Hit and Run Charge Settled For Mt. Lebanon Man

A 38-year-old man from the Mt. Lebanon area was charged with a 3rd degree misdemeanor in an accident involving damage to a vehicle. The man owned his own pest control company for the last 10 years and was alleged to have been involved in a hit and run accident. If convicted, he was looking at a one-year suspension plus a period of probation. The man reached out to our attorneys for help in clearing his record. Pittsburgh criminal defense attorney Matthew Ness represented him and was optimistic on the outlook of his case.

A witness came forward and claimed to have gotten our client’s license plate number after seeing the incident and called it into the police. With this lead, the police officers investigated and got a warrant for our client. Ness went to court and negotiated for the case to be dismissed. Our client avoided a one-year license suspension and probation and only paid a cash settlement. The man is now working towards his expungement.

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