She faces several fresh charges related to the four-vehicle accident, including vehicular assault, two counts of endangering children, open flask, fleeing the scene, a seat belt violation and no child restraint. Of the 10 total charges brought against Harp, all are misdemeanors with the lone exception of vehicular assault, a fourth-degree felony.
According to police reports, Harp was traveling north on University Boulevard at 6:10 p.m. when she drove her minivan across a grassy median and struck a southbound Dodge Durango. Harp’s minivan continued spinning and collided head-on with a Chevrolet Malibu sedan driven by Middletown police Chief Greg Schwarber, according to reports.
After hitting Schwarber’s unmarked city vehicle, the van traveled several hundred yards and struck a Saturn at the intersection of Logan Avenue, police said.
Harp is being held in the Middletown City Jail on $18,500 bond.
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