Thomas William Druce (born June 18, 1961) is a former

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member of the

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. He represented the 144th legislative district in Bucks County. He graduated from

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in 1979 and from

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in 1983. He was sworn into the

in 1993 and was elected to four terms. In July 1999 while driving, Druce struck and killed 42-year-old Harrisburg pedestrian Kenneth Cains, a former US Marine. He was convicted and served time for this offense.

Death of Kenneth Cains

In July 1999, while driving, Druce struck and killed 42-year-old Harrisburg pedestrian Kenneth Cains, a former United States Marine. After attempting to cover his tracks by repairing his Jeep SUV, filing a false accident claim with his insurance company and lying to police, Druce eventually pled guilty to a

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for leaving the scene of an accident, as well as insurance fraud and tampering with evidence. Although he admitted to a night of drinking before the hit-and-run, he was able to avoid additional drunk driving charges because too much time had passed to test his blood-alcohol level. He was sentenced to two to four years at SCI Laurel Highlands. This crime was the subject of an episode of ''

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'' titled "Capitol Crimes".

Later

According to the information Druce posted on the

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site, as of February 2020, he worked as the principal of Phoenix Strategy Group, "a research and public policy firm" and doing business development for Pennsylvania Water Specialities Company.Tom Druce - LinkedIn profile
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References

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