Hearing delayed for city man
SCRANTON - A preliminary hearing scheduled for Friday was postponed until June 24 for a city man accused of nearly running over a railroad officer in West Scranton.
David Ranakoski, 19, is back in Lackawanna County Prison after his arrest last week on six charges, including felony aggravated assault, for nearly hitting a Reading & Northern Railroad Co. officer with an ATV while driving illegally along railroad tracks on April 8.
Mr. Ranakoski, 1328 Lafayette St., was out on parole after spending 14 months in jail following his conviction of homicide by vehicle, possession of marijuana and DUI for crashing his vehicle into a Jeep Cherokee in Ransom Twp. in 2011. The crash caused the death of a 22-month-old boy, Cole Hazelton.
Mr. Ranakoski is jailed in lieu of $50,000 bail.