Police Reports
These items have been collected from various police departments.
[naviga:h3]Butler Twp Police[/naviga:h3]
2:02 a.m. Monday — Christopher Blahnik, 23, of Valencia was injured in a rollover crash on Vogel Road. Police said he lost control of his vehicle near the railroad tracks, flipped over a guardrail and ended in a ditch.
Blahnik suffered minor injuries. His vehicle had to be towed. Police cited him for driving at an unsafe speed.
[naviga:h3]State Police, Butler[/naviga:h3]
7:42 a.m. Tuesday — No one was injured when a tractor-trailer jackknifed on Gerner Road in Winfield Township.
Police said the accident happened when Johnathan K. Dolphin, 54, of Pocono Summit, Monroe County, lost control of the rig traveling down a hill. The vehicle went off the road and hit a tree.
Dolphin was cited for driving an overweight vehicle.
Monday — Police are asking for the public’s help in locating an unknown hit-and-run driver wanted in connection with a crash last week in Forward Township.
The wreck occurred around 10:30 p.m. Friday when a gray, newer Nissan Rogue sport utility vehicle struck a guardrail and two mailboxes on Mars Evans City Road.
The driver drove away without notifying authorities. Anyone with information is asked to call police at 724-284-8100.
5:40 a.m. Jan. 21 — A sport utility vehicle driven by Timothy J. Lohle, 63, of Fenelton struck a Mack truck while turning at Route 422 and Cornetti Road in Clearfield Township. He and the other driver, Jeffrey J. Mennor, 56, of Fenelton, were both wearing seat belts, and no one was injured.
Police cited Lohle for a stop sign violation.
[naviga:h3]State Police, Clarion[/naviga:h3]
8:20 a.m. Jan. 30 — A Harrisville woman was uninjured when a tractor trailer struck the sport utility vehicle she was driving on Interstate 80 in Richland Township, Clarion County.
Police said Jodi L. Wallace, 45, was traveling west when the unknown driver of the rig tried to pass her in the left westbound lane. The right rear of the trailer slid sideways and hit the left rear of the SUV, according to a police report.
Moments later, the trailer again hit Wallace’s vehicle on the left front area. The truck driver did not stop.
