A totaled Nesquehoning police cruiser that has been held by Pennsylvania State Police as evidence since a fatal 2014 crash is coming back to the borough.

On Wednesday, following a brief executive session, borough council voted to transport the cruiser, which was driven by then patrolman Steven Homanko on the evening of May 12, 2014, when he crashed into an oncoming vehicle, killing a woman, as he pursued another car along Route 209 near Jim Thorpe. At the time of the fatal crash, Homanko hit speeds of 113 mph in the 55 mph zone.

Council President David Hawk said that the cruiser has sat in the state police impound lot in Lehighton as evidence since the crash, but state police have indicated they no longer want to keep it because it is taking up space and asked the borough to take it back.

“They want to transfer the car as evidence to Nesquehoning and have us continue to impound it until the case reaches its full resolution in the courts,” Hawk said.

The borough will need to pay the towing fee, but will house the vehicle on its fenced-in property near the borough garages.

Homanko, in 2016, was sentenced by Bucks County Judge John Rufe, who oversaw the case, to serve three to 23 months in a county prison, followed by two years of probation for his involvement in the case.

He pleaded guilty to homicide by vehicle and recklessly endangering another person, plus two summary motor vehicle code violations with the other charges he faced being drop as part of a plea bargain.

Carola Sauers, 69, died in the crash. Her husband, Michael Sauers, of Lehighton, also sustained serious injuries.

In other court matters, council also voted 3-1 to settle a dispute with the Carbon County District Attorney’s office over some drug forfeiture money. Councilmen George Sabol III abstained from the vote due, Michael Radocha voted against the action, Frank Jacobs left before the vote was taken and David DeMelfi was absent.

Hawk said that the district attorney’s office said there was a discrepancy over some of the money that was remitted to the office and this action resolves that dispute.