A Frackville woman’s early morning chase ended in a crash that severed a utility pole, sparked a power outage, and left several facing charges, police report.
According to Frackville Police, on Saturday, November 2, 2024, around 2:15am, Frackville Police investigated a motor vehicle accident involving a single vehicle striking a utility pole at the intersection of South Center Street and West Chestnut Street.
During investigation, Police learned that an early morning disturbance occurred at the residence of Jessica Giddings, 37, of Frackville. The altercation escalated to Giddings using her vehicle, a 2014 Dodge Durango to chase after another vehicle, a 2011 Ford Edge, owned/occupied by Chayleen Monroy, 19, of Cumbola, Rylee Spotts, 20, of Pottsville, Jasmyn Guldin, 19, of Pottsville, and Giddings’ brother, Terry Thomas, 19, of Frackville.
In the area of Boyer’s Food Market, Frackville, both vehicles stopped, with Giddings exiting her vehicle. Giddings then proceeded to slash the front passenger tire with an unknown object and smash the rear window out of Monroy’s vehicle with a baseball batting tee.
After Monroy’s vehicle fled the area, in the wrong direction on a one-way street against the flow of traffic on West Chestnut Street, Giddings attempted to chase after Monroy’s vehicle which resulted in Giddings losing control and striking a utility police at the intersection of South Center Street and West Chestnut Street. This caused the utility pole to be severed in two and numerous utility lines to be downed. It also knocked power out in the area.
Officers spoke with Monroy, Spotts, and Guldin who stated they left the area due to Giddings threatening them. All three had an odor of an alcoholic beverage emitting from the person and stated that they consumed alcohol.
Giddings will be cited for reckless driving, driving with a suspended/revoked driver’s license, and other vehicle code violations. Monroy, Spotts, and Guldin will be cited for consumption of alcohol by minors.
The Pennsylvania State Police and Butler Township Police assisted with the incident.