Online court records don't list an attorney for 44-year-old William Schanz, of Smithton, who has been jailed since his arrest early Tuesday afternoon.
The Pittsburgh Tribune-Review reports Wednesday that Schanz was driving his pickup south on Route 981 when he aimed the vehicle at a state police cruiser headed coming north. Trooper Christopher Egidi had to swerve to avoid the truck and gave chase, eventually pulling over Schanz on Interstate 70 several miles away.
Police say Schanz's wife was crying and says her husband told her he "wanted to die and she was going to die with him" while playing "chicken."
