Pictured is evidence of a suspected DUI crash including 175 feet of skid marks left behind by a car before it struck the back of a pickup truck that was stopped at a traffic light about 12:30 p.m. Sunday at South Main and East Wayne Street in Butler. A passenger in the car was injured when his head hit the inside of the windshield, leaving a spider-web type crack. John J. Jackson, 43, of Butler, the driver of the car, was arrested for aggravated assault by vehicle while DUI.

A suspected drunken and suspended driver is facing felony and other charges for allegedly causing a weekend crash in downtown Butler that left his passenger with head and facial injuries.

City police said John J. Jackson's car left 175 feet of skid marks before it struck the back end of a pickup truck stopped at a red light around 12:30 p.m. Sunday at South Main and East Wayne streets.

Police allege Jackson, 43, of Butler was speeding and driving under the influence of alcohol at the time of the wreck, which sent Harold Burd, who was riding in the car, to Butler Memorial Hospital.The other driver apparently was not injured.District Judge Lewis Stoughton later arraigned Jackson on a felony charge of aggravated assault by vehicle while DUI and a misdemeanor charge of DUI.He also is facing three traffic violations, including driving with a suspended license, driving too fast for conditions and driving with an open container of alcohol. He is free on $5,000 bail.Police said Jackson told officers that he was traveling north when he was unable to stop his Buick Lacrosse, which crashed into the right rear of Bruce Dunmyre's Dodge Ram.Dunmyre, 66, of Penn Township was stopped at the traffic light in the left northbound travel lane.The impact of the crash caused Burd, 52, of Butler to hit his head on the inside of the windshield, leaving a large spider-web type crack.A Butler Ambulance Service crew tended to Burd before he was taken to the hospital. The extent of his injuries was not known. Jackson appeared to have only minor cuts.Police said the defendant appeared impaired and he failed field sobriety tests. An officer found an open container of alcohol under his car seat.Later, police said, he was unable to perform a breath test.Jackson's preliminary hearing was not immediately scheduled. Online court records did not list an attorney for him.

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