The former Chester City Police Commissioner, Steven Gretsky, faces multiple charges following his involvement in a hit-and-run crash. Pennsylvania State Police have announced five charges including reckless driving and accidents involving damage to an unattended vehicle, as reported by FOX 29.
It's alleged that Gretsky was driving the police SUV that hit an unattended delivery vehicle near 22nd and Hyatt streets around midnight on Monday. No one was injured in the incident, but a neighbor witnessed Gretsky struggling to restart the SUV before fleeing the scene. Subsequently, Gretsky was placed on administrative leave during the investigation and tendered his resignation hours later, according to FOX 29.
Further details from NBC Philadelphia reveal that Gretsky was charged not only with reckless and careless driving but also with duty to give information and render aid among other related traffic offenses following the crash that occurred early Monday morning.
Gretsky's resignation came just ahead of the charges being made public, Major Katrina Blackwell has been appointed to serve as interim commissioner while a search for a permanent replacement is undertaken, and the sequence of events, from the crash to the swift administrative actions, underscore the abrupt end to Gretsky's tenure with the police department, "Chester Police Commissioner Steven Gretsky informed Mayor Stefan Roots that he will retire, effective end of day on Tuesday, January 28. The City thanks Commissioner Gretsky for his service to the residents of Chester," said a statement from the city of Chester, as acquired by 6abc.
