Ernest A. Mastria charged after ATV flees police in Swiftwater
A Pocono Township officer attempted to stop a red ATV traveling the wrong way on SR611 on Sept. 3; the vehicle fled into a power-line access road and was later tied to Ernest A. Mastria.
On September 3, 2026, a Pocono Township police officer spotted a red ATV traveling the wrong way on SR611 in Swiftwater and activated emergency lights and sirens to stop it. The ATV fled, entering a power-line access road off Back Mountain Road to evade capture; investigators later identified the operator as 32-year-old Ernest A. Mastria and filed charges. Mastria faces fleeing or attempting to elude a police officer (M2), careless driving (summary), and driving on a suspended license (PA 75 1543A).