Christopher Shane Kennedy of Jim Thorpe was likely high on aerosol fumes, marijuana and anti-anxiety pills when he crashed his pickup into a car on Route 209 in Mahoning Township on May 31, injuring three people, two seriously, a blood test taken that day showed.

The next day, June 1, police say Kennedy was in yet another crash, also on Route 209, about a half-mile north of the first crash. A blood test showed the same chemicals as the previous test, according to police.Kennedy, 23, of 16 W. Fourth St., faces a felony count of aggravated assault by vehicle while driving under the influence of controlled substances; three counts of DUI/controlled substances; and counts of reckless driving, careless driving and failing to keep right stemming from the May 31 crash.He also faces three counts of DUI, failing to stay within traffic lanes, and speeding from the June 1 crash.Kennedy was arraigned before District Judge Edward Lewis of Jim Thorpe, and released on a combined $60,000 percentage bail. He faces a preliminary hearing before Lewis in both cases at 2:45 p.m. Aug. 19.May 31According to criminal complaints filed by Mahoning Township Police Chief Audie Mertz and patrolman Corey Frey, here's what happened:At about 6 p.m. May 31, Bonnie Helmer was driving her Chevrolet on Route 209 in Mahoning Township near Packerton Hollow Lane when she saw a pickup coming right at her. She blew the horn and moved to the opposite lane to avoid being hit.But the pickup driver moved back into that lane, too. The resulting crash hurt Helmer, and severely injured her passengers, Marion Everett and Ann Snyder.At the scene, Mertz saw that Kennedy was lethargic and slow to respond to conversation; the whites of his eyes were completely red, and a dark yellow paste was oozing from his right nostril.Kennedy told Mertz he was coming from McDonald's when the Chevrolet came into his lane and he swerved to avoid it.Mertz noticed a can of air duster, used to clean computer keyboards, lying on the side of the road by Kennedy's truck. It looked brand new, and the top was broken off.Mertz picked it up and hefted it. The can was nearly full.He observed the resting points of both vehicles, and the angle of impact, were consistent with Helmer's account.At the hospital later, Kennedy asked for his phone and wallet and told Mertz again he had been at McDonald's. Before that, he had been at Walmart, where he bought a can of air duster.He told Mertz he had taken one of his father's Xanax, an anti-anxiety drug, that morning. Kennedy agreed to a blood test. The results showed difluoroethane, a chemical used in aerosol cans; alprazolam; Delta-9 THC, the active ingredient in marijuana; and Delta-9 carboxy THC, a marijuana metabolite.At 8:33 p.m., Mertz was alerted that Kennedy was causing a disturbance at the hospital and that he wanted his wallet back. Mertz got the wallet, phone and a pack of cigarettes from the truck. There was an alprazolam pill, another anti-anxiety drug, in the pack inside a crumpled Walmart receipt from the purchase of a can of air duster.The wallet contained another receipt for air duster, this one from May 28, and three-and-a-half alprazolam pills.June 1Kennedy came to the police station at 11:45 a.m. June 1 to pick up his belongings and told police he had gone to Walmart on May 31 and bought the air duster.He said that as he was coming through the Packerton Dip, the oncoming car crossed the yellow line and tried to go left, into his lane, and around his truck. Kennedy said he turned to the left toward the yellow lines and that's when the crash happened.He said he took the Xanax his father gave him for a headache. The alprazolam, he said, were for his father, who had had multiple strokes.Kennedy said he bought the air duster to clean his keyboard. He said he thought it was "weird" when the clerk asked him if was 18 when he bought it. Frey told him people use it to get high, and Kennedy said he didn't know that, and that getting high was not his intent.An hour and 21 minutes later, at 1:06 p.m., Frey was dispatched to a crash, with a red Kia Sportage down about 50-75 feet over the embankment near the Bagel Bunch restaurant on Route 209 in Mahoning Township. The lone occupant, Kennedy, was already out of the car. Frey made his way down to the car, where Kennedy said he had blacked out and didn't remember the crash. Frey noticed Kennedy's pupils were constricted, he seemed lethargic and was slow to answer questions. Frey spoke with a witness who said the Kia was "all over the roadway." from Lehighton to Jim Thorpe. It sped up at the Packerton Dip, and became airborne over the embankment.Kennedy again said he had blacked out, and hadn't taken anything after leaving the police station about an hour before. The results of a blood test from that time showed Kennedy had the same chemicals in his system as before.June 2The next day, June 2, Kennedy was at the police station with a relative. Chatting with Mertz, he denied huffing. Mertz said multiple purchases of air duster indicated misuse."He responded by nodding his head in an affirmative gesture," Mertz wrote.The victimsBonnie Helmer suffered cuts, fractures to her ankle, ribs and face. She was discharged from the hospital on June 3. Marion Everett, who had been in the front seat, suffered fractured bones and wrist. She underwent surgery and was released on June 5. Ann Snyder, who had been in the back seat, suffered severe injuries, including fractures to her hand and face. She was in intensive care, on a ventilator. By June 6, she was able to follow some simple commands. On June 11, she was discharged into acute rehab.