Credit: Bucks County Department of Corrections
A Trenton man on driving the wrong way on Levittown jug handle was taken into custody by Tullytown Police early Friday morning after crashing his 2006 Toyota Scion in a one-vehicle accident with two small children in the car, and alcohol on his breath, police say.
According to Tullytown Police, upon arrival on the scene, Dariusz Kowalski, 37 was outside of the vehicle standing with two children ages four and six with a large laceration on his head, police say.
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The officer on scene noted airbag deployment and significant damage to the vehicle as it sat facing the wrong way on the jug handle across the street from Wal-Mart, the probable cause affidavit says.
Kowalski told police he was following his GPS when the accident occurred but was unable to give any clear reason for the accident or why the vehicle was facing the wrong way on the road. The officer on scene, while questioning the suspect, noticed the smell of alcohol on Kowalski’s breathe and impaired speech during the exchange, court documents say.
At the time, Kowalski did not have a valid Pennsylvania driver’s license on him but one from Illinois was located.
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The officer on scene had Kowalski submit to a probable cause breath test which resulted in reading of .159% Upon further investigation of the damaged vehicle, police located two bottles of vodka in the vehicle. One empty under the driver’s seat and one half full in the glove compartment, court records say.
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Kowalski told police he was like an “uncle” to the children with him and they were his neighbor’s kids but was unable to provide any more information about the children to authorities, police say.
Kowalski and the children were transported to St Mary Medical Center for further evaluation. While at the medical center, the defendant submitted to further chemical testing. Police again asked the man what happened and he told police the last thing he remembered was looking down at his navigation system, police records say.
According to online court documents, Kowalski was arraigned in front of District Court Judge Robert L. Wagner Jr. on charges of driving under the influence, two reckless endangerment counts and other associated offenses. Bail was set at 10 percent of $15,000. Unable to post bond, Kowalski was sent to Bucks County Jail.
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He is scheduled for a preliminary hearing on June 18.
