Thursday, May 2, 2013
Henry “Leo” Stefanacci said he is embarrassed by the charges and is leaning on family and friends for support.
Seneca Valley teacher Henry “Leo” Stefanacci has been charged with Driving Under the Influence after the car he was driving plunged into the Connoquenessing Creek in Zelienople in March. Court records show Zelienople Police charged Stefanacci, a special education teacher at Seneca Valley Middle School, with DUI and careless driving in the March 3 crash. He is scheduled to appear May 7 before District Magistrate Wayne Seibel in Evans City on the charges. Stefanacci, of Zelienople, nearly died after the car he was driving skidded off Halstead Boulevard and landed upside down in the water. Firefighters trained in water rescue pulled him from the vehicle after four teens driving on the road noticed a car overturned in the creek and dialed 9-1-…
Wednesday, March 6, 2013
Leo Stefanacci’s wife, Kelly, thanks four teenage firefighters for discovering the car—and saving her husband’s life.
Seneca Valley teacher Henry “Leo” Stefanacci is expected to make a full recovery after the car he was driving plunged into the Connoquenessing Creek in Zelienople Sunday night. “I really do believe the prayers are working,” said Kelly Stefanacci, Leo Stefanacci’s wife. “He’s not out of the woods yet, but he’s much more alert today.” Kelly Stefanacci said her husband, a popular learning support teacher at Seneca Valley Middle School in Jackson Township, is suffering from hypothermia, but does not have any damage to his heart or brain. He remains in the critical care unit at UPMC Presbyterian in Pittsburgh, she said. A father of two daughters, Stefanacci, a Zelienople resident, was flown by medical helicopter to the hospital after …
Tuesday, March 5, 2013
The 48-year-old is in critical condition at UPMC Presbyterian in Pittsburgh.
A Seneca Valley teacher remains hospitalized Tuesday after the car he was driving plunged into the Connoquenessing Creek Sunday evening. As of 10:30 p.m. Monday, Henry “Leo” Stefanacci was in the ICU unit at UPMC Presbyterian in Pittsburgh, a hospital spokeswoman said. A married father of two daughters, Stefanacci, a Zelienople resident, was flown by medical helicopter to the hospital after firefighters pulled him from his vehicle, which was submerged upside down in the creek near the canoe launch in Zelienople. Seneca Valley spokeswoman Linda Andreassi said Stefanacci, who is known by Leo, is a special education teacher at the Seneca Valley Middle School in Jackson Township. "We were saddened to learn this morning of his car accident and …
Monday, March 4, 2013
With car nearly submerged, firefighters heard driver, a Seneca Valley teacher, calling for help. Click the video to watch as the car is towed from the creek.
Firefighters pulled a man from an overturned car immersed in the Connoquenessing Creek off Halstead Boulevard in Zelienople Sunday evening. Police Chief Jim Miller 48-year-old Henry Stefanacci is in critical condition at UPMC Presbyterian in Pittsburgh. The Zelienople resident was flown by medical helicopter to the hospital after firefighters rescued him from his vehicle, which was submerged upside down in the creek near the canoe launch. Seneca Valley spokeswoman Linda Andreassi said Stefanacci, who is known by Leo, is a special education teacher at the Seneca Valley Middle School in Jackson Township. "We were saddened to learn this morning of his car accident and extend our thoughts and prayers to him for a full recovery," Andreassi said…
Woody
12:49 pm on Thursday, May 2, 2013
Thanks, Jessica. I didn't intend to imply that Patch was withholding any information, but rather that I thought it to be unusual that the justice system sat on this for so long before making it public. Looks like it took them about 40 days to file the DUI charges; that seems pretty slow to me but I guess they accounted for his convalescence before filing charges (???). more ›