A Port Carbon man is locked up in Schuylkill County Prison after being involved in a pursuit and crash early Tuesday.
The F-150 began fleeing on Centre Street towards Mount Carbon.
The truck then began to brake and attempt to negotiate the turn under the Mount Carbon Arch Bridge. However, the operator failed to negotiate the turn and struck the concrete wall under the bridge head on.
The driver, later identified as Jacob Maldonado, 33, of Port Carbon was extricated by Police on scene. It was later determined that Maldonado recently moved to Port Carbon from Connecticut where he had an active Parole Warrant.
Maldonado was released from Lehigh Valley Schuylkill East after suffering minor injuries. Maldonado was arraigned before on-call Magisterial District Judge Dave Plachko.
Jacob Maldonado was charged with Fleeing or Attempting to Elude Officer (F3), Flight to Avoid Apprehension (M2), Driving Under the Influence: General Impairment (M), Driving without insurance (S), Careless Driving (S), Driving at Safe Speeds (S), Driving Without a License (S), and Required Rear Lighting (S).
The driver, later identified as Jacob Maldonado, 33, of Port Carbon was extricated by Police on scene. It was later determined that Maldonado recently moved to Port Carbon from Connecticut where he had an active Parole Warrant.
Maldonado was released from Lehigh Valley Schuylkill East after suffering minor injuries. Maldonado was arraigned before on-call Magisterial District Judge Dave Plachko.
Jacob Maldonado was charged with Fleeing or Attempting to Elude Officer (F3), Flight to Avoid Apprehension (M2), Driving Under the Influence: General Impairment (M), Driving without insurance (S), Careless Driving (S), Driving at Safe Speeds (S), Driving Without a License (S), and Required Rear Lighting (S).
Maldonado is currently incarcerated Schuylkill County Prison with bail set at $50,000 straight cash bail.