RICHLAND TWP., Pa. (EYT) — A 20-year-old man is facing theft-related and DUI charges following a one-car crash on Interstate 80 in Richland Township, Clarion County.

According to court documents, on Friday, August 3, Clarion-based State Police filed the following criminal charges against 20-year-old Noah Daniel Boughter, of East Petersburg, Lancaster County:

– Receiving Stolen Property, Felony 3 (two counts)
– DUI: Controlled Substance — Schedule 1 — 1st Offense, Misdemeanor
– DUI: Controlled Substance-Impaired Ability — 1st Offense, Misdemeanor
– Fraudulent Use/Removal Of Registration Plate, Summary
– Driving Unregistered Vehicle, Summary
– Allow Illegal Use Of Plate/Card, Summary
– Driving While Operator’s Privilege Suspended Or Revoked, Summary
– Oper Veh W/O Req’d Financial Responsibility, Summary
– Disregard Traffic Lane (Single), Summary
– Careless Driving, Summary
– Failure to use safety belt — driver and front seat occupant, Summary

A preliminary arraignment is scheduled for 10:00 a.m. on Thursday, August 16, in front of Magisterial District Judge Amy Long Turk.

Details of the case:

According to a criminal complaint, on Sunday, April 29, 2018, around 5:30 a.m., Officer Knight, of PSP Clarion, was dispatched to a one-vehicle crash on Interstate 80 westbound, at mile marker 45, in Richland Township, Clarion County.

Officer Knight observed a green Ford Taurus on the right berm facing west. The vehicle did not have a registration displayed on the back of the vehicle. The driver of the vehicle was being cared for in the back of a nearby ambulance.

Officer Knight interviewed Boughter in the back of the ambulance. Boughter stated that he fell asleep while driving and struck a bridge barrier. Boughter stated that he did not have his seat belt on at the time of the crash, the complaint states.

Officer Knight detected an odor of marijuana, and Boughter’s eyes were glassy, bloodshot, and dilated. He was uncooperative and slow to answer any questions that the medical personnel or Officer Knight asked him, according to the complaint.

Boughter indicated that the vehicle he was driving was not his. When the VIN was run through the CLEAN/NCIC, the results indicated that the vehicle was stolen out of York County. In addition, there was no insurance information in the glovebox of the vehicle.

Following a search warrant for Boughter’s medical records, the presence of cannabinoids in Boughter’s urine was reported, the complaint indicates.

A PA registration plate was laying in the weeds in close proximity to the scene, and it was registered to a person who lives a few houses away from Boughter’s address.

During the investigation, it was also learned that Boughter’s driver’s license was suspended.