Dormont Woman Arrested in Baldwin Road Rage Incident
A Baldwin Township police officer pulled a gun on the woman during the incident.
A Dormont Borough woman was arrested in Baldwin Township on Nov. 13 after police said she punched two women and hit a pedestrian with her car during a road rage incident.
Baldwin Township police Chief Terrence P. O'Brien said police arrived at the intersection of Dewalt and Newport drives after the Dormont woman—identified as Amanda Marie Petrelli, 29, of Tennessee Avenue—had reportedly punched the other two women, a mother and daughter who were riding together in the same vehicle.
All three women were involved in the same traffic accident at the intersection, O'Brien said.
According to the police report, a witness saw Petrelli punch the two women while all three were standing outside their vehicles. When police arrived, Petrelli had gotten back into her vehicle, and police said the witness was yelling at Petrelli to stop driving away. At that point, O'Brien said, Petrelli drove straight into the witness, knocking him onto her vehicle's hood.
A Baldwin police officer then commanded Petrelli to stop, but she continued driving away until the officer drew his gun and pointed it at her.
O'Brien said that, when Petrelli exited her vehicle again, the officer smelled alcohol on her breath and observed her as having watery and bloodshot eyes. Marijuana was found in her vehicle, as well, according to the police report.
Petrelli was arrested and taken to the Allegheny County Jail. She was charged with driving under the influence of alcohol, possession of marijuana, aggravated assault, simple assault and recklessly endangering another person.
This report originally appeared on Baldwin-Whitehall Patch.
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Robert
9:07 am on Monday, November 19, 2012
Imagine living in dormont.
DSA
9:40 am on Monday, November 19, 2012
Some people's children...
Ed M
1:52 pm on Monday, November 19, 2012
Gotta love some people, huh? Calling people white trash. Totally unacceptable Bob Dobbs.
Jim
5:41 pm on Monday, November 19, 2012
Good thing police were there. Hope she get's what she needs. Time, and treatment.
T&B T
6:22 pm on Monday, November 19, 2012
Hey Dormont's a great place to live. There are idiots everywhere. Don't condemn the lovely Boro of Dormont for the actions of a nitwit.
Robert
9:46 pm on Monday, November 19, 2012
i am not condemning dormont.....I just could never live in a place like it is all.
Ed M
7:04 am on Tuesday, November 20, 2012
A place like what Robert?
haha
9:28 pm on Monday, November 19, 2012
Haha
Robert
8:49 am on Tuesday, November 20, 2012
Sorry ed....thought I made that clear......a place like dormon
Jsmith
8:37 am on Tuesday, November 20, 2012
Where does this Robert character live? If you don't live in Dormont why are you always posting negative things about the place?
Robert
8:50 am on Tuesday, November 20, 2012
used to live there smitty.....moved to Upper St. Clair......just in the nick of time
Jsmith
9:02 am on Tuesday, November 20, 2012
figured as much. Dormont isn't Homewood, Wilkinsburg, etc. Cracks me up people from the Lebo, USC bubbles think as much. I grew up in Lebo and there is just as much 'trash' and as many jerks in those places. Didn't some guy just murder a guy in a road rage incident...?
H Marie
9:18 am on Tuesday, November 20, 2012
And the lovely teen who smashed his girlfriend in the head with a hammer was from Mt. Lebanon. Doesn't matter where you live, there are stupid, "trashy" people everywhere. Dormont is no different than any other community - there are good and bad people.
DSA
9:19 am on Tuesday, November 20, 2012
Rob's allowed to post whatever he wants, this is America after all. If someone wants so badly to get out of a town that they move but they closely follow that towns news each day it is just a comment on their own life, albeit a sad one. Rob i am envious that you have found purpose in your life and have become active in your new, better, and prosperous community. Woe are we who strive to eek by in life despite this terrible, crime ridden, backwards community we are trapped in.
Ed M
9:26 pm on Tuesday, November 20, 2012
I grew up in Lebo too. Every community has it's morons.
T&B T
4:39 pm on Tuesday, November 20, 2012
Nowadays there are load of wack-jobs in ALL communities. I don't know Robert; but I know people like Robert and they just try to get a rise out of people; most likely he is just being weird to get people cranked up. Haha! ..just chuckle at his posts.
Robert
4:39 pm on Tuesday, November 20, 2012
Thanks disa.....but don't be envious....I'm not much involved in my new community....I hardly talk to anybody. Try to think of it this way disa...if everyone had the means to move to Upper St. Clair......it would soon be as bad as dormon
T&B T
5:32 pm on Tuesday, November 20, 2012
Where's Dormon ?
