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1:45 a.m. Wednesday — Frank Kinsh Jr., 22, of Pittsburgh was arrested for suspicion of driving under the influence at Irishtown and Clintonville roads in Pine Township, Mercer County.Butler Police12:53 a.m. Sunday — Jayda Vinroe, 19, of Clay Township was arrested for driving under the influence on West Jefferson Street. In addition to DUI, Vinroe is charged with DUI while a minor, underage drinking and driving the wrong way on a one-way road.

1:05 a.m. Sunday — Daniel Lipinski, 44,of Boyers was arrested for suspicion of driving under the influence on Interstate 79 in Muddy Creek Township.Sunday — An unknown thief broke into a Lees Way garage in Clearfield Township and stole a1995 Honda CR250 dirt bike valued at $1,000. The burglary occurred between 11 a.m. Friday and 1:30 p.m. Sunday.The bike, owned by Raymond Hays of Chicora, is described as silver with a purple seat and handle bars and black fenders.9:10 p.m. Saturday — Three people were injured when two sport utility vehicles collided on Chicora Road in Oakland Township.Police said Karen Peloso, no age given, of Parma, Ohio, lost control of her vehicle on the ice-covered road and struck another SUV driven by Matthew Cole, no age given, of Fenelton.Peloso and passenger in her vehicle, Charlene Miller, no age given, of Chicora suffered minor and moderate injuries, respectively. Both were wearing seat belts. Katherine Cole, no age given, of Fenelton, a passenger in the other vehicle, suffered minor injuries. She was not wearing a seat belt.6 p.m. Saturday — A pickup truck driven by Fred Feitl, 73, of Butler slid off ice-covered Ferguson Road, struck a ditch and rolled onto its roof about one mile south of Boyers Road in Marion Township.1:24 p.m. Saturday — A pickup driven by Michael Doherty, 56, of Cowansville, Armstrong County, and a car driven by Daniel Swanson, 29, of East Brady, Clarion County, collided at routes 68 and 268 in Fairview Township.12:45 p.m. Saturday — A 16-year-old Butler girl lost control of her car while going through a tunnel and struck the side of the tunnel on Dinnerbell Road near Victory Road in Jefferson Township. Police did not identify the girl, who faces a citation for driving too fast for conditions.7:35 a.m. Saturday — A pickup driven by Larry Wible, 39, of Worthington, Armstrong County, slid off slush- and ice-covered Route 422 in Summit Township, hit an embankment and rolled onto its roof.9:10 p.m. Friday — An SUV driven by David Kinney, 45, of Slippery Rock struck an embankment and rolled onto its roof at snow-covered Route 308 and Pleasant Valley Drive in Cherry Township. Police said Kinney fled before officers arrived.8:50 p.m. Friday — An SUV driven by Carol Keener, 49, of Portersville slid off snow-covered Route 19 in Portersville and flipped onto its side.5:25 p.m. Friday — A car driven by Samantha Elliott, 20, of Wellsville, N.Y., struck a guardrail on Interstate 79 in Worth Township. The car, after the crash, traveled backed onto the road and struck an SUVdriven by Jacob Russell, 24, of Jamestown, Crawford County.Police said Elliott was cited for driving too fast for conditions.3:37 p.m. Friday — A car driven by Man Shik Kim, 28, of Frederick, Md., hit a guardrail on I-79 in Jackson Township. Police said Kim was cited for driving too fast for conditions.2:58 p.m. Friday — A mini-van driven by Kimberly Klingensmith, 41, of Chicora was traveling over a hill and hit a tree along West Slippery Rock Road in Fairview Township. Klingensmith and Josh Scott, 18, no address driven, a passenger in the van, suffered minor injuries. Both were wearing seat belts.1:45 p.m. Friday — A car driven by Kevin Flaherty, 20, of Pittsburgh, hit a guardrail on I-79 in Jackson Township. Police said Flaherty was cited for driving too fast for conditions.12:12 p.m. Friday — A car driven by Dana Flick, 32, of Butler struck a tree along Route 8 near Route 138 in Clay Township.11:30 a.m. Friday — A car driven by Wendy Devore, 22, of Evans City struck a utility pole along Main Street in Connoquenessing.10:10 a.m. Friday — Three people were injured in a three-vehicle crash on Route 68 near Brownsdale Road in Forward Township.Police said the crash occurred when avan driven by Michael Wilson, 19, of Uniontown, Fayette County, collided with a car driven by Linda States, 61, of Baden, Beaver County. Wilson's van struck another car driven by William Ewing, no age given, of Freedom, Beaver County.All three drivers, who were wearing seat belts, were injured; however, the extent of their injuries was not known this morning.10 a.m. Friday — A pickup driven by Lawrence Rihel, 40, of Butler struck an embankment and a small tree along Route 8 near Route 138 in Clay Township.9:35 a.m. Friday — An SUV driven by Christopher Benson, 41, of Brockway, Jefferson County, crashed into a median and rolled over on snow-covered I-79 in Jackson Township.5:50 a.m. Friday — An unidentified driver fled a crash site after a 1993 Chevrolet Cavalier, owned by Michael Jamison, no address given, struck a ditch on Route 528 near Lindy Road in Brady Township.8:10 a.m. Tuesday — A car driven by David Wood, 32, of Butler and a pickup driven by Terry Thompson, 56, of Punxsutawney, Jefferson County, collided on Route 68 near Eagle Mill Road in Connoquenessing Township.March 8—A Verizoncell phone, leather phone case and memory card were stolen between 8 and 11:30 a.m. from a student's book bag at Slippery Rock High School. The property, owned by a 16-year-old Slippery Rock girl, is valued at $280.

6:02 p.m. Friday — A pickup truck driven by Darrin Nichter, 40, of Butler hit a mailbox and landed in a ditch off Route 58 in Licking Township. The driver was wearing a seat belt and was not injured.3:37 p.m. Friday — A vehicle driven by Holly Terwilliger, 33, of Parker lost control while evading an oncoming vehicle and struck an embankment, rolling onto its side on Route 368 in Perry Township, Clarion County.12:52 a.m. Henry Oaks, 39, of Cherry Tree was arrested for driving under the influence at Route 68 and Curllsville Road in Toby Township, Clarion County.

10:14 a.m. Friday — A car driven by Frances Pettigrew, no age given, of Ford City skidded off ice-covered Route 128, struck an embankment and rolled onto its side near Community Park Road in South Buffalo Township, Armstrong County.

9:57 a.m. Friday — A pickup truck driven by Sara Halansky, 19, of New Castle crashed on snow-covered Princeton Station Road in Slippery Rock Township, Lawrence County, hitting a tree and rolling on its side.</B>

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