Two Alcohol-Related Arrests on LRT Tracks

Alcohol played a role in two separate arrests near the LRT tracks in Dormont on April 14.

Just before 2:30 a.m., a Dormont officer on patrol in the 1400 block of Dormont Avenue reportedly saw a Jeep driving the wrong way down the one-way street.

According the police report, while the officer was turning his car around to follow the Jeep, the driver made a left-hand turn onto the Port Authority tracks and became stuck.

The officer notified the Port Authority Police, who arrived on scene and placed the driver, Simon Mason, 29, of Pittsburgh, under arrest for driving under the influence.

Dormont police said that while waiting for a tow truck to remove the Jeep from the tracks, the Port Authority police received another call, this one for a report of a man lying on the ground near the Potomac LRT station. 

Dormont police responded to the area first and found a man—identified as Sean Matter, 34, of Library, Pa.—lying in a yard in the 2900 block of Belrose Avenue. According to the police report, Matter told officers he didn’t know how he got to Dormont.

Matter was taken to Dormont Police Station and held under he was sober. He was issued a citation for public drunkenness.

This information was supplied by Dormont Police. Where arrests or charges are mentioned, it does not indicate a conviction.

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