A suburban Philadelphia man admitted killing a police officer in a vehicle crash, but was awaiting a judge's decision on whether he was impaired by prescription drugs and marijuana.
Frank Budka, of Middletown, Pa. pleaded guilty to a dozen charges stemming from the Jan. 29 crash that killed Middletown Township police Officer Chris Jones.
Among the accusations Budka pleaded guilty to was a homicide by vehicle charge. But he went to trial this week on the impairment charge and awaited a judge's decision that was expected Thursday.
The 45-year-old Budka caused a crash that killed Jones as the 37-year-old father of three returned to his cruiser during a traffic stop.
Budka argued that he had only traces of marijuana in his system. But prosecutors said it impaired him when combined with methadone and a painkiller.
