Woman held for high speed chase, striking vehicles
A city woman was taken into custody for allegedly leading Altoona police on a high speed chase after she intentionally struck at least seven vehicles and attempted to run down three teenagers in her SUV. Jennifer Louise Fortney, 43, was arraigned Wednesday by Magisterial District Judge Matthew Dunio on dozens of felony and misdemeanor charges, including 28 felony counts of aggravated assault and 14 felony counts of criminal attempt – aggravated assault by vehicle. She was remanded to the Blair County Prison with bail denied due to being “a safety risk to the general public,” ...




