Crime & Safety

Brookfield Woman Charged with Evading After Accident

Woman arrested for allegedly leaving the scene of an accident at Pocono and Silvermine.

Brookfield police responded to the intersection of Pocono Road and Silvermine Road at 5 p.m. on Oct. 17 for an accident involving an evading motor vehicle.

Witnesses at the scene provided officers with a vehicle description and license plate of the evading vehicle, registered to a home on Hillside Circle.

The vehicle and alleged operator, Hyra Lekai, 37, of Hillside Circle, Brookfield, were located at Lekai’s home.

Lekai was arrested and charged with failure to obey a stop sign, operation of a motor vehicle without a license and evading responsibility.


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