Driver sentenced for fleeing
A Valencia woman was sentenced to the county Intermediate Punishment Program Thursday after being charged with drunkenly fleeing from police after an incident that began on Route 228 in Mars on March 11, 2017.
McKenzie L. Scott, 31, was sentenced to five years in the program, with the first 120 days on house arrest with electronic monitoring by President Judge Thomas Doerr. She was also ordered to pay court costs, $1,525 in fines, complete 60 hours of community service, attend a Victim Impact Panel, the Alcohol Highway Safety School and complete any drug and alcohol treatment requirements.
Doerr gave her credit for time served while in intensive outpatient rehabilitation.
Adams Township police filed the charges after an officer attempted to pull Scott's vehicle over for an unsecured rear bumper and drifting in the lane. Police said when officers attempted to initiate a traffic stop, she looked in her rearview mirror and took off. During the chase, part of the unsecured bumper broke off and dragged on the road.
Scott told police she “was sorry and had been drinking,” reports state. Two open containers were found in the vehicle and Scott told police she had six drinks.
Editor's note: June 22, 2018 Following a postsentence motion to modify the sentence, President Judge Thomas Doerr ordered on June 6 that the May 3 sentence on the DUI charge be changed to 90 days house arrest with electronic monitoring. All other provisions of the sentence, including the five years in the Intermediate Punishment Program remained the same.
A full story appears in the Butler Eagle..
