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Complaint Alleges Wrong-Way Driver Hit Police Car
By Staff Reports
The Tube City Almanac
July 11, 2024
Posted in: Crime and Police News
A city man is charged with driving under the influence and several moving violations after police said he drove the wrong way on a one-way street and struck a squad car.
Jose Rodriguez-Claudio, 42, is also charged by McKeesport police with speeding, reckless driving, careless driving, driving the wrong way and causing an accident. He is free on his own recognizance pending a preliminary hearing Sept. 16 before Magisterial District Judge Eugene Riazzi.
According to a criminal complaint, an officer was driving on Centennial Street, en route to a call on Grant Street, on the evening of July 7 when he observed a minivan heading toward him at “a high rate of speed.”
Police allege that when the minivan’s driver spotted the police car, he attempted to stop, but locked the brakes and skidded to a stop, colliding with the city vehicle.
No injuries were reported.
The complaint alleges that the driver, identified as Rodriguez-Claudio, appeared to have been drinking and that several cans of beer were observed on the front seat of the vehicle.
A passenger in the minivan was not injured, according to the complaint. According to the complaint, the vehicle was towed from the scene, while the city police car sustained moderate damage.
Originally published July 11, 2024.
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