120 MPH Chase Ends With Teen Crashing Stolen Car Into Adams County Coffee Shop: State Police
A high-speed police chase ended with a stolen car smashing through the front of an Adams County coffee shop early Friday morning, Pennsylvania State Police announced.
Troopers attempted to stop a black 2013 Hyundai Elantra for an expired registration along Carlisle Pike/Route 94 in Berwick Township around 3:20 a.m. on Friday, Jan. 9, according to an affidavit of probable cause.
The driver, identified as Jani Bordonada-Mercado, 18, of Hanover, refused to pull over and fled, leading troopers on a pursuit spanning roughly seven miles, state police said.
During the chase, troopers reported spe…
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 …
