PLAINS, Pa. — Police say 41-year-old Jason Kilduff of Pittston was causing a disturbance inside Old Tyme Charley's in Plains Township early Friday morning, assaulting a patron and an employee.
As police arrived on the scene, Kilduff intentionally drove his truck towards the troopers in an attempt to run them over.
Bystanders tell Newswatch 16 they're relieved they left the bar when they did.
"I was here for Disney trivia last night and I happened to go home and on the news I seen something this morning that something happened here and I