By RODNEY L. SHERMAN
Clarion News editor
A 41-year-old Emlenton-area man faces charges of driving under the influence of alcohol and eight summary traffic law citations after he allegedly crashed his 1998 Ford pick-up truck along State Route 208 in Beaver Township and then continued to drive the heavily-damaged truck into Knox Borough.
Timothy Ryan Gerred Jr. was traveling along State Route 208 near the at the top of the hill in the “Beaver Ponds” area in Beaver Township when he allegedly lost control the vehicle and drove through two lawns before the vehicle rolled over, scattering debris and other items along the roadway and on the lawns.
The crash damaged the two lawns, owned by an 81-year-old Knox woman and a 73-year-old Knox man.
The truck apparently rolled over at least one time and landed on its wheels.
Gerred then allegedly drove the partially crushed truck about two and a half miles along State Route 208 into Knox Borough where he was stopped by Knox Borough Police Chief Jason Bowen.
State police Tpr. Brian Tanner arrived at the scene in Knox where Gerred had already been placed in an ambulance.
Tanner interviewed Gerred at Clarion Hospital where Gerred was taken for treatment of his injuries.
Tanner alleges Gerred had a strong odor of alcohol on his breath and failed the one field sobriety test he was able to perform.
Gerred allegedly refused to submit to breath and blood tests to determine his blood alcohol content.
After Gerred was medically cleared from the hospital, Tanner placed him under arrest for alleged DUI.
Gerred was also charged with driving without a license, failure to carry a license, disregard of a traffic lane, driving at an unsafe speed, careless driving, failure to stop at the scene of a crash and render aid, leaving the scene of a crash involving damage to a vehicle or property and failure to notify police of a crash involving damage to a vehicle or property.
Gerred is scheduled for a Dec. 8 preliminary hearing depending on COVID-19 restrictions.