Original Blog Entry: Cuffed Prisoner Crashes In Getaway Truck

truesee — Fri, 15 May 2009 15:42:53 GMT

Prisoner In Cuffs Escapes In Stolen Truck, Then Crashes When He Can't Steer

Posted: 10:58 am EDT May 14, 2009Updated: 5:45 pm EDT May 14, 2009

UNIONTOWN, Pa. -- Authorities in Uniontown recaptured an inmate who fled police as a constable was paying for gas in North Belle Vernon on Thursday.

Police said they were able to apprehend Shaun Rosario after he flipped a stolen truck along Ball Diamond Road in Georges Township because he was unable to maneuver a curve while handcuffed and shackled.

Rosario was taken to Ruby Memorial Hospital in West Virginia for injuries he suffered in the crash.

Police said a constable was taking Rosario from where he was arraigned in Carroll Township to the Washington County Prison when the escape happened. Police said the constable stopped at a gas station along Fayette Street in North Belle Vernon, and Rosario made his escape while he was paying for gas.

Well, everybody was scared, said nearby resident Bob Prinkey. We all wanted to check all of our open spaces under our decks and those types of places where someone could hide.

Rosario was initially arrested and charged for loitering and prowling at night, prohibitive offensive weapons, tampering with physical evidence, resisting arrest and disorderly conduct.

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