The widow of a Pennsylvania state trooper who was killed by a drunken driver on Interstate 95 in South Philadelphia has filed a lawsuit against the driver, Jayana Webb, and a speakeasy that allegedly served Webb alcohol and marijuana that night in 2022 before the crash that also killed another trooper and a civilian.

The 44-page complaint was filed Tuesday in Philadelphia Common Pleas Court by lawyers representing Brittany Sisca, the widow of Trooper Branden T. Sisca, 29. Trooper Martin Mack III, 33, and Reyes Rivera Oliveras, 28, also were killed.

The lawsuit alleges that Webb was served alcohol and marijuana at Vibe Hookah Lounge, also known as Vibe Restaurant and Lounge, which operated illegally at 137 W. Chelten Ave. in Germantown. Vibe did not have a liquor license or permits to operate any type of business there, according to the complaint.
The lawsuit lists a series of social media posts in which Webb repeatedly bragged about driving drunk, and the complaint names “John Doe Tweeters/Texters,” leaving open the possibility that people who cheered or encouraged Webb through social media or other messaging could be revealed through discovery and be held liable.

Webb posted videos and photos on Instagram taken at the Vibe Lounge before the I-95 crash showing alcohol being served, the complaint says.


She then began driving again and posted again about being pulled over on Twitter, now known as X, just before her vehicle struck Sisco, Mack, and Oliveras at 78 mph, the complaint says.

A forensic toxicologist testified in her criminal case that Webb’s blood alcohol content was 0.211, nearly three times the legal limit, at the time of the crash, and that there were active components of marijuana in her blood.
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