Questions surround the mayor of Perryopolis after he was accused of crashing into another car and driving away while under the influence.

Perryopolis Mayor Charles Petrosky crashed into a mother and her two children in their car at the intersection of Route 51 and Barneys Road last week, Pennsylvania State Police said. According to the criminal complaint, the mayor left the scene instead of exchanging insurance information.

On Wednesday, Petrosky attended a borough council meeting, but he did not speak. At this point, it appears the mayor will not be stepping down.

"I'm staying neutral because basically, there is nothing the borough can do legally," said Wayne Nicholls, the borough council's president.

"It's in the borough code that there's nothing that the borough council can do to t

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