Ephrata Police have charged a Maryland man in connection with a hit-and-run crash that seriously injured an 83-year-old woman in Pennsylvania.
Police said the crash occurred around 7:30 p.m. Tuesday, September 29, in the 100 block of South Reading Road in Ephrata. A dark-colored pickup truck traveling south struck the woman as she was walking south along the road before leaving the scene. The Lancaster County Crash Team assisted Ephrata Police with recovering evidence from the scene.
At approximately 12:23 a.m. Wednesday, September 30, police received an online tip regarding the suspected driver and his location. Officers responded and located a vehicle with damage and missing parts that police said were consistent with evidence recovered from the crash scene.
Police identified the driver as 64-year-old George Stutz of Mount Airy, Maryland. Stutz was charged with accidents involving personal injury and transported to Lancaster County Prison. He was arraigned and held on $50,000 cash bail. Stutz is presumed innocent unless proven guilty in court.
