Maryland man charged after hit-and-run injures 83-year-old pedestrian in Ephrata
A pickup struck an 83-year-old woman walking on S. Reading Rd. in Ephrata on Sept. 29; the driver fled and was later identified and arrested after an online tip.
Ephrata Police say George Stutz, 64, of Mount Airy, Md., is charged with Accidents Involving Personal Injury after a dark pickup struck an 83-year-old woman walking south in the 100 block of S. Reading Rd. around 7:30 p.m. on Sept. 29, 2026; the vehicle fled the scene. Officers responded to an online tip the next day, located a vehicle with matching damage and missing parts, and the Lancaster County Crash Team assisted with evidence recovery. Stutz was transported to Lancaster County Prison, arraigned by MDJ Landis and committed on $50,000 cash bail; he is presumed innocent.