State police have identified the man who led troopers on a chase Friday night that ended with him crashing his pickup into the concrete base of a sign along Oakland Avenue. 59-year-old Charles Randolph of Indiana is listed in critical condition at Allegheny General Hospital in Pittsburgh, to which he was flown from the Indiana Regional Medical Center.
The incident occurred when a trooper attempted to pull over Randolph for running a stop sign along Philadelphia Street. He is accused of trying twice to hit the trooper’s cruiser as he fled, and minutes later, of trying to ram another crusier as the pursuit resumed on Oakland Avenue. Eventually, a police maneuver forced the crash, and the pickup caught fire, but Randolph had been removed from the truck before the fire began. He’s charged with two counts each of aggravated assault, simple assault, and recklessly endangering another person, and a single count of attempting to flee or elude a police officer. An Arraignment is pending upon his release from the hospital.
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A Coral man was injured Friday night in a crash on Power Plant Road in Center Township. Police say 19-year-old Chad Stineman’s pickup failed to make a left-hand curve and struck a tree, then crossed the road and hit an embankment. The truck then became airborne and landed on its driver’s side against a natural gas meter. Stineman exited the vehicle and fled on foot. He was later taken by ambulance to the Indiana Regional Medical Center with unknown injuries.
No one was injured in a front-to-rear accident last Monday on Route 119 in Burrell Township. Police say a car driven by 20-year-old William Klieforth of Yardley, Bucks County, ran into the rear of a truck operated by 61-year-old John Orange of Greensburg.
A Homer City woman will be charged with endangering the welfare of children for failing to properly watch two children left in her care. State police say 21-year-old Rayann Smithula was left responsible for a 4-year-old boy and a 2-year-old girl who were discovered last Saturday afternoon in the middle of the road on Cherry Lane in Center Township. A passing motorist stopped to assist the children, who had walked out of their house and down the driveway. The charges are pending.
State police are investigating an allegation of indecent assault and theft in White Township. a 15-year-old girl reported the alleged incident early yesterday at Brady Estates. The accused is a 29-year-old man from Indiana who has not been publicly identified.
An Aliquippa woman is facing a charge of theft of services for skipping out on her bill at the Best Western Hotel in White Township. State police say 25-year-old Lila Freeman left without paying an $89.90 bill earlier this month.