Ed M
9:28 pm on Tuesday, November 20, 2012
USC ain't exactly Shangra-La! The rich can be meaner than those with less money. At least people in Dormont know their neighbors.
erika
9:41 am on Wednesday, November 21, 2012
I just moved from USC back to Brookline after 5 years, mainly to escape attitudes like Robert's. Brookline/Dormont area has so much more character/vibrancy. Before you start calling me low class, Robert, understand that I have two Master's Degrees and am a professional (not that not having a degree would EVER make anyone low class, but I anticipate Robert potentially having that mind set, so I am just fending off his next comment). To each his own, but you won't find me trashing USC when we hear about someone getting raped in the high school stairwells or GET THIS: an USC man actually killing someone in a road range incident, after a minor fender bender, earlier this month. Hmmm,I could never live in a place like USC with this ilk and the shenanigans they pull. Look it up, Robert, and do some research before you spout off.
Ed M
3:04 pm on Wednesday, November 21, 2012
Is Amanda related to Leah?
Nazy H
4:32 pm on Wednesday, November 21, 2012
Phew! For a minute there, I thought Robert WAS living in Dormont. So glad we have positive, upbeat, friendly people who contribute to society in Dormont, USC can have all the negative, nasty people it wants.
Robert
9:33 pm on Wednesday, November 21, 2012
Seems like many of you have a severe case of......Those little town blues.......I do understand though that you have to make the best of it. Suggested therapy includes.....take in a day at Kennywood or Sand Castle......maybe take a ride up to Storybook Forest......even a two tier bus tour of McKeesport just to get your mind of dormon for a short time. Try it....it does wonders....it's what I used to do......I haven't been to any of these places since I moved to USC.
erika
10:03 pm on Wednesday, November 21, 2012
Ah, these all sound great. If only i could afford to upgrade to the Just Ducky tour my life would be complete.
Ed M
10:37 pm on Wednesday, November 21, 2012
1st off Robert, it's Dormont. It's sad you don't go anywhere. Probably because you can't afford to.
Jsmith
2:02 am on Thursday, November 22, 2012
It's DORMONT! Not Dormon. Sounds like you have a severe case of needs something better to do with his life rather than continually post about a town in which he no longer lives. Stick to the USC Patch please and thank you.
Nazy H
8:40 am on Tuesday, November 27, 2012
The above comment, Robert, is this about you having the little town blues? Or you thinking we all need it? Because other comments have clearly stated we like it here so I am not sure why you would post about your own feelings being negative. I am confused, again, by your posts. You seem depressed since you have moved away from such a vibrant area, called Dormont. We like it here, we moved to be here, so what you post doesn't make sense. Are you trying to spell Dormont at Mormon or Moron? I don't understand you again, constantly misspelling an area that you and everyone agrees that we are glad you don't live here anymore. Please post something relevant to the article, nothing you have posted has.
T&B T
10:05 pm on Wednesday, November 21, 2012
Robert I hear there's selling lives at K-Mart 50% off; get yourself one. :)
erika
10:12 pm on Wednesday, November 21, 2012
K-Mart is in West Mifflin though, he will have to wait to see if the new Target that opens up in SHV carries lives.
Erin Faulk
8:39 am on Thursday, November 22, 2012
Hi guys,
I think we've all made our points here. Lets keep the conversation civil and remember the Patch terms of use: http://dormont-brookline.patch.com/terms As a reminder, comments can be deleted if they contain content that is defamatory, abusive, obscene, profane or offensive.
Lets have a Happy Thanksgiving today—I'm shutting this thread off since it's Thanksgiving, and I'll reopen it tomorrow. Thanks, and Happy Thanksgiving everyone!
Linda
8:35 pm on Saturday, November 24, 2012
Robert, until you can afford a house like mine in Squirrel Hill be quite hahahaha. Anyway, just kidding but seriously money can't buy class. Did you teach that to your class teacher????
Robert
8:46 pm on Saturday, November 24, 2012
No edna.....money and class aren't in my teaching plans,,,,,I would rather teach them the difference between the words QUIET and QUITE so they can express themselves properly in writing.
Ed M
8:17 am on Tuesday, November 27, 2012
Based on some of your posts, Robert, I don't think you will be able to teach that.
Erin Faulk
5:00 pm on Monday, November 26, 2012
Hi guys,
First, I have deleted some comments on this thread because they contained profanity, which is against Patch terms of use.
Personal insults and defamatory comments also are against Patch terms of use, and I have deleted those comments as well. I will continue to allow comments on this thread, but they will have to be approved before they are posted.
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