HEMPFIELD MAN CHARGED IN CONNECTION WITH POLICE CHASE

A Hempfield man is charged in connection with a chase with Greensburg police earlier this month.  The Trib reports that 19-year-old Ty Greenawalt was charged yesterday with fleeing from police, reckless endangerment and summary driving violations for the chase on December 20th that started on Main Street in Greensburg as police tried to pull over his pickup truck. He fled and the chase ensued, reaching speeds between 70 and 120 miles an hour.  The chase was called off when the pickup wetn the wrong way on Toll Route 66. About 30 minutes later, state police pulled the same truck over on Route 30 in North Huntingdon after a pursuit.