CUMBERLAND COUNTY, Pa. — UPDATE: (September 6) A New Cumberland man is charged with DUI and drug offenses following a single-vehicle crash in April that injured one person, according to police.
Charles Hancock, 35, was found to be under the influence of a controlled substance which led to the crash. Hancock also had related paraphernalia and a suspended driver’s license.
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Police in Upper Allen Township are investigating a single-vehicle crash that injured one person Sunday morning along Route 15.
Upper Allen Township Police say they were alerted at about 11:33 a.m. by a caller who reported seeing a white station wagon that was repeatedly striking the jersey barrier in the area of Mile Marker 40.4 in Lower Allen Township, continuing south into Upper Allen.
An officer in the area soon found the vehicle, a white Chevrolet HHR, as it passed over South Market Street. The vehicle was still hitting the barrier as the officer pursued, police say.
The vehicle eventually came to rest in traffic near the West Lisburn Road interchange. The vehicle's driver, Charles R. Hancock, 35, was the sole occupant, according to police. He was transported from the scene by EMS.
Police say the cause of the crash remains under investigation.
