Williamsport Pennsylvania Criminal Defense Blog

Police say that a 68-year-old man was intoxicated when he lost control of his vehicle and crashed in Bucks County on the evening of March 29. According to media reports, the accident took place on West Court Street in Doylestown at approximately 8:40 p.m. The local resident was taken into custody at the scene for suspicion of driving while under the influence of alcohol and transported to a nearby hospital to be checked for injuries and provide a blood sample for toxicology testing.

First responders arrived at the accident scene to discover that the man's car had flipped over and come to a rest on its roof. Firefighters and paramedics are said to have then used cutting equipment to extract the man from his badly damaged vehicle.

At about 3 a.m. on March 24, Pennsylvania police spotted a Honda Civic going 81 miles per hour in a 55 mile per hour zone. Authorities trailed the vehicle as it went south on Route 378 before it left the highway at the Center City exit. Although officers tried to initiate a traffic stop, the driver ignored the lights and a stop sign at the exit ramp.

The driver also drove west in the eastbound lane of West Union Boulevard prior to going through a red light. He eventually lost control of the vehicle while trying to turn onto North New Street. After trying to elude authorities on foot, he was taken into custody on West Spruce Street. When police finally caught up to the 29-year-old, they found marijuana in his pocket, and he said that he had consumed 12 beers and marijuana prior to driving.

A 64-year-old Pennsylvania woman was charged with driving under the influence of alcohol or drugs for the sixth time on March 10. Police in Pike County say that the woman was taken into custody in Milford after a concerned motorist called 911 to report a suspected impaired driver. After being processed, the woman was deemed unfit for presentment and passed to the Department of Corrections. She was later released after posting bail of $3,100.

Media reports indicate that the motorist who called 911 followed the woman's car as it proceeded northbound on Route 113. The caller claims that the woman had difficulty remaining in a single lane as she neared Georgetown and pulled into a parking lot on Lakeview Avenue. This is when law enforcement arrived at the scene.

A Pennsylvania man is facing multiple felony charges in connection with a December car accident that sent four nuns to the hospital. The charges were announced by Delaware County authorities on March 1.

According to court documents, toxicology results show the 21-year-old defendant had marijuana, cocaine and the prescription tranquilizer clonazepam in his system when he smashed head-on into another vehicle on Route 322 in Bethel Township on Dec. 10. The occupants of the vehicle, four Catholic nuns, suffered serious injuries and were transported to the hospital for treatment. Responding officers allegedly found cocaine in the defendant's wallet.