PSP: New York man fleeing troopers hits patrol car, parked car
KAYLEE LINDENMUTH / SHENANDOAH SENTINEL - The scene where a police pursuit ended on March 30, 2024. The fleeing GMC pickup truck is seen being loaded onto a flatbed.
ALTAMONT – An Upstate New York man is in Schuylkill County Prison after state troopers say he led them on a chase before striking a patrol car and a parked car in this section of West Mahanoy Township.
Dennis Williamson, 41, of Rome, New York, is facing felony fleeing or eluding charges along with DUI, driving with a suspended license, among others, for the chase Saturday night.
State Police at Frackville said the crash ended around 8:30pm at Spencer and Street and Morea Road.
Troopers said Williamson was fleeing in a 2007 GMC Canyon when he struck a 2022 Dodge Charger patrol car before striking a parked 2020 Chevrolet Equinox.
Both Williamson and his passenger, Jennifer Schellerer, 37, of Holland Patent, New York, were taken to a Pottsville hospital for evaluation and released to police custody.
Williamson was arraigned Sunday morning and committed to Schuylkill County Prison, unable to post $100,000 cash bail.
Schellerer was also jailed on marijuana and drug paraphernalia charges. Her bail was set at $2,500 cash.
Preliminary hearings for both are set for April 11.
The occupants of the police patrol car were not injured, and their names were redacted from the media release.
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