The story goes on, but that's the gist of it. Smith said the drivers were charged with attempted homicide because 'they were both involved in the same criminal act.' he wsa charged with criminal attempted homicide, aggravated assault, and lesser chargers and held in the county prison in lieu of $75,000 bail. Filson, 19, of Ephrata was the other driver. 'There is evidence that the defendant was traveling at a high rate of speed, that he did see the officer prior to striking him, knew he hit him, and continued on.' 'There is case law that a car can be a deadly weapon,' Dauhpin County District Attorney Edward M.

He was ordered held in Dauphin County Prison in lieu of $150,000 bail.

The Ephrata youth was charged with criminal attempted homicide, aggravated assault, and a litany of lesser counts. Gutshall, who turns 17 today, was driving the car that stuck Roche. The five people involved in the cahse were arrested by 6:30 a.m., police said. 'We are cautiously optimistic,' Smith said. William Smith said Roche, a former Army Captain who joined the force in May 1998, was gravely injured but that doctors were hopeful he can pull through.

Hershey Medical Center, where he underwent surgery twice before noon. Roche suffered serious leg and facial injuries. Patrolman Timothy Roche, 28, was trying to end a poloce pursuit involving two stolen Hondas by placing spikes across the road when one of the speeding cars struck him about 1:25 a.m., police said. A Derry Twp police officer rn down early yesterday by a group of teens in a stolen car was hospitalized in critical condition last night, authorities said.

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