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DUI Charge Dropped in Harrisburg Festival Crash After Lab Tests Show No Intoxication

Prosecutors dismissed the DUI count after toxicology results contradicted officers’ initial observations at the scene.

Overview

  • Dauphin County District Attorney Fran Chardo said lab results showed no intoxication, leading to the dismissal of the DUI charge against driver Elizabeth Bohrer.
  • Bohrer, of York Haven, still faces other charges tied to the Sept. 1 Kipona Festival crash and the case continues in court.
  • Police initially reported that Bohrer appeared "out of it" and displayed signs of impairment, a claim now at odds with the toxicology findings.
  • Three people were struck on a closed section of North Front Street around 6 p.m., including a six-year-old boy with multiple fractures and a 25-year-old woman who was seriously injured; both have since recovered.
  • Investigators say the minivan traveled roughly six blocks before stopping at North Front and Pine streets, and Harrisburg police apprehended the driver shortly after the incident.