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Within minutes after a Montoursville patrolman arrived on the scene of a two-vehicle crash on Interstate 180 in the borough about 4:40 p.m. on Jan. 23, one of the drivers, Brandon Howey, told him he had "too much" to drink and was "messed up," according to court records.
While driving, Howey, 40, of 834 Hepburn St., slammed into the back of a disabled vehicle, police said, adding that the other driver suffered severe back and neck pain and was taken by ambulance to UPMC Williamsport.
"There was a very strong odor of alcohol coming from Howey's breath," the investigating officer said in an affidavit.
Howey, who admitted "making a big mistake," had a blood-alcohol concentration level of .28., the officer said, adding that the driver was charged with DUI and careless driving. He is free on $5,000 bail after waiving his preliminary hearing before District Judge Gary Whiteman.
In another case handled by Montoursville police, Kevin Simmons, 56, of Waterbury, Connecticut, admitted he recently smoked "a marijuana joint" when an officer stopped his 2005 Buick because of inoperative headlights and tail-lights in the 1400 block of Broad Street about 2:45 a.m. on Dec. 2, according to court records.
"I could smell an odor of burnt marijuana coming from inside the vehicle," the officer wrote in an affidavit. A blood test confirmed that Simmons had marijuana in his system at the time.
Charged with DUI of a controlled substance and driving without a license, Simmons is also free on $5,000 bail after waiving his hearing before Whiteman.
In another case, motorist Tiffany Green, 38, of 1131Mill Hall Road, apartment A, Cogan Station, admitted to a city patrolman that she drank three alcoholic beverages within the last hour as he was questioning her along the side of the road in the first block of Maynard Street about 2:15 a.m. on Jan. 14. according to court records.
The officer was dispatched to the area to investigate a report "an intoxicating female yelling" near a disabled car. It turned out that a tire on Green's tire had gone flat as she was driving across the bridge from South Williamsport, according to the officer's affidavit.
Green said that she "was a four out of a 10 on a scale of intoxication," the officer said. Her blood-alcohol concentration level was .19, said police, who charged her with DUI. She has been sent a summons to appear before District Judge Christian Frey.
In another case, police stopped a 2003 Ford Explorer driven by Shenane Rieco, 29, of Millerton, Tioga County, after she failed to use her turn signal as she exited on to Route 15 North from I-180 West in the city about 9:20 p.m. on Sept. 18, state police said. She also was traveling in the middle of the road "for a prolonged period of time," the trooper wrote in an affidavit.
While undergoing a series of standard field sobriety tests, Rieco showed signs of impairment, police said. A blood test that she had both methamphetamines and amphetamines in her system at the time, police said. Charged with DUI of controlled substances, she has been sent a summons to appear before Frey.
In another case, a state trooper said he "detected a strong odor of an alcoholic beverage" coming from Joshua Caudell's breath after he stopped the 29-year-old man for speeding near Wildwood Boulevard and High Street in the city about 1:45 a.m. on Feb. 20, according to court records.
Caudell, of 610 Penn St., had a blood-alcohol concentration level was .11, police said. Charged with DUI and careless driving, he has been sent a summons to appear before Frey.
In another case before Frey, state police stopped motorist Jennifer McCain, 46, of 1119 Grove St., after she made a right turn from the center lane near West Third and Campbell streets in the city about 11:30 p.m. on Sept. 5, court records state.
The trooper reported he detected a strong odor coming from McCain's 1992 Chevrolet Express van. Her blood-alcohol concentration level was .24, police said. McCain has been charged with DUI and careless driving, police said.