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 William J. Matthews
Shaw identified the Fugitive as William J. Matthews, age 25, of Latrobe, Pennsylvania.
Williams was added to the Clearfield County Fugitive of the Week list on March 7, 2011.
On September 22, 2009, Officer Peter Largey of the Sandy Township Police Department, filed a Criminal Complaint charging Williams with: 1) Driving Under the Influence, M; and 2) Reckless Driving, S.
An Affidavit of Probable Cause filed by Officer Largey states that on August 30, 2009, the Sandy Township Police Department responded to the scene of a one vehicle accident on Coral Reef Road. Upon arrival at the scene of the crash, it was found that the vehicle had traveled off the roadway and two passengers had suffered injuries as a result of the accident. The driver of the vehicle was identified as William J. Matthews. Upon speaking with Matthews, Officer Largey detected signs of impairment and requested that Williams perform standard field sobriety tests. After administering the field sobriety tests, Williams was transported to the DuBois Regional Medical Center for blood testing.
A Preliminary Hearing was scheduled for October 16, 2009, at which time all charges were held for Court. On July 15, 2010, Williams failed to appear for Criminal Call and a warrant was issued for his arrest.
Shaw stated that on March 20, 2011, Williams voluntarily surrendered himself to Officers of the Clearfield Borough Police Department, and he was taken into custody.
Shaw thanked the Clearfield Borough Police Department for their assistance with this case.
Anyone with knowledge of a Fugitive's location is asked to call Clearfield County Crimestoppers at (800)-376-4700.
All calls to Crimestoppers are confidential. Anonymous tips can also be submitted by visiting the Clearfield County District Attorney web site at "www.ClearfieldDA.org" and selecting "Report A Crime".
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(A person charged with a crime is presumed innocent until proven guilty.)
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