2 DUI Crashes This Week In Newtown Township, Police Say

NEWTOWN, PA -- Two DUI crashes were reported in Newtown Township over the past few days, and a third person was arrested for DUI in a separate incident.

A 27-year-old Philadelphia man was arrested following a two-car crash at the Newtown Bypass and Buck Road on Feb. 25. Police said James Rockwell admitted smoking marijuana an hour before the crash. He was arrested on suspicion of driving under the influence.

Then, shortly after midnight on Feb. 28, a one-car crash was reported on Rushland and Sackettsford roads. The driver, Byran Michael Cieslak, 43, of Doylestown, appeared to be under the influence of alcohol, police said. Cieslak was unable to satisfactorily perform field sobriety tests and was placed under arrest for suspicion of driving under the influence of alcohol.

In an unrelated incident, Roman J Stepa Jr. of Newtown was arrested on suspicion of DUI after he was seen committing "several vehicle code violations" early on Feb. 24. Stepa was unable to satisfactorily perform field sobriety tests and was placed under arrest, police said.

The three cases follow three previous DUI arrests earlier this month.

Two of those previous incidents happened on Feb. 16, and a third happened on Feb. 21. Click here for more information on those cases.

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