Centre County Man Charged With Homicide by Vehicle While DUI for Fatal Crash in Snow Shoe

Centre County man charged with homicide in deadly DUI pedestrian crash

CENTRE COUNTY, Pa. (WTAJ) — A Centre County man was arrested after police said he was under the influence when his vehicle struck and killed a pedestrian in Snow Shoe Township in August. Deadly vehicle-pedestrian accident shuts down road in Centre County According to the criminal complaint, 47-year-old Michael J. Packer, of Snow Shoe, was traveling east on East Sycamore Road on Aug. 11 when he hit a pedestrian who was crossing the road nea…

Centre Co., Man Facing Charges In Deadly Pedestrian Crash

Following a months-long investigation, state police have charged a Snow Shoe, Centre County man, 47-year-old Michael Packer, with homicide by vehicle, and DUI-related offenses.  The charges stem from a crash in early August in Snow Shoe Township, where Packer is accused of fatally striking 73-year-old Thomas Edward Hipple.  An affidavit states that Packer was allegedly under the influence of drugs at the time of the collision.  Packer reportedly…

Centre County Man Charged With Homicide by Vehicle While DUI for Fatal Crash in Snow Shoe

A Centre County man was charged on Saturday with homicide by vehicle while driving under the influence for a crash that killed a pedestrian this summer in Snow Shoe Township. Michael J. Packer, 47, of Snow Shoe, was under the influence of drugs on the morning of Aug. 11 when he struck 73-year-old Thomas E. Hipple on the 700 block of East Sycamore Road, state police at Rockview wrote in an affidavit of probable cause. Packer was driving a 2016 Hy…