Crime & Safety

District Court

From the office of Magisterial District Judge Robert Ford.

The following people were charged and scheduled for preliminary hearings March 8 at District Judge Robert Ford's office in Leetsdale:

Waived to court

  • Donald French, 45, of 2171 Big Sewickley Creek Road, Bell Acres, charged with driving under the influence of alcohol. Bell Acres police reported officers responded shortly before 7 p.m. Jan. 17 to a report of a vehicle into a utility pole on Big Sewickley Creek Road. Police said the pole was broken in three places and wires were hanging down on the Ford Explorer when the officer arrived. Police said French was standing on the side of the road injured, and he admitted he had been drinking. He was transported by ambulance to Allegheny General Hospital in Pittsburgh for injuries to his face, head and body. Police reported a blood-alcohol content of 0.236 percent, above the state's legal limit of 0.08.

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