-150 pickup truck about 11:20 a.m. when he arrived at a red light at Southampton Road. Instead of stopping, police said, Schinella drove around stopped vehicles and through the light, hitting a 2005 Infiniti G35 driven by a 54-year-old man.
The impact caused Schinella's truck to drive over the Infiniti, police said, and the truck then hit a median and struck Anderson.
Medics took Anderson to Aria Health-Torresdale Campus, where he was pronounced dead at 12:09 p.m. Friday.
The driver of the Infiniti was not injured.
Christopher Anderson, 54, said from his home in Fort Worth, Texas, that he had received a call from one of his other brothers with the terrible news.
He said that he and his brothers grew up in North Philadelphia and that at one time Stanley Anderson had worked as a cook. He said his brother had obtained his GED and once took classes at the Philadelphia Opportunities Industrialization Center.
Christopher Anderson said his brother is survived by a daughter.
According to Schinella's Facebook page, he graduated from Robbinsville High School, studied at Mercer County Community College, and was a cellphone store manager.
Court records did not list an attorney for Schinella.
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