Connecticut Couple Killed In Pennsylvania Crash, Bucks County DA Says

The pair killed in an alleged hit-and-run crash in Bristol Township over the weekend has been identified as a husband and wife from Brooklyn, Connecticut.

Richard and Rebecca Whiddon, 37 and 33, were passengers in a Nissan that was struck near the corner of Veterans Highway and Ford Road on Saturday afternoon, Feb. 24, Daily Voice reported .

Both were pronounced dead at the scene, officials said. The driver and another passenger in the Nissan were also hurt.

In tribute posts on Facebook, loved ones said the married couple was visiting Bucks County to see friends.

"Our family is distraught over the utterly senseless theft of their lives, which were fully lived and had everything ahead of them," wrote Rebecca's aunt, Julie Bass Divens.

"Hold those you cherish close to you, care enough to show your love, before they are taken from you."

This could happen to any of us, anywhere, anytime...Hold those you cherish close to you, care enough to show your love,...

Posted by Julie Bass Divens on Tuesday, February 27, 2024

Friends and other loved ones also penned memorials on social media after the couple was identified.

"Rich was the best person I have ever known," wrote friend Shannon Barnard. "This world will not be the same without him."

I just got the news of the passing of an old friend from high school, RIP Rich Whiddon I am at a loss for words, but...

Posted by Brain McJank on Sunday, February 25, 2024

My forever best friend. 📸: Rich Whiddon

Posted by Sarah Vitone on Sunday, February 25, 2024

According to his Instagram, Richard Whiddon was a photographer, a graphic designer, and a machinist.