N. Strabane Man Rams Police Cars With Tractor

November 14, 2020 9:40 am

SOUTH STRABANE – A man from North Strabane Township faces multiple charges after police say he rammed two police cruisers while driving a tractor during a slow-speed police chase.  According to police, 47-year-old Steven Magdich refused to pull over his John Deere tractor along Routes 519 and 136 earlier this week after police tried to stop him.  When police approached, they noticed he was drinking beer and he began to yell obscenities at them. He then hit a cruiser with the front end loader on his tractor and struck another cruiser with the blade attached to the back.  He was arrested and charged with aggravated assault, reckless endangerment, fleeing from police, and DUI.  He’s lodged in the Washington County Jail on $75,000 bond.