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NJ Men Charged After High-Speed Chase In Stolen Vehicle On I-476: PA State Police NJ Men Charged After High-Speed Chase In Stolen Vehicle On I-476: PA State Police
NJ Men Charged After High-Speed Chase In Stolen Vehicle On I-476: PA State Police Two New Jersey men were charged following a high-speed chase in a stolen vehicle, according to a Pennsylvania State Police release Daily Voicew received on Monday, Oct. 28. Luis Peralta, 25, and Alberto Gomez, 29, both of New Brunswick, NJ, were arrested after attempting to evade troopers near mile marker 302 on Interstate 476 South on Thursday, Sept. 26, state police said.  Troopers used a PIT maneuver to stop the vehicle, which had exceeded 70 mph. The vehicle was later determined to be stolen, according to state police.  Both men were charged and scheduled for a preliminary he…
DUI Motorcyclist Speeding With Pitbull On Lap: PA State Police DUI Motorcyclist Speeding With Pitbull On Lap: PA State Police
DUI Motorcyclist Speeding With Pitbull On Lap: PA State Police A convicted felon was caught on drugs in his sock, speeding with a pitbull on his lap while riding a motorcycle, Pennsylvania State Police explained in a release on Monday, July 29. Devin Yake, 28, of Conestoga, was stopped, along with his pitbull, in the 200 block of Willow Valley Drive in West Lampeter Township at 12:38 a.m. on June, 23, PSP Lancaster Trooper Wagner detailed in the release.  Posted by Devin Yake on Saturday, December 30, 2023 He was found to be under the influence and had methamphetamine, marijuana, and drug paraphernalia in his sock, Wagner stated in the rel…
Two Teens Caught In Stolen Car, Allentown Police Say Two Teens Caught In Stolen Car, Allentown Police Say
Two Teens Caught In Stolen Car, Allentown Police Say Two juvenile suspects were arrested after police said they were found in a stolen vehicle early Monday, June 17.  Authorities said they were called about a stolen car on the 600 block of Chew Street around 1:40 a.m. While officers were taking the report, the car was spotted near North 7th Street entering the city.  The vehicle was pulled over and both juveniles were taken into custody, APD said. They are charged with fleeing and eluding, theft, receiving stolen property, evading arrest on foot, and traffic offenses, authorities said. 
Ohio Man Charged In Deadly Schuylkill County Crash: Troopers Ohio Man Charged In Deadly Schuylkill County Crash: Troopers
Ohio Man Charged In Deadly Schuylkill County Crash: Troopers An Ohio man is charged with homicide by vehicle after a crash that killed one woman and injured two children in Cass Township on Friday night, Feb. 9, state police say.  It happened on Route 901 near Old Phoenix Road around 7:30 p.m., troopers wrote in a release.  Rodney Rivers, 46, was driving north in the southbound lane while passing multiple vehicles when he hit a southbound car head-on, authorities said.  The other driver, 65-year-old Elizabeth Ryan of Pottsville, died from her injuries, troopers said. Two children in her car aged 5 and 8 were also severely injured, acc…
Driver Goes 125 MPH High On THC, Xanax Racing Lancaster Motorcyclist To His Death: Police Driver Goes 125 MPH High On THC, Xanax Racing Lancaster Motorcyclist To His Death: Police
Driver Goes 125 MPH High On THC, Xanax Racing Lancaster Motorcyclist To His Death: Police A high-speed race between two young men ended with one dead and the other charged with homicide by vehicle, according to an update by police issued on Friday, Dec. 29.  Brandon Caleb Gentile, 20, of Coatesville, has had a slew of charges leveled against him in connection with the crash that left 22-year-old Thomas "Tom" Austin Hartenstine, of Manor Township, Lancaster dead on June 4. Gentile was driving a white Subaru and Hartenstine was riding a Suzuki GSX-R1000 motorcycle when the two supposedly began street racing on Route 30 East, a witness told the police. …
ATV Rider Who Outran Cops Arrested In Allentown, Police Say ATV Rider Who Outran Cops Arrested In Allentown, Police Say
ATV Rider Who Outran Cops Arrested In Allentown, Police Say An Allentown man accused of riding an offroad vehicle on city streets and fleeing police has been arrested, authorities say.  City police were patrolling near 4th and Gordon Streets on Thursday, April 27, when they spotted a group of offroad vehicles — allegedly including an ATV — "riding illegally and dangerously in the roadway," the department said in a release.  Officers tried to pull them over, but all of the riders fled the scene, police wrote.  Authorities later obtained a search warrant for a house on the 300 block of North 5th Street, where they say they lo…
