One-vehicle accident results in DUI charges
Athens Township Police reported the arrest of 45-year-old, Raymond A. Searles, of Barton, N.Y., on Dec. 23, 2014, for several DUI related charges following a motor vehicle accident on Wilawana Road.
Officers arrived on scene and observed a pick-up truck laying on it's side against a utility pole. Running the information from the vehicle, officers determined the driver to be Searles. As they made contact with Searles, the officers noticed his unsteady balance, bloodshot glassy eyes and general odor of alcoholic beverage. Searles claimed that he had no recollection of the accident and had no idea how it occurred.
Officers asked Searles to submit to field sobriety testing, which he declined, stating he couldn't complete them.
Searles was placed under arrest and charged with DUI: general impairment, DUI: highest rate of alcohol, and driving on the right side of the roadway. He will face these charges at a preliminary hearing in front of Magisterial District Judge Michael Shaw on Jan. 30.
Theft
Between Dec. 14 and Dec. 20, an individual removed a Stihl orange chainsaw (serial number: 292584308) from a residence on Milan Road in Smithfield Township. Anyone with information regarding this crime is asked to contact the Towanda barracks of the Pennsylvania State Police at (570) 265-2186.
Criminal mischief
Pennsylvania State Police responded to a report of damage to the weather stripping of a back door of a residence on Basket Street in Columbia Township that occurred between Dec. 16 and Dec. 17. Anyone with information regarding this crime is asked to contact the Towanda barracks of the Pennsylvania State Police at (570) 265-2186.
No injuries
State police at Towanda said no one was injured in a one-vehicle crash that occurred at 8:25 a.m. Jan. 9 on Route 14 in the area of Thorndike Drive in South Creek Township.
Police said Grant M. Snyder, 19, of Gillett was traveling north on Route 14, and was traveling on a right curve. According to police, he lost control of his Honda Accord, which left the travel lane, west of the north bound lane, for approximately 135 feet before coming to final rest in a creek, facing west.
Police said Snyder was charged with a violation of "vehicle safe speeds."
The South Creek Volunteer Fire Department and Keleher's Towing assisted on the scene.
One injured
State police at Towanda said one person was injured in a one-vehicle crash that occurred at 7:40 a.m. Jan. 6 on Route 6 near its intersection with Lampman Drive in West Burlington Township.
Police said Sareena R. Jackson, 19, of Canton, was traveling east on Route 6 and lost traction, due to the snow-covered roadway. Once traction was lost, her Toyota Corolla crossed into the westbound lane, striking an embankment, before overturning multiple times and coming to final rest in the center of the roadway on its roof. Police said she was wearing her seatbelt at the time of the crash and air bags did not deploy.
According to police, she suffered minor injuries during the crash and was transported to Troy Community Hospital by Western Alliance Ambulance for medical treatment. Damage to her vehicle consisted of heavy front end damage as well as damage to both sides of the vehicle and its roof that can be attributed to it overturning, police said.
No one injured
State police at Towanda said no one was injured in a one-vehicle crash that occurred at 12:30 p.m. Jan. 9 on Route 220 in Albany Township.
Police said Chris S. Biddle, 57, of Turbotville, Pa. was traveling on a left curve on Route 220, when his vehicle went off the southbound lane, and overturned. Police said he was driving 2008 Peterbilt.
Biddle was charged with a violation of "roadways laned for traffic," police said.
Driver flees
State police at Towanda said a driver crashed and fled at 5:20 p.m. Jan. 7 on Route 6 in Burlington Township.
According to police, the driver was traveling west on Route 6, went off the roadway, and struck a mailbox and a ditch. The driver, who is unknown, fled west on Route 6 without providing insurance information to the homeowner, police said.
No injuries reported
State police at Towanda said no one was injured in a two-vehicle crash that occurred at 3:55 p.m. Dec. 26 on Porter Road at its intersection with Route 6 in Sylvania.
Police said Walter A. Dixon, 32, of Troy, was stopped at a clearly-posted stop sign and was struck in the rear by another vehicle, which, after impact, turned around and left the scene. Police said Dixon and his three passengers were not injured and were all wearing their seatbelts at the time of the crash. The rear of his vehicle sustained visible damage and was driven from the scene.