A head-on collision Tuesday left two people with serious injuries and a woman facing multiple felony charges for driving under the influence of marijuana, according to a criminal complaint.
Jade Autumn Hardy, 27, of Susquehanna, faces felony charges of aggravated assault by vehicle while driving under the influence during a chase that reached speeds over 115 mph.
She allegedly turned her vehicle into an opposing lane of traffic and hit an oncoming vehicle head-on.
At about 6 p.m., Dickson City police officers were on patrol near Viewmont Drive when they spotted Hardy in a vehicle they believed to be stolen.
Officer Matthew Gallagher saw the vehicle doing over 70 mph in a 45 mph zone, crossing over into oncoming traffic at high speed, going through stop signs and passing vehicles, according to the complaint.
Several times, Hardy veered off into oncoming traffic, forcing vehicles off the road.
The vehicle passed police near Lowe’s and continued into Dickson City. Officers soon spotted it heading toward the Blakely/Archbald border.
Gallagher then positioned his vehicle at Sturges Road and Business Route 6, where Hardy passed him at a high rate of speed.
Officers continued pursuit onto Route 247 into Greenfield Twp., where officers set up spike strips.
When Hardy hit the strips, her passenger side front and rear tires deflated.
Hardy, however, continued to flee in her vehicle, driving on only two inflated tires, a deflated tire and a metal rim, police said.
As she approached Amelia Avenue, an SUV approached Hardy’s vehicle in the oncoming lane.
Hardy hit SUV at a high rate of speed, causing it to roll and trap two injured people inside, according to the complaint.
Emergency medical and fire personnel responded to the scene. Gallagher removed Hardy from the vehicle at gunpoint and forcibly lowered her to the ground before handcuffing her.
Emergency responders removed two victims from the other vehicle and began rendering medical treatment.
Officers noted the pursuit lasted 11 miles and 13 minutes, at a maximum speed of 117 mph.
Hardy mentioned dying to officers before being transported to police headquarters. Once there, she admitted to smoking marijuana, police said.
When asked if she remembered details of the pursuit, Hardy said she had wondered why police were following her and just wanted to get home.
Hardy also faces other charges, including reckless endangerment, speeding, failing to stop at a stop sign and careless driving.
She was arraigned Wednesday before District Judge Kipp Adcock, who denied bail because, “No single or combination of bail could guarantee her appearance,” according to court documents.
A preliminary hearing is scheduled for 11:15 a.m. on July 2.