So much for that "laid back" facade the Amish use to extract millions a year from NY/NJ tourists....
Alan Lee Beiler, 35, of the 800 block of Country Lane in Paradise, Lancaster County, was arraigned last week on charges of drug possession and that he led state police on a high-speed chase along routes 11/15, 22/322 and through the streets of Duncannon on July 7.
Court records state Beiler managed to elude the pursuing troopers after one on them crashed their cruiser. The trooper was treated for a mild concussion. Beiler then drove home, but not before the trooper was able to get his license plate number during the pursuit.
The case appears similar to an Lancaster County incident Belier was involved in that same week, according to court records.
Troopers attempted to stop Beiler near the intersection of routes 11/15 and 22/322 in Reed Township, Dauphin County, at about 9 a.m. because of an expired registration on his 2004 Jeep Liberty.
Beiler then accelerated to 80 mph down Route 22/322 east and then entered Duncannon, police said. He continued to Route 11/15, where he drove south in the northbound lanes and dodged at least five other cars that were traveling in the right direction, police said.
Beiler was taken into custody later that day in Paradise, records state.
During a search of Beiler's Jeep, troopers found a small amount of marijuana hashish; Carisoprodol, a skeletal muscle relaxant; oxycodone; and Alprazolam, an anti-axiety drug, records state.
When he was interviewed by troopers on July 31, Beiler said he was returning home from Newport when the crash began, but he didn't know why he ran away, police said.
Beiler also said he saw the pursuing trooper crash and asked how he was doing, police said. He also told troopers that the drugs found in the Jeep were his, records state.
Beiler has been charged with 34 violations, including felony eluding police, nine misdemeanors and 24 summary counts, including driving without a license.
He was released without having to post bail. A preliminary hearing on the charges has not yet been scheduled.
source: Penn Live
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