Court date for man accused in fatal Delco hit-and-run

Inquirer staff writer Mari A. Schaefer reports:

Lemuel Payne, accused in the hit-and-run in August that killed a 16-year-old girl in Delaware County, was held over for trial following a preliminary hearing today in Sharon Hill District Court.

Faith Sinclair was crossing the Chester Pike in Sharon Hill on Aug. 3 when she was hit by a black Mercedes allegedly driven by Payne.

At the conclusion of this afternoon’s hearing, Sinclair’s distraught brother was carried out of the courtroom by family members. As Payne left the court, he was greeted with obscenities as TV crews chased him to his car.