• Police are investigating a
case of simple assault in which one motorist pulled a gun on another on Route 1
in Concord Township. The incident happened 5:23 p.m. on Feb. 1. According to a
police report, the victim was driving south on Route 1 near Route 202 when he
accidently cutoff another driver driving a gray Lincoln Navigator. The driver
of the Lincoln then pulled along side the other car and pointed a black firearm
at the driver. The suspect was described as a young white male, skinny with
short black hair. The Lincoln Navigator had a license plate featuring “VIP Auto
Service,” the report said. Anyone with information about the incident is asked
to call the state police at 484-840-1000.
• Three people were injured in
a three-vehicle crash on Route 1 in Chadds Ford on Jan. 27. The 9 a.m. accident
happened because one driver was travelling too fast for conditions, but no
charges were filed, according to the police report. Police said the driver,
George Near, 36, of Media, was driving a Ford Crown Victoria southbound when he
hit a puddle of standing water and lost control of the car. The car rotated
counterclockwise and drifted into the northbound lanes, striking one car that was
subsequently hit by another car heading north. Two of the injured were taken to
Crozer Hospital with minor injuries. Near also received minor injuries, but was
not hospitalized.
• Gabriel Chimeyo-Peregrina,
28, of Upper Darby, was arrested for DUI after being stopped for a traffic
violation, state police said in a press release. The incident happened shortly
before 1 a.m. on Feb. 4 along northbound Route 202 near Meghan’s restaurant.
• Police reported no injuries
following a two-car accident on Route 1 at Evergreen Drive in Concord Township
on Feb. 1. The accident happened at 11:15 p.m. According to the report, a car
driven by Theresa A. Klein, 42, of Kennett Square, struck another from behind
at a traffic light; Klein then fled the scene. Klein was apprehended and failed
to perform a field sobriety test.
