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Jessica Ressler then fled the scene of the crash in the 2000 block of Columbia Avenue in Manor Township on March 29, 2023 at 8:56 p.m., according to a police release.
She left the two injured children alone in the vehicle when she fled, police say.
She was soon tracked down by the police but resisted arrest and a struggle ensued, during which she bit an officer, injuring, Manor Township police say.
She has been charged with aggravated assault, two counts of endangering the welfare of a child, DUI general impairment, accidents involving death or personal injury, resisting arrest, and failure to stop or render aid, police say and court records confirm.
She had been held in the Lancaster County Prison after failing to post $250,000, court records show.
Her preliminary hearing is scheduled before Magisterial District Judge Joshua R. Keller on May 17 at 1:30 p.m., according to her court docket.
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