Hearing for Reynoldsville Man Charged With Fleeing Traffic Stop in Falls Creek Borough Set for Next Week

JEFFERSON CO., Pa. (EYT) – A hearing has been scheduled for next week for a Reynoldsville man charged with fleeing a traffic stop in Falls Creek Borough in late May.

Court documents indicate 32-year-old Steven Matthew Siple is scheduled to stand for a preliminary hearing in front of Magisterial District Judge David B. Inzana at 9:45 a.m. on July 8, on the following charges:

– Fleeing or Attempting to Elude Officer, Felony 3
– Flight To Avoid Appreh/Trial/Punishment, Felony 3
– Reckless Driving, Summary
– Careless Driving, Summary
– Investigation By Officer/Duty Of Operator, Summary
– Turning Movements And Required Signals, Summary
– Fail To Keep Right, Summary
– Duties At Stop Sign, Summary
– Obedience to Traffic-Control Devices, Summary
– Fail To Carry License, Summary
– Fail To Carry Registration, Summary
– Drive While Operator Privilege Suspended Or Revoked, Summary
– Driving Without A License, Summary
– Fail to Notify Change in Address, Summary
– Driving at Safe Speed, Summary
– Obstructed Window, Summary (two counts)

Details of the case:

According to a criminal complaint, around 2:30 a.m. on May 24, DuBois-based State Police observed a blue Chevrolet Impala traveling north on State Route 950 toward Falls Creek Borough, Jefferson County, and discovered there was no record of the registration plate on the vehicle.

Police then attempted a traffic stop on the vehicle in the area of Main Street and First Street in Falls Creek, and the vehicle pulled into a parking lot on Fuller Avenue.

According to the complaint, as the trooper was approaching the vehicle, the driver then fled, driving the vehicle out of the parking lot and onto Fuller Avenue heading toward State Route 950.

The complaint notes the trooper saw the vehicle flee “in a reckless manner,” failing to stop at the stop sign at the intersection of Fuller Avenue and State Route 950.

The vehicle reportedly went airborne over State Route 950 and continued on Fuller Avenue, and the pursuit was discontinued due to public safety.

According to the complaint, a check of temporary records showed the vehicle was recently registered to a known woman with a Winslow Township address.

The complaint states that through investigation and interviews, it was then determined that the driver of the vehicle was Steven Matthew Siple who it was also found had active warrants out of both Jefferson County and Elk County.

The charges were filed against Siple through Magisterial District Judge David B. Inzana’s office on June 14.

Court documents indicate Siple has several cases pending in the Elk County Court of Common Pleas involving theft and drug charges, as well as a history of theft charges in Jefferson County.