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The Blotter

Nov 16, 2006

A Tyrone man and his passenger escaped injury in a one-vehicle accident in Antis Township on Nov. 1 at 3:20 p.m.
Police said David L. Hostler was attempting to negotiate a left curve on Igou Road and traveled off the road, due to excess speed. His vehicle struck an embankment. After impacting the embankment, the vehicle overturned and came to a final rest. Northbound traffic was blocked for a time due to the accident.
Both Hostler and his passenger, 37-year-old Lisa A. Lee of Tyrone, were wearing seat belts.
Hostler will be charged with a violation of the state’s vehicle code.

A 36-year-old Hollidaysburg woman, Jenny Lynn Carroll, suffered serious injuries in a one-vehicle accident on Decker Hollow Road, approximately 1.5 miles west of Adams Ave., in Snyder Township on Nov. 2, at 12:55 a.m.
Police said the accident happened when Carroll was driving her car west on the road at an unsafe speed for wet conditions.
She encountered an “S Curve” in the road and failed to negotiate the curve. Her vehicle spun out, traveled off the road and struck a grass embankment. The impact caused the car to begin rolling over. Police said it rolled for approximately 72 feet to a final rest in the front yard of a residence.
Carroll was partially ejected from the vehicle. She was taken to Altoona Regional Medical Center for treatment of head and neck injuries.
Police said they discovered that Carroll had allegedly been consuming alcoholic beverages prior to the crash and she was arrested for DUI. The investigation was continuing pending lab blood alcohol content results. Carroll was not wearing a seat belt.
Hollidaysburg State Police were assisted by the Tyrone Police Department, Tyrone Area Fire and EMS and Russels Towing.

Two people from Tyrone were involved in a two-vehicle accident on old Route 220, approximately 1/2 mile south of Bald Eagle, Snyder Township, on Nov. 2 at 3:25 p.m.
Police said a 16-year-old male was north on the road when James McClellan, Jr. was preparing to enter onto old Route 220 from a private road.
McClellan failed to see the other vehicle approaching and pulled out. The front of the teen’s car struck the left side of McClellan’s dump truck.
Both drivers were wearing seat belts. McClellan was cited for entering the road in the path of the other vehicle.

A Warriors Mark man was the victim of a theft from his front porch sometime between 7 p.m. on Nov. 2 and 4:45 a.m. on Nov. 3.
State police said during that time frame, someone entered the front porch area of Brian Cupp of Dungarvin Road and took various hunting equipment and clothing from it.
Anyone with information on the crime should contact Huntingdon County-based state police.

A rural Altoona man was the victim of a theft at a residence on Sinking Valley Road in Tyrone Township on Nov. 3 between 3:30 and 3:40 p.m.
William Ernest said someone entered his home and took several bottles of his medication.

A Tyrone woman, Carol Rurabaugh, was the victim of a criminal mischief incident in Antis Township sometime between 8:45 a.m. and 2 p.m. on Nov. 4.
Police said someone struck the woman’s vehicle with a glass bottle and shattered the rear window. The window was valued at approximately $500. State police are asking anyone with information on the incident to contact them at 696-6100

By Rick