Police Say Kutztown Student Shouted Racial Slurs, Tried To Run Over Pedestrian Police Say Kutztown Student Shouted Racial Slurs, Tried To Run Over Pedestrian
Police Say Kutztown Student Shouted Racial Slurs, Tried To Run Over Pedestrian A Kutztown University student is charged with aggravated assault and ethnic intimidation after police say he nearly hit a pedestrian with his car and shouted racial slurs in a Walmart parking lot.  Tilden Township police were called to the store on Saturday, April 22, the department said in a release. A 41-year-old Reading man told officers he was on the pedestrian crosswalk when the driver of a gray sedan revved the engine and sped toward him, authorities said.  The driver, who police identified as 20-year-old Logan G. Harding of Exeter, parked and was headed toward the store whe…
PA Family Seeing Christmas Lights Killed By Hit-Run Driver In Delaware PA Family Seeing Christmas Lights Killed By Hit-Run Driver In Delaware
PA Family Seeing Christmas Lights Killed By Hit-Run Driver In Delaware A trip to see Christmas lights for a Pennsylvania family turned tragic when their vehicle was struck by a hit-and-run driver in Delaware, leaving some family members dead and other seriously injured, State Police and loved ones said. Jason Wilcox, 46, of Millsboro, DE, was in a black Land Rover when he was involved in the crash at  Lewes Georgetown Highway and Minos Conaway Road in Lewes around 8 p.m., DSP said. As a result, Jessica Guida, 35, of Temple, PA, Jovie Wright, 9, of Temple, PA, and Gerald Huss, 74, of Lewes, died. Gerald was Jessica's mother and Jovie was Jessica'…
Driver Surrenders In Crash That Killed Lehigh Valley Cyclist, Dad Of 3 Driver Surrenders In Crash That Killed Lehigh Valley Cyclist, Dad Of 3
Driver Surrenders In Crash That Killed Lehigh Valley Cyclist, Dad Of 3 The driver wanted in the crash that claimed the life of a beloved husband and dad of three last spring has surrendered to authorities, the Lehigh County District Attorney's Office announced Wednesday, Sept. 28. Anthony Rutch, 49, was arrested on charges of accidents involving death, homicide by vehicle, involuntary manslaughter, reckless endangerment, and other traffic offenses, court records show. Rutch was behind the wheel of an Audi when he struck Alexander Zarnas, 36, on a bicycle on Mountain Road in Lower Macungie Township on March 9, 2021, WFMZ reports citing the DA's o…
Driver With Warrant Flees After Lehigh Valley Crash: Slate Belt Police Driver With Warrant Flees After Lehigh Valley Crash: Slate Belt Police
Driver With Warrant Flees After Lehigh Valley Crash: Slate Belt Police A driver with an active New Jersey warrant fled from police after getting into a crash in the Lehigh Valley, authorities said. Brandon R. Russ, 38, was involved in a multi-vehicle crash near 56 N. Lehigh Avenue in Wind Gap around 3:40 a.m. on Sunday, July 10, Slate Belt Regional Police said in a release on Monday, July 25. As officers were on their way to the crash scene, Russ drove off, police said. A follow-up investigation found that Russ had an active warrant out of New Jersey. He was arrested around 4:30 p.m. on Monday, July 25 and charged with flight to avoid apprehension, obstructi…
Driver Uses Neighbor's Yard As Turnaround In Police Pursuit In Central PA: Authorities Driver Uses Neighbor's Yard As Turnaround In Police Pursuit In Central PA: Authorities
Driver Uses Neighbor's Yard As Turnaround In Police Pursuit In Central PA: Authorities A Central PA man who damaged property by trying to turn around in a yard during a police chase was charged with a felony, authorities said. Christopher Michael Mumford, 41, sped away from police who attempted to stop him near Lititz Pike and West Woods Drive in Warwick Township just before 1:45 a.m. on Thursday, April 28, Northern Lancaster County Regional Police said. Mumford, of Lebanon, then headed north on Lititz Pike after trying to flee east on West Woods Drive, using a resident’s yard to turn around and causing damage in the process, police said. County Police ended the chase for sa…
Speeding Driver Punches, Threatens To Kill Officer In Chester County: Police Speeding Driver Punches, Threatens To Kill Officer In Chester County: Police
