Published January 22. 2015 04:37PM
A Lehigh County man entered a guilty plea in Carbon County court on Tuesday admitting he caused a crash in which another driver sustained serious injuries, and he faces a substantial restitution bill.
He was one of nine defendants in pending criminal cases to enter a plea before Judge Joseph J. Matika.Packer crashDanny Ray Green, 46, of Whitehall, pleaded to one count of accidents involving death or serious injury while not licensed.Green was arrested following a three-vehicle crash that occurred on Aug. 23, 2013, in Packer Township.The crash occurred at 4:30 p.m. along Route 93. State police at Hazleton said Green, driving a 1997 Ford Explorer, was southbound when his vehicle traveled into the northbound lane and struck a 2006 Pontiac G operated by Erin Mary Delregno, 30, of Freeland. After the initial impact, the Explorer continued in the northbound lane where it struck a 1999 Volkswagen Jetta driven by Keith D. Halechko, 36, of Beaver Meadows.Green and Delregno were flown by Medevac helicopter to the Lehigh Valley Hospital-Cedar Crest, for treatment of injuries. Delregno suffered serious injuries in the crash. Halechko was also injured but refused medical treatment at the scene. A blood test revealed a 0.03 BAC for Green. Troopers also said he had no valid license at the time. He is currently an inmate in the Lehigh County prison on probation/parole violations.It was further noted that he is facing a restitution bill of over $300,000, according to defense counsel Attorney Paul Levy of the public defender's office.Matika deferred sentencing and ordered the adult probation office to prepare a presentence investigation report.