PURSUING A FOLLOW-UP

In a follow-up to a post last month, a 20-year-old Downingtown man was arrested last month following a high-speed pursuit that started just east of town and ended in East Bradford. Adam Wasyl Buczkowski was charged with Fleeing/Attempting to Elude an Officer, DUI, Minor in Possession of Alcohol, Reckless Driving, Careless Driving, Exceeding Posted Speed Limit by 50 mph, Failure to Drive at a Safe Speed, Driving the Wrong Way on a One-Way Street, Red Light Violation, and Reckless Endagnerment. (15-2-05, CR-0000089-07)

This is not the first time Buczkowski has had issues with his driving ability:

• On April 28, 2005, Buczkowski was charged with Exceeding the Speed Limit by 61 mph in Uwchlan Twp; he pled guilty and paid a $247.50 fine (15-2-07, TR-0002067-05)
• On July 11, 2005, Buczkowski pled guilty to Failure to Drive at a Safe Speed and Failure to Use a Safety Belt in Wallace Twp and paid fines totalling $165.50 (15-3-06, TR-0002693-05 & TR-0002694-05)
• On October 31, 2006, Buczkowski pled guilty to speeding and was fined $122.50 for an incident in West Chester (15-1-04, TR-0008080-06)
• On March 22, Buczkowski was found guilty of Speeding following an incident handled by PSP/Embreeville in East Caln and paid $122.50 in fines (15-2-06, TR-0005587-06)

Now that's someone who has learned his lesson, eh?

Buczkowski's preliminary hearing is scheduled in front of Judge Darlington in East Goshen District Court on June 20. Based on recommended sentencing guidelines, and the fact that Fleeing or Eluding Police is only a 2nd degree misdemeanor in Pennsylvania, it's likely that Buczkowski will be serve little, if any, jail time.

Yeah, that'll teach him. Lovely state, that Pennsylvania. How fleeing from police isn't, at a minimum, a 3rd degree felony is beyond me...