PERKASIE BOROUGH CRIME

Car hits gas instead of brake, damaging firehouse iron railings in Perkasie

Perkasie Borough Police responded to three minor accidents last week.

Perkasie Borough Police responded to three minor accidents last week.

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Perkasie Borough Police responded to three minor accidents last week, including one where an iron wrought railing was damaged at the Perkasie Fire Department.

On June 19 at 9:40 a.m., police were called to the fire department for a report of a vehicle that struck railings behind the station. 

Police said the driver of a Honda hit the gas instead of the brake, striking and causing moderate damage to the railings. 

No tow was needed and there were no injuries.

On June 21, at 11:35 a.m., police were called to the 600 block of West Walnut Street for a report of a Hyundai that struck a parked Jeep while attempting to parallel park. Both vehicles sustained minor damage, police said.

In a third incident, at 9:35 a.m. June 22, police were called to Independence Court for a report of a minor crash.

Police said a Toyota RAV4 struck an Audi A4 that was parked in a "No Parking" zone, while the driver was backing out of a driveway. 

Both cars sustained minor damage, police said.


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Tony Di Domizio

Tony Di Domizio is the Managing Editor of NorthPennNow, PerkValleyNow, and CentralBucksNow, and a staff writer for WissNow. Email him at [email protected]. Tony graduated from Kutztown University and went on to serve as a reporter and editor for various news organizations, including Patch/AOL, The Reporter in Lansdale, Pa., and The Morning Call in Allentown, Pa. He was born and raised in and around Lansdale and attended North Penn High School. Lansdale born. St. Patrick's Day, 1980.