Police Blotter: Several Car Crashes, Woman Lashes Out on Police

Driver Causes Car to Jump Curb and Hit Sidewalk, Leaves From Scene

On Feb. 19 at 8:45 a.m., police reported to the four-way intersection of the westbound lanes of Route 3/West Chester Pike and northbound lanes of Route 252/Newtown Street Road.

According to police, a Broomall resident driving a small Ford Truck was heading straight, westbound on West Chester Pike, approaching the intersection of Newtown Street Road in the right-hand operating lane.

At the same time, a Nissan X-Terra was in the left-hand operating lane also heading west on West Chester Pike, said police. The driver of the X-Terra suddenly turned directly from the left lane and made a right-hand turn onto Newtown Street Road and directly in front of  the truck, crossing both the right-hand operating lane and the right-turn lane, police said.

In order to avoid a collision, the small Ford Truck veered to its right, struck then jumped the sidewalk curb and continued to drive on the sidewalk, police said. As the truck hit the curb, the Broomall driver struck his face somewhere in the vehicle during the crash and suffered profusive bleeding from his nose.

Both vehicles and a witness vehicle pulled over to exchange driver's information but when the Broomall driver asked for X-Terra's information, the driver of the X-Terra got back into his car and drove off without supplying information, according to police.

The X-Terra's license plate was noted and police called the driver of the X-Terra, who denied the accusations of the Broomall driver and witness. Police issued the driver a citation for careless driving and improper turning.

60-year-old Woman Drives Into Curb, Fire Hydrant, Utility Pole

On Feb. 20 at approximately 11 p.m., police responded to West Chester Pike and Rhoads Avenue for a reported car crash. 

According to police, a 60-year-old Darby resident driving a PT Cruiser was heading west in the right-hand operating lane of Route 3/West Chester Pike between Bryn Mawr and Rhoads avenues when she drifted to the right, hitting the curb, striking a fire hydrant and finally crashing into a utility pole.

The woman told police she was distracted by the light. Police said the woman had corrective lenses restriction checked off on her license but told police that she was wearing her eyeglasses at the time of the collision.

She was transported to Bryn Mawr Hospital for pain in the chest area by Newtown Township Ambulance Corps. Police said the right head lamp of the PT Cruiser was damaged upon impact of the accident and was towed from the scene.

The westbound lanes of Rhoads Avenue were fully closed for approximately 30-60 minutes, police said.

Woman Involved in Domestic Fight Physically Attacks Police

On Feb. ­21 at approximately 9:30 p.m., Newtown police arrived on scene at Summit Avenue in Newtown Square for a domestic fight.

Upon arrival, police said they found the husband waiting for police on the front porch and could hear a woman screaming to the street. The woman was screaming obscenities and cursing for someone to get out of her house, said police.

According to police, several attempts were made to calm the woman down inside her home, in which she continued to yell and act very disorderly while the officers were present.

Police said the woman was on her bed and started to approach one of the officers that led police to believe she was about to assault the officer. One of the officers stepped in between the woman and the officer in which the woman ran right into the officer, police said.

The woman continued to push this officer, said police, even after being told several times to stop. The woman waved her hands and screamed even louder and police grabbed her left arm to prevent her from striking an officer, according to police.

After police were able to calm her down, they instructed her not to have any contact with her husband, in which she acknowledged but as police were leaving the home, she pushed one officer from behind, police said.

After several attempts to get the woman to relax, police said the woman pushed the officer again while trying to force her way past him in an apparent attempt to physically attack another officer.

The 48-year-old Newtown Square woman was arrested for aggravated assault, attempted simple assault, harassment dealing with a strike, shove, kick, etc., and lewd language.

Garbage Truck Driver Distracted, Causes Three-Car Collision

On Feb. 23 at approximately 7:40a.m., police were called to the westbound lanes of Route 3/West Chester Pike and the southbound lanes of Alpha Drive for a reported three-car collision involving three people and injuring two.

According to police, a 30-year-old driver from Glenolden was driving a Waste Management of PA, Inc., large commercial truck and was estimated going 10 mph along westbound on West Chester Pike.

The driver, distracted, hit a Chevrolet Silverado in front of him who then hit a Honda Accord in front of them, who were both stopped at a red traffic light.

Police said the driver of the garbage truck looked down momentarily when he looked up and saw that the traffic ahead had stopped. He applied the brakes but could not stop in time to avoid driving into the back of the Silverado, police said.

The force of impact from the crash caused damage to the driver’s seat of Silverado. The 55-year-old resident of Broomall driving the Silverado and the 41-year-old Broomall resident driving the Accord  suffered minor injuries.