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Pregnant PA Mom 3X Legal Limit In DUI Crash Killing Her 11-Year-Old Son Sentenced: DA Pregnant PA Mom 3X Legal Limit In DUI Crash Killing Her 11-Year-Old Son Sentenced: DA
Pregnant PA Mom 3X Legal Limit In DUI Crash Killing Her 11-Year-Old Son Sentenced: DA A Lancaster mother who killed her teenage son while driving drunk with a blood alcohol level more than three times the legal limit has been sentenced to nine to 22 years in state prison, authorities announced Friday, Dec. 6, 2024. Jennifer Cheri Johnson, 39, of the 600 block of 4th Street, was found guilty on Dec. 4 following a three-day bench trial. The charges stem from a February 2021 crash in Manheim Township that killed her 11-year-old son, seriously injured two others, and left her unborn child unharmed, as Daily Voice previously reported. Eyewitnesses reported Johnson was driving e…
NY Man Arrested After 2 High-Speed Chases In PA: State Police NY Man Arrested After 2 High-Speed Chases In PA: State Police
NY Man Arrested After 2 High-Speed Chases In PA: State Police A high-speed chase through Carbon County ended with the arrest of a New York man, Pennsylvania State Police announced on Tuesday, Nov. 26. Christopher Diaz, 35, was charged with Fleeing or Attempting to Elude Police, Driving Under the Influence of Alcohol/Controlled Substance, and multiple vehicle code violations after two separate pursuits, according to state police. The first incident began around 10:11 a.m. when a trooper attempted to stop a vehicle for multiple equipment violations and erratic driving in Franklin Township, PSP said. The driver, later identified as Diaz, refused to stop,…
Dunkin' Manager Stole Over $2,100, Including Laptop, From Silverdale Store: Police Dunkin' Manager Stole Over $2,100, Including Laptop, From Silverdale Store: Police
Dunkin' Manager Stole Over $2,100, Including Laptop, From Silverdale Store: Police A former manager of Dunkin' Donuts in Silverdale is accused of stealing more than $2,100 in cash and equipment from the store, according to an affidavit of probable cause obtained by Daily Voice on Monday, Nov. 25. Jonathan Crouthamel, 26, of Quakertown, was hired as a manager at the Dunkin’ located at 103 Baringer Avenue in Silverdale at the Perkasie line, according to Hilltown Township police. On Friday, Sept. 27, he allegedly stole $1,524.48 in cash and a company laptop valued at $626.38, store owner Michael Bahm told investigators. Bahm provided police with an internal report and CCTV …
Crash That Killed UPMC Nurse Lands DUI Driver Homicide Charges: DA Crash That Killed UPMC Nurse Lands DUI Driver Homicide Charges: DA
Crash That Killed Upmc Nurse Lands DUI Driver Homicide Charges: DA A Danville man has been charged with homicide by vehicle while driving under the influence for a crash that killed 33-year-old UPMC nurse Karra Kate Clevenger, who was ejected from his vehicle and struck multiple times on PA Route 283 in September, authorities announced on Monday, Nov. 25. Apar Shirishkumar Patel, 36, was charged with Homicide By Vehicle While DUI, Homicide By Vehicle, two counts of Driving Under the Influence, and four Summary Traffic Offenses, according to the Lancaster County District Attorney's Office. Patel was arraigned before Judge Brian Chudzik on Friday, Nov. 25, w…
CEO Charged With DUI After Stop On Route 222: Police CEO Charged With DUI After Stop On Route 222: Police
CEO Charged With DUI After Stop On Route 222: Police The CEO of Optimum Controls Corporation has been charged with driving under the influence after a traffic stop in Lancaster County, police announced on Saturday, Nov. 23. Michael Galiyano, 76, of Sinking Spring, was pulled over near mile marker 47 on Route 222 North in Denver at approximately 9:38 p.m. on Friday, Nov. 1, according to East Cocalico Township Police. Officers reported that Galiyano appeared impaired, and a breath test revealed a blood alcohol concentration of .187%, more than double the legal limit of .08%. Galiyano leads Optimum Controls Corporation, a Reading-based company t…
West Lawn Woman Charged With Third DUI After Two-Vehicle Crash: Police West Lawn Woman Charged With Third DUI After Two-Vehicle Crash: Police
