A 61 year-old Morrisville man is in custody after allegedly stealing a concrete business truck and crashing into PECO powerline poles, trees, trash cans, an unoccupied vehicle while under the influence.
Leon Johnson was preliminarily arraigned by Judge Galloway and remanded to prison in lieu of 10% of $250,000.00 cash bail, charged with two felony counts of theft, DUI and 20 traffic summary violations Monday.
According to the probable cause, at approximately 8:35 am police were dispatched by Bucks County Radio Room to the area of Bristol Pike and Windsor Drive, in the Morrisville section of , Falls Township, for numerous reports of a hit and run.
Credit Falls Twp Police
Police Radio reported several calls regarding an Esco Concrete truck which was striking unoccupied vehicles, PECO poles, trees and trash cans along on Bristol Pike.
On arrival, Falls Twp Police officers located the vehicle traveling south on Bristol Pike approaching Penn Valley Printing.
The Esco Concrete truck, according to police, was hauling a trailer at the time.
Falls Twp Police officers initiated a traffic stop on the vehicle at Penn Valley Printing due to numerous vehicle code violations and the numerous verified calls to Police Radio.
The driver (Johnson,) was detained for investigation.
As officers spoke to Johnson, his pupils appeared to be pin pointed and he was rambling.
Officers also noted in the probable cause the concrete truck to be heavily damaged and was dragging a Waste Management trash can. Police suspected he was under the influence of a controlled substance and unable to safely operate a motor vehicle.
Falls Twp Police Officers responded to Esco Concrete and was able to make contact with the concrete business owner. The owner told police he started the truck and ran back inside to grab items. This is when Johnson entered the vehicle and drove off in it, police wrote in court records.
The owner told police at no point was Johnson allowed to use the vehicle nor did he know who Johnson was, the probable cause says.
According to police, as Johnson was driving, he struck a parked vehicle at Bristol Pike and Windsor Drive, a parked truck at 1497 Bristol Pike and the fencing for the residence at 1445 Bristol Pike lot 85. Johnson also struck PECO pole 1018 which is located at 1309 Bristol Pike, PECO pole 1043 which is located at Bristol Pike and Wheatsheaf Road, and PECO poles 1013, 1040 and 1041 which are all located in the area of Bristol Pike and Beatty Drive. Johnson’s reckless driving put numerous members of the public at risk of serious injury. Johnson was read the DL26 verbatim and consented to a chemical test of his blood.