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Jason Kilduff, of Pittston, was "highly intoxicated" and assaulted a patron and an employee at the Ole Tyme Charley’s Pub and Grill in Plains Township when troopers were called there around 1:30 a.m. Friday, Sept. 30, according to Pennsylvania State Police in Wilkes-Barre.
When police arrived, Kilduff “intentionally” drove his pickup toward two troopers in an “attempt to strike them with his vehicle.” One officer was hit, and the truck also struck a state police SUV, authorities said.
That's when both troopers opened fire.
"Kilduff drove over a knee wall and through the vestibule of the business," state police said.
He was pronounced dead at the scene, authorities said.
Meanwhile, the injured trooper was taken to a local hospital and is expected to survive.
The incident remains under investigation by Pennsylvania State Police.
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