Speeding Driver Punches, Threatens To Kill Officer In Chester County: Police A man was arrested and charged last week after fleeing from police in a speeding car and punching an officer in Chester County, authorities said. Michael A. Watson, 38, of Boothwyn, was speeding in a stolen car with front-end damage and a missing tire when police tried to stop him in New Garden Township around 9:30 p.m. on Jan. 21, Southern Chester County regional police said. Watson fled through the intersection, a business parking lot, and an opposing lane of traffic, before coming to a stop in the 1200 block of Newark Road, according to police. Police apparently told Watson to get out o…
Authorities: Driver Fleeing Traffic Stop At 130 MPH Injured PA Trooper Car During I-78 Pursuit Authorities: Driver Fleeing Traffic Stop At 130 MPH Injured PA Trooper Car During I-78 Pursuit
Authorities: Driver Fleeing Traffic Stop At 130 MPH Injured PA Trooper Car During I-78 Pursuit A Delaware County drive trying to flee a traffic stop on Route 78 at speeds around 130 miles per hour struck a Pennsylvania State Police vehicle injuring a trooper in Lehigh County, authorities said. A trooper tried stopping Mohamed D. Diallo, of Yeadon, after spotting his Dodge Charger going 80 miles an hour in a construction zone, weaving in and out of traffic and following other cars too closely around 9:30 p.m. Monday in Weisenberg Township, WFMZ says citing a criminal complaint. Instead of stopping, 27-year-old Diallo sped away in the right shoulder of the highway, the outlet says…
Baltimore Driver, 29, Leads State Police On I-295 Pursuit, Authorities Say Baltimore Driver, 29, Leads State Police On I-295 Pursuit, Authorities Say
Baltimore Driver, 29, Leads State Police On I-295 Pursuit, Authorities Say A 29-year-old Baltimore driver was arrested after leading Pennsylvania State Police on a pursuit down I-295 Friday, authorities said. A trooper tried stopping Pernell Travis Wallace Sr., behind the wheel of a Dodge Challenger, on the eastbound side of the highway for traffic violations around 8:15 p.m. but Wallace kept going, LevittownNow says citing State Police. Wallace eventually came to a stop on Route 1 north in Falls Township and was charged with fleeing/attempting to elude police, and issued seven traffic offenses, the outlet said. Wallace was arraigned by District Judge Jan Vi…
Police: DUI Man Tries Leaving Scene Of Chester County Crash With Child Police: DUI Man Tries Leaving Scene Of Chester County Crash With Child
Police: DUI Man Tries Leaving Scene Of Chester County Crash With Child A 31-year-old Toughkenamon man was under the influence when he crashed his car and then tried walking away from the scene with a child who had been riding in the car, authorities said. Felipe Sica-Cuyuch was charged with DUI, endangering the welfare of children and related traffic offenses, according to the Southern Chester County Regional Police Department. Sica-Cuyuch struck a vehicle around 7:35 p.m. on March 13, at at the intersection of Newark Road and Baltimore Pike, in New Garden Township, police said. He was identified as the driver of the striking vehicle, as he walked a…
UPDATE: Teen, Adult Charged In Lehigh Valley Shooting UPDATE: Teen, Adult Charged In Lehigh Valley Shooting
Update: Teen, Adult Charged In Lehigh Valley Shooting One man was injured in a Lehigh Valley shooting Thursday afternoon, authorities said. A man was shot in the leg on the 700 block of South 8th St. in Allentown around 2:30 p.m., Police Captain John Hill said. The victim was taken to a local hospital for treatment of a non-life-threatening injuries, Hill said. The suspect vehicle, meanwhile, was quickly tracked down near N. 11th St. and W. Chew St., and its occupants -- Jahiem Valentine, 17, of Allentown, and Jahiem Smalley, 18, of Orlando, FL -- were placed under arrest. Valentine was charged with attempted homicide, aggravated assaul…
NJ Driver Sentenced In Head-On DUI Crash That Killed 3 Parents On I-95 In PA NJ Driver Sentenced In Head-On DUI Crash That Killed 3 Parents On I-95 In PA
NJ Driver Sentenced In Head-On DUI Crash That Killed 3 Parents On I-95 In PA A New Jersey woman is facing 12 to 24 years behind bars for driving drunk into oncoming traffic on Interstate 95 in Pennsylvania leaving three people dead, authorities said. Priscilla Cortez, 34, of Camden, was heading southbound on the highway when she struck a car carrying Ryan Connell, 28, Leanne Popson, 35, both of the Levittown area, and Lucas Gelatko, 36, of Yardley, near mile marker 33 around 1:40 a.m. April 1, 2020, according to the Bucks County District Attorney's Office. All three victims in the Bensalem crash had children, authorities said. Surveillance tapes show…