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Former Logan officer enters ARD program

Reidy was accused of crashing truck into another vehicle, fleeing the scene

HOLLIDAYSBURG — A former Logan Township police officer accused of driving away from a two-vehicle crash where he rear-ended another couple’s vehicle has entered the Blair County’s Accelerated Rehabilitation Disposition program.

If Brian P. Reidy, 37, Altoona, successfully completes the 12-month program supervised by the county’s adult parole and probation office, then charges filed against him will be withdrawn, and he can ask the court to expunge his record.

Altoona police, in February, charged Reidy with accidents involving personal injury, accidents involving damage to an attended vehicle, failure to stop and render aid and careless driving.

At the time of the Jan. 22 crash on Valley View Boulevard, Reidy was a police officer with Logan Township.

Subsequently, Reidy was put on restricted duty and suspended without pay before resigning.

He was fully cooperative with both police departments, defense attorney Dan Kiss said.

In court Thursday, Reidy was among more than 30 people approved for entry into ARD by pledging to comply with conditions set by the court and by the parole and probation office. They also must pay a monthly fee to participate, typically set at $40 a month.

While in ARD, Reidy is assigned to complete 25 hours of community service, abstain from drug and/or alcohol use, submit to a drug/alcohol evaluation and follow any recommendations. He’ll also pay a $40 monthly fee to participate.

Judge Elizabeth Doyle, who presided over the entry of the latest group of people to enter ARD, said she was confident in their ability to complete the program.

The state Attorney General’s Office concurred with Reidy’s entry into ARD, a program generally available to those facing first-time charges.

Altoona police indicated in their charges that Reidy had been drinking at a local bar before getting into his Ford F-150 Crew Cab pickup truck, which ran into the rear of a 2000 Toyota Corolla. After the crash, Reidy drove away without stopping to check on the couple who police said reported whiplash injuries and sought treatment at UPMC Altoona.

Police charged Reidy after finding that vehicle pieces collected at the scene matched the damage to Reidy’s truck. Police also reported that the crash was captured by video cameras at a nearby business.

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