Pennsylvania State Police
Police are investigating a report of a counterfeit $100 bill. Troopers said they were contacted by the Oasis Family Fun Center on Lacrue Avenue in Concord Township on Nov. 13.
Avondale Barracks
A one-car crash left a 31-year-old Middletown woman with a citation for careless driving. Police identified the driver as Chelsie Ann Mata. The accident happened on Dec. 2 shortly after 9 p.m. This crash occurred on at approximately 9:08 p.m. in the area of North Chatham Road/Ramee Road in West Marlborough Township. According to the report, Mata was driving south on N. Chatham and told police that she couldn’t see the curve because it was dark. As she approached the curve, police said, she then slid off the left side roadway and hit a tree. No injuries were reported.
Police said they arrested a 44-year-old man from Kennett Square (not named in the report) on assault charges after he kicked several EMTs following a one-car crash on Silver Fox Road in East Marlborough Township. Police said the man was intoxicated on psychedelic mushrooms. The incident happened on Nov. 29 at 3:38 p.m.
State police arrested a 32-year-old man from Huntington Valley for drug possession. According to the report, police stopped the driver after he failed to stop at a red light on E. Baltimore Pike.
Vicki J. Lehenky, 67, was cited for not properly clearing an intersection when her car was struck by another vehicle, police said. The accident happened on West Street Road at its intersection with Parkerville Road in Pennsbury Township. According to police, Lehenky was traveling north on Parkerville Road when she stopped at a properly posted stop sign to turn right onto West Street Road. However, she didn’t properly clear the intersection before entering and was struck by the other car.
Police said Matthew J. Buckley, 44, of Lincoln University, was cited following a one-car crash on E. Baltimore Pike near Cherry Lane in East Marlborough Township. According to the report, Buckley was traveling west on Baltimore Pike when he began to experience convulsions, seizures, and hallucinations. He attempted to stop the vehicle on the side of the road, but because of his seizures, he lost control of the vehicle. As a result, the car crashed into and over a guardrail, where it came to a final uncontrolled rest position in the bushes off the right side of the road. Buckley didn’t suffer any physical injuries, but was transported to Christiana Hospital in Delaware for further medical evaluation of his seizures.
Kennett Square Police Department
Police said Paige Blake, 32, fell asleep at the wheel of his car at the intersection of S. Union Street and E. Cypress Street in Kennett Square on Dec. 4. Officers had to knock on the windows of the 2012 Chevrolet he was in multiple times before Blake came to and stepped out of her vehicle. Indicators suggesting intoxication were observed, and field sobriety tests showed impairment. She was taken into custody for suspicion of DUI and refused a chemical test of her breath. Blake was processed and later released at her residence. Charges were filed in District Court 15-3-04, and this incident is pending a preliminary hearing.
A criminal complaint was filed against Samantha Skerchock for making false reports to police. According to borough police, Skerchock made false statements against her former husband, claiming he had pushed her out of the way during a custody exchange. However, police said that after further investigation, that statement proved to be untrue. Based on Skerchock’s repeated, consistent false statements, including a written statement that knowingly implicated her ex-husband in the crimes of harassment and assault, which did not occur and are contradictory to the video evidence,
About Rich Schwartzman
Rich Schwartzman has been reporting on events in the greater Chadds Ford area since September 2001 when he became the founding editor of The Chadds Ford Post. In April 2009 he became managing editor of ChaddsFordLive. He is also an award-winning photographer.
