Driver 5X Legal Limit Crushes Pedestrian At 70 MPH In Manheim Twp: DA
A Lancaster city man who drove drunk with a suspended license, slammed into a pedestrian, then crashed moments later, has pleaded guilty to felony charges, prosecutors announced on Friday, Dec. 5.
Tyler Anthony Stewart, 31, of the 1300 block of Calvert Lane, entered his plea before Lancaster County Judge Dennis Reinaker on Friday, Nov. 17, admitting to three felonies — Aggravated Assault by Vehicle While DUI, Accidents Involving Death or Injury While Not Licensed, and Aggravated Assault by Vehicle — along with six related misdemeanor and summary offenses.
Stewart will be sentenced following…
Sex Toy-Wielding Driver Accused Of Harassing Women At Lehigh County Shopping Plaza: Police
A disturbance involving a man waving a sex toy at women from his vehicle at a shopping plaza sparked a police response, police announced on Wednesday, Dec. 3.
Melvin G. Barillas-Pinto, 41, of Easton, was found driving through the parking lot at the Promenade Shops located at 3060 Center Valley Parkway in Center Valley, when officers arrived around 5:06 p.m. on Monday, Dec. 1, according to the upper Saucon Township Police.
Multiple 911 callers reported that a man was harassing several women by waving a sex toy at them from his vehicle, police detailed.
When officers stopped Barillas-Pinto, …
Intoxicated Man Crashes Into USPS Truck, Striking Pedestrian In Merrick, Police Say
An intoxicated driver struck a pedestrian and crashed into a parked USPS vehicle in Merrick, Nassau County police announced on Saturday, Oct. 11.
Jeffrey Butt, 45, of Freeport, was behind the wheel of a 2025 black Chevrolet traveling eastbound on Merrick Road near Merrick Avenue when the crash happened at 10:40 a.m. on Friday, Oct. 10, according to detectives.
Butt’s vehicle hit a 50-year-old man and a United States Postal Service truck, police said. The pedestrian suffered serious injuries and was transported to a hospital in stable condition. Butt was also taken to a hospital with minor i…
Intoxicated, Wrong-Way Driver Caused Head-On I-84 Crash In Hartford: Police
Police say a Connecticut woman driving the wrong way on I-84 caused a head-on collision in Hartford.
Desiree Garcia, 41, of Hartford, faces multiple charges following the Sunday, Oct. 5, crash on the Exit 46 on-ramp, Connecticut State Police announced.
Troopers were alerted to a wrong-way driver just before 2 a.m., and when they arrived, officers found Garcia's silver sedan crashed with another vehicle. The drivers reported minor injuries, State Police said.
Garcia showed signs of intoxication and failed a field sobriety test, authorities said. When officers searched her …
Drunk Driver Guilty Of Killing Grandma, Injuring Mom In Front Of Toddler In Suffolk Crash: DA
A Yaphank woman has pleaded guilty to manslaughter and other charges for driving drunk and high before a crash that killed 75-year-old Esther Guy and injured her daughter in front of a toddler, Suffolk County District Attorney Raymond Tierney announced on Wednesday, Oct. 1.
Crash Kills Grandmother, Injures Daughter
Melissa Koprowski, 32, admitted she was intoxicated and impaired by marijuana when she caused the deadly head-on collision on Middle Country Road in Middle Island on Friday, Nov. 22, 2024, at 8:39 p.m., according to prosecutors.
Koprowski was behind the wheel of a 2014 Dodge Dura…
Road Rage: Son Sentenced After Shotgun Chase With Father In PA
A man who fired a shotgun at another driver while chasing him through the streets of Mount Pleasant with his father has been sentenced to state prison, the Westmoreland County District Attorney’s Office announced on Tuesday, Sept. 30.
Paul Caletri III, 30, pleaded guilty to aggravated assault for his role in the December 2024 incident that authorities say unfolded like a scene out of an action movie — involving two armed men, separate vehicles, multiple gunshots, and a truck chase through town.
The Incident: A Broad Daylight Pursuit
At around 11 a.m. on Thursday, Dec. 12, 2024, Pennsylvania…
Man Sets Fire To Mom's Car, Hurts GF, Leads Cops On Chase On I-684 In Southeast: Sheriff
A Connecticut man accused of setting fire to his mother’s car and attacking his girlfriend with a knife was captured in Putnam County after a multi-agency police pursuit, but not before hitting patrol vehicles, authorities said.
Fairfield County resident Nathan Pineda of Brookfield, 31, was wanted by Danbury Police and arrested on Wednesday evening, Sept. 24, after fleeing on I-684 and I-84, the Putnam County Sheriff's Office announced on Thursday, Sept. 25.
According to the Sheriff's Office, a Be on the Lookout alert was issued for Pineda after the alleged arson and at…
