Police Log June 17: Crashes, DUIs, assault

Posted by ChaddsFordLive on June 17, 2020

Pennsylvania State Police

Media Barracks

• One person was believed injured in a three-vehicle crash on Route 1 in Chadds Ford Township on June 10. Police said the 1998 Honda Civic driven by Jordan M. Wilson, 27, of Philadelphia, was southbound in the left lane near Painters Crossing when it crossed the median into oncoming northbound traffic. The driver of a northbound vehicle tried maneuvering to avoid a collision but was struck in the left rear quarter panel. The third driver, also northbound, tried to avoid hitting the second vehicle, but was not successful. The driver of the second vehicle was believed injured but refused transport. Police said Wilson might have lost control because of a mechanical failure. The accident happened at 12:47 p.m.

• Police said they arrested 26-year-old Michael Lupoli, of Garnet Valley, for assault after a family argument got physical. Victims included a 63-year-old man, a 60-year-old woman, and a 21-year-old man. Police said the elder male was injured. The incident happened on May 10.

• Carlos Ortega, 49, of Wilmington, was arrested for DUI in Chadds Ford Township on June 13, police said. According to the report, troopers responded to a one-vehicle accident and found the driver to be under the influence.

• A 21-year-old man from Oxford — not named in the report — rear-ended another vehicle on the Conchester Highway shortly before 10 a.m. on June 15. No other details were released in the report other than no injuries were reported.

• Both drivers — a 20-year-old from Chadds Ford and an 83-year-old woman from Glen Mills — were injured in a two-car crash after a collision on Smithbridge Road 11:08 a.m. on June 15. Police said the 20-year-old was eastbound when the Volkswagen Jetta he was driving crossed the double yellow line and struck the oncoming westbound vehicle.

Avondale Barracks

• Details of the incident were not included in the report, but state police from the Avondale barracks said Hilary S. Simons, 58, of West Grove, was cited after her vehicle struck a bicyclist on Unionville-Wawaset Road at S. Wawaset Road in Pocopson Township. The accident happened at 12:15 p.m. on June 14. Longwood Fire EMS transported the bicyclist to Chester County Hospital for treatment of injures.

• Police arrested a 21-year-old from Coatesville on drug charges in Kennett Township on June 9. Police said they made a traffic stop on E. Baltimore Pike near Lenape Road and smelled marijuana coming from the car as they approached. They found a small amount of cannabis and paraphernalia during a probable cause search, the report said.

• State police are investigating a case of identity theft. A report said someone used the victim's credit card information on Bridge Road in Pocopson Township. The purchase was for $286 from the Best Buy website.