Published March 04. 2015 04:00PM
The Summit Hill workforce leader accused of hitting nine parked cars whileplowing snow on Feb. 17 has pleaded guilty to the two summary offenses filed against him.
William M. Frantz, of Summit Hill, pleaded guilty Monday to careless driving and damage to unattended vehicle or property by agreeing to pay the fines attached to the summaries. Thecitations were filed before District Judge Casimir Kosciolek of Lansford.For an accident involving damage to unattended vehicles, the fine and related costs were $430.50. For careless driving, he was assessed fines and costs of $90.He didn't make any immediate payment but will pay $200 toward the $520.50 total on March 13, according to court records. Thecitations were filedby Summit Hill Chief of Police Joseph Fittos Jr. The parked vehicles were struck by the truck plowing snow, driven by Frantz, during the early morning hours of Feb. 17.Police said the incident wasn't reported to borough officials until the following morning. Damage to the vehicles reportedly ranged from broken mirrors to serious damages.