Pedestrian charged after being hit by vehicle
Macee N. Raub, 22, of Milan has been charged by state police for failing to yield to a vehicle on a highway after being struck on Dec. 11 by a 2004 Jeep Wrangler on Austinville Road in Columbia Township.
According to police, Raub only received minor injuries during the incident and continued walking along the road after being struck. She was not transported by EMS, police said.
Police estimated the vehicle that struck Raub was traveling at 35 mph when she was struck.
Police search for driver who fled scene
State police are investigating a one-vehicle accident that occurred on Cotton Hollow Road in Windham Township on Jan. 4. Police said the crash happened as a vehicle travelled eastbound and for unknown reasons left the roadway and impacted a berm and chain link fence.
The driver managed to free the vehicle and fled the scene before police arrived.
Anyone with information is asked to contact state police at (570) 265-2186.
No injuries in Tuscarora Twp. crash
Zach Reagan Mowry, 33, of Laceyville has been charged with failing to stay in his lane after crashing a 2005 Ford F-150 into a tree on Marbaker Road in Tuscarora Township on Sunday.
Mowry, who was uninjured during the crash, was wearing his seat belt at the time of the accident.
Police said he was traveling west on an icy road when he veered off the north shoulder, over an embankment and struck a tree head on.
Mowry's passenger, a 22-year-old female, suffered minor injuries during the incident and was transported to Tyler Memorial Hospital by Meshoppen EMS.
Woman faces hearing
Lori Ann Barber, 46, of South Elmer Avenue, Sayre, faces a preliminary hearing at 3:45 p.m. today before Magisterial District Judge Jonathan Wilcox on a violation of the Controlled Substance, Drug, Device, and Cosmetic Act, according to court papers.
The papers note that she used, or possessed with the intent to use, drug paraphernalia, namely a red and black glass bong and several metal pipes and pieces May 22 on Galvin Road in Ridgebury Township.
According to an affidavit, police had been dispatched to a domestic disturbance at the address. Pennsylvania State Police Trooper David Kittle said that when he began to package the items that were found, Barber asked if he was going to destroy them. Noting the glass bong, she said, "those are hard to find anymore."
Wilcox said she was sent a summons by certified mail.
Man faces hearing
Matthew P. Wilbur, 38, of East Union Street, Canton, faces a preliminary hearing at 1:45 p.m. today before Magisterial District Judge Jonathan Wilcox of Troy on charges of disorderly conduct - engage in fight; simple assault - attempt; careless driving; and trespass by motor vehicle - damage to real property by operation of motor vehicle prohibited, according to court papers.
The charges are for an incident that took place at 1:05 p.m. Nov. 15 at his residence.
According to an affidavit, Wilbur made an accusation against a man and struck him in the jaw with a closed fist, in anger. He also lost control of a vehicle and struck a stone pillar and cast iron fence, traveling through them and onto private property, the affidavit notes.
Wilcox said he was sent a summons by certified mail.
Woman charged with simple assault
Amber Star Smith, 30, of Berwick Turnpike, Gillett, faces a preliminary hearing at 3 p.m. Jan. 15 before Magisterial District Judge Jonathan Wilcox of Troy on charges of simple assault and harassment for an Nov. 5 incident at her residence, according to court papers.
She is accused of pushing someone backwards, into an older chair, which broke, causing the victim to fall backwards into a cast iron radiator. Police said this resulted in a large laceration to the back of the victim's head.
Wilcox said she was sent a summons by certified mail.