Penn Township woman charged after being found intoxicated on roadway; two children left unattended
Penn Township police say Melissa Davis, 40, was found unresponsive and intoxicated on Berlin Road; two juvenile children were later found unattended at her residence.
On July 24, 2026, Penn Township police responded to Berlin Road near Chestnut Lane and found Melissa Davis, 40, unresponsive in the middle of the road on a poorly lit blind curve; officers reported a cup with a strong order of alcohol and observed constricted eyes, slurred speech and an inability to sit up. Davis admitted to drinking whiskey and ingesting six hydrocodone pills and at least eight Xanex pills and was taken by ambulance to a hospital. Officers also found two juvenile children, ages 11 and 2, left at the residence without adult supervision; Davis faces charges of endangering the welfare of children, public drunkenness and disorderly conduct, and all charges are accusations pending adjudication.