West Lawn Woman Charged With Third DUI After Two-Vehicle Crash: Police A Berks County woman has been charged with driving under the influence following a two-vehicle crash in West Lawn, Spring Township police announced on Tuesday, Nov. 19. Melissa Marie Negri, 48, of West Lawn, was identified as the driver who allegedly caused the crash at the intersection of Penn Avenue and Morwood Avenue on Thursday, Oct. 10, 2024, according to the release. Police said Negri showed signs of impairment during their investigation. She was later charged with driving under the influence at the highest rate of alcohol (BAC .16% or higher) and general impairment, both misdemeanors…
PA Man Throws Feces-Covered Clothing Out Of Moving Car, Gets Arrested: Police PA Man Throws Feces-Covered Clothing Out Of Moving Car, Gets Arrested: Police
PA Man Throws Feces-Covered Clothing Out Of Moving Car, Gets Arrested: Police Reports of a man throwing fecal-covered clothing out of the window of his vehicle led to his arrest, police said in a Thursday, Nov. 14 news release. Jake Patrick Dilanzo, 32, of Chalfont, was arrested after police responded to a Target store after receiving reports of a man driving through the parking lot tossing clothing covered in feces out the window, according to the Warrington Township Police Department. This was on Saturday, Nov. 9. Officers found Dilanzo on the ground under a vehicle acting erratically, police said. He admitted to driving and refused to take any field sobriety tests…
Philly Trucker Charged With Homicide For Triple-Fatal Monroe County Crash: Court Docs Philly Trucker Charged With Homicide For Triple-Fatal Monroe County Crash: Court Docs
Philly Trucker Charged With Homicide For Triple-Fatal Monroe County Crash: Court Docs A truck driver involved in a triple fatal crash that happened on Route 33 near the Northampton-Monroe County line was charged with vehicular homicide, court documents state. Mark Anthony Rideout Jr., 36, of Philadelphia, was arrested on multiple counts of vehicular homicide and related charges on Wednesday, Nov. 13, according to court documents.  The crash happened when Rideout lost control of his tractor-trailer while driving on Route 33 in Monroe County near its border with Northampton County on Wednesday, March 1, 2023, previous reporting by Daily Voice states. Samantha Crich and h…
Drunk Man Flees Crash Into Bicycle: PA State Police Drunk Man Flees Crash Into Bicycle: PA State Police
Drunk Man Flees Crash Into Bicycle: PA State Police A Brookhaven man was arrested for allegedly driving under the influence after a hit-and-run crash involving a pedestrian on a bicycle, Pennsylvania State Police announced on Saturday, Nov. 9. The hit-and-run crash happened at the intersection of South New Middletown Road and Farm Drive Middletown Township, Delaware County on Friday, Nov. 8 at approximately 8:26 p.m., according to PA State Police in Media. The 57-year-old driver of a 2015 Chevrolet Silverado reportedly struck a cyclist and fled the scene. Fortunately, no injuries were reported in the crash, officials said. The vehicle w…
Family Of Trucker Struck Dead On I-78 Sues Driver Of Hit-And-Run Vehicle: Lawsuit Family Of Trucker Struck Dead On I-78 Sues Driver Of Hit-And-Run Vehicle: Lawsuit
Family Of Trucker Struck Dead On I-78 Sues Driver Of Hit-And-Run Vehicle: Lawsuit The family of a Florida truck driver who was killed in a hit-and-run crash in Berks County filed a lawsuit against the driver, according to the court document, which was filed Friday, Nov. 1. Jymel Dejuan Smith's family filed a lawsuit against Akhmadkhon Vokhidk Ubaykhonov, a Philadelphia man who was driving the tractor-trailer that struck and killed Smith, the lawsuit obtained by Daily Voice states. Smith had pulled his tractor-trailer over on Interstate 78 West near mile marker 41.5 in Greenwich Township at 4:54 p.m. on Friday, Aug. 13, according to previous reporting by Daily Voice.…
Lebanon Chief Detective Charged With DUI Nearly 3X Limit In Lancaster Lebanon Chief Detective Charged With DUI Nearly 3X Limit In Lancaster
Lebanon Chief Detective Charged With DUI Nearly 3X Limit In Lancaster The Chief Detective for Lebanon County has been charged with driving under the influence according court documents obtained by Daily Voice on Thursday, Oct. 31.  Jonathan C. Hess was "driving erratically" on Route 72 in Lancaster County on Saturday, Oct. 5 when Manheim Borough Police pulled him over, according to the affidavit of probable cause.  Lancaster County Wide Communications Dispatched told officers, he "hit a divider" before swerving into an oncoming traffic, as stated in the affidavit. When officers approached Hess, he had glassy and bloodshot eyes and sm…
PA Man High On PCP Charged In Fatal Crash: DA PA Man High On PCP Charged In Fatal Crash: DA
PA Man High On PCP Charged In Fatal Crash: DA A man on PCP was charged with vehicular homicide, the Montgomery County District Attorney announced on Thursday, Oct. 31. Cedric Galette, 47, was arrested following an investigation into the crash that killed Troy Rivera, according to the release.  The fatal crash happened at the intersection of North Fifth Street and Cheltenham Avenue in Cheltenham Township on Wednesday, Sept. 18, the DA explained, noting that Rivera passed away in the hospital 10 days after the crash.  Galette was discovered to have been driving 60 mph in a 30 mph with his 2007 Cadillac CTS's lights o…
PSP Investigated 580 Crashes, Wrote 24,865 Tickets Over Labor Day Weekend PSP Investigated 580 Crashes, Wrote 24,865 Tickets Over Labor Day Weekend
PSP Investigated 580 Crashes, Wrote 24,865 Tickets Over Labor Day Weekend Pennsylvania State Police investigated 580 crashes over the four-day Labor Day weekend. From Friday, Aug. 30 to Monday, Sept. 2, those crashes resulted in 170 injuries and six deaths. Those totals were lower than the 671 crashes last Labor Day that resulted in 220 injuries and 10 deaths. Impaired driving was a factor in 65 of this year's crashes, three of which were fatal. Troopers arrested 514 motorists for driving under the influence of alcohol or drugs this Labor Day weekend and issued 24,865 citations, including: 7,069 for speeding 889 for failing to wear a seatbelt 121 for not sec…
Inmate Escapes Prison Work Release At Pennsylvania Walmart: Sheriff Inmate Escapes Prison Work Release At Pennsylvania Walmart: Sheriff
Inmate Escapes Prison Work Release At Pennsylvania Walmart: Sheriff A 46-year-old inmate escaped from the Cumberland County Prison during work release, the sheriff's office announced on Monday, Aug. 19.  William Kenneth Rosner, most recently of Lemoyne but previously of Philadelphia, Allentown, Northampton, and Harrisburg — is wanted on a felony escape charge after walking away from the Cumberland County Prison Work Release Center on Mondy morning, Aug. 19, the sheriff explained, and as detailed in court records.  His last known location was the Walmart in Carlisle, according to the sheriff's office.  Rosner was serving time for a misdemeano…
'Dance Moms' Star Charged With DUI In PA: Affidavit 'Dance Moms' Star Charged With DUI In PA: Affidavit
'Dance Moms' Star Charged With DUI In PA: Affidavit A former "Dance Moms" star has been charged in Pennsylvania for allegedly driving drunk, according to court documents obtained by Daily Voice.  Christina "Christi" Lukasiak, 47, of Mars, PA, whose daughter, Chloe Lukasiak, starred on Lifetime's hit show "Dance Moms", was charged by Murrysville Police with a misdemeanor DUI at 5:39 p.m. on June 27, her latest court docket shows.  The reality star was found by officers in her black 2018 Audi Q7 crashed into a tree with a telephone pole hanging over her car off of Logan Ferry Road, as Patrolman Ross Welshons detailed in the affidavit…
Driver Sentenced For DUI Crash That Killed Allentown Father, Husband: Lehigh DA Driver Sentenced For DUI Crash That Killed Allentown Father, Husband: Lehigh DA
Driver Sentenced For DUI Crash That Killed Allentown Father, Husband: Lehigh DA The DUI driver in a fatal 2021 crash will spend up to two decades in prison, said the Lehigh County District Attorney's Office on Friday, July 5.  John Frederick Fifield, 21, was sentenced to four to 20 years after pleading guilty to homicide by vehicle while driving under the influence and related offenses, according to prosecutors.  Forty-seven-year-old Benjamin Bleiler was killed when Fifield struck his southbound SUV at the corner of Hickory Lane and Snowdrift Road in Upper Macungie, authorities said.  Bleiler's wife also suffered serious injuries including fracture…
DUI Driver Sentenced In NJ Turnpike Crash That Killed Philadelphia Passenger: Prosecutor DUI Driver Sentenced In NJ Turnpike Crash That Killed Philadelphia Passenger: Prosecutor
DUI Driver Sentenced In NJ Turnpike Crash That Killed Philadelphia Passenger: Prosecutor A 32-year-old driver from Philadelphia has been sentenced to three years in New Jersey State Prison in connection with a crash that killed his passenger in Edison, authorities said. Yvenson Louis, 32, was sentenced on June 12 in connection with the fatal crash that occurred on March 27, 2023, according to Middlesex County Prosecutor Yolanda Ciccone. At approximately 2:40 a.m., New Jersey State Police responded to the southbound side of the New Jersey Turnpike at mile marker 87.5. Troopers found two vehicles, a 2012 Dodge Journey that had struck the rear of a 2019 Vo…