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Son of Fayette County DA to spend six months in rehabilitation program

May 11, 2022 / 5:00 AM EDT / CBS Pittsburgh

Fayette County DA's son to enter ARD program

FAYETTE COUNTY (KDKA) - The Fayette County District Attorney's son will spend six months in the county's Accelerated Rehabilitative Disposition Program.

This comes after Richard Bower was admitted to the program after a wrong-way crash on Route 119 last August.

He crossed the centerline of the road and collided with another vehicle.

Police said Bower's blood-alcohol level was more than double the legal limit at the time of the crash.

Should Bower finish the ARD program, the charges will be expunged from his record.

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