Aliquippa Man Jailed After Automobile Chase, Accident Injuring a New Brighton Women, and Fleeing and Eluding Police

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Story By Beaver County Radio News Correspondent Sandy Giordano

(Aliquippa, Pa.) Odell Mills, 41 of Aliquippa was involved in a vehicle pursuit by Police eastbound on Kennedy Boulevard in the city of Aliquippa Thursday Morning, September 2, 2021 around 9:37 AM. According to Pa. State Police, who were dispatched to assist Aliquippa Police, Mills merged onto Monaca Road, and attempted to turn right onto 3rd Avenue in Plan 11 in Aliquippa. A female, M. Russell, 47 of New Brighton was stopped in her Jeep Grand Cherokee at a stop sign when Mills turned and struck her vehicle. Mills then placed his vehicle in reverse and backed into the responding Trooper’s patrol car. At that point Mills exited his vehicle and fled northeast onto Monaca Road, jumped down into a deep culvert , and was apprehended a short time later. Russell was taken by Medic Rescue to Heritage Valley, Beaver for her injuries.

Mills was charged by state police with aggravated assault, recklessly endangering another person, simple assault, careless driving, driving while operating privileges are under suspension, duty to render aid,, , reckless driving, accidents involving injury while not licensed-acting with negligence. Arraignment and further court action is pending.. The trooper involved sustained minor injuries, and Mills did also