Police Blotter-Dec. 8, 2005

Lambertville

   Patrice Stock, 20, of Pipersville was charged with drunken driving Nov. 28 at about 1:30 a.m.
   Police said they saw a vehicle backing up on Route 165. As a marked patrol unit approached the vehicle, it stopped, then continued forward on Route 518, crossing over the no-passing lines, police said.
   As it turned left into a private driveway, it struck a large rock at the entrance, then drove into a shrub, police said. As the driver tried to back up, it again hit the rock, police said.
   Ms. Stock also was charged with underage drunken driving, reckless driving, failure to maintain lane and backing into a street. She was released without bail.
   Friday at about midnight, Michael Phillips, 49, of Washington Crossing, Pa., was charged with drunken driving.
   Police said his vehicle was going at a high rate of speed on Bridge Street, 38 mph in a posted 25-mph zone, and was swerving and crossing the double yellow lines. The driver didn’t stop at the red traffic signal at the corner of Bridge and Main streets, but eventually stopped in the middle of the intersection, police said.
   The vehicle was pulled over at the intersection of South Main and Ferry streets.
   Mr. Phillips also was charged with reckless driving, speeding, failure to maintain lane, failure to keep right and failure to observe signal. He was without bail.
   Dec. 1 at about 3 p.m., police went to the intersection of Route 29 and Alexauken Creek Road for a motor vehicle accident.
   One of the drivers involved, Alberto Navarro, 21, of Lambertville, presented a Mexican driver’s license of very poor quality, police said. When asked his name and date of birth, Mr. Navarro answered with a different date of birth than that on the license, police said.
   Mr. Navarro told police the license was not real, and he had purchased it in a store in Mexico, police said.
   He was charged with providing a false government document.
Solebury

   Saturday at 10:15 p.m., there was a one-vehicle accident on Stoney Hill Road, west of Sugan Road.
   A 16-year- old male from Solebury lost control of his vehicle on Stoney Hill Road and rolled over.
   The driver was able to get himself out of the vehicle. He was taken to St. Mary’s Medical Center in Langhorne, Pa., for injuries received in the accident.
   The vehicle was towed from the scene.
   Sunday at 2:30 p.m., a guitar valued at about $750 was taken from a home at 32 Meadow Lane.
   The victim reported the residence was not broken into. No signs of forced entry were found.
   The guitar was removed sometime Saturday between 3:30 and 10 p.m.
   Dec. 1 at 7 a.m., there was a three-vehicle accident on Route 263 at the intersection of Comfort Road.
   A vehicle driven by a 17-year-old Solebury girl stopped at the stop sign. The driver didn’t see a vehicle coming south on Route 263 that was driven by Roy Mesker, 41, of Route 523, Stockton.
   She struck the vehicle pulling out from Comfort Road.
   Mr. Mesker’s vehicle crossed the road and struck a north-bound vehicle on Route 263 that was driven by Anthony C. Pellechio, 57, of Sherwood Lane, Doylestown, Pa.
   There were no injuries reported. All three vehicles had to be towed.
   Solebury police, along with Newtown Township and Buckingham Township police, did another truck inspection on Route 202 near Route 179 from 2 a.m. to 7 a.m.
   Police weighed more than 100 trucks and issued 10 citations for overweight vehicles as well as citations for other violations, totaling about $3,750 in fines.
   This is a continuing effort to keep the highway safe.
   Monday at 7 a.m., there was a two-vehicle accident at the intersection of Aquetong and Lower Mountain roads.
   A vehicle driven by Charles Mueller, 22, of Rinker Circle, Doylestown, Pa., was going west on Lower Mountain Road, stopped for the stop sign, then pulled into the intersection in front of a car going north on Aquetong Road. The second car was driven by Jacqueline S. Ferrier, 23, of Church Road, East Greenville, Pa.
   Mr. Mueller received cuts to the face but refused medical treatment. Both vehicles had to be towed.
   Monday at 7:30 a.m., there was a five-vehicle accident on Route 202 south of Aquetong Road.
   All vehicles were going north on Route 202 at the time of the accident.
   Three minor injuries were reported with the people taken to Doylestown Hospital by Central Bucks Rescue Squad.
   Threes vehicle were towed with heavy damage.
   The investigation is continuing; the report is not complete at this time.
   Solebury police offer the following driving tips during snowy weather:
   • Drivers should always have a full tank of gas.
   • Warm up the car to clear windows before starting out.
   • Have a working cellphone in case of an emergency.
   • Have snow tires on the vehicle.
   • Those with an SUV should make sure they can put it in 4-wheel drive.
   • An SUV can get around in snow and ice, but the stopping distance does not change; an SUV still will skid on the ice and snow.
   • Always maintain a safe distance between vehicles.
   • Always clear the snow from a vehicle — all windows and the roof — so it will not slide on the windshield and block vision.
   • Do not leave a vehicle parked on the side of the road during a winter storm to avoid towing and a ticket.
   • Always allow extra driving time for poor road conditions and traffic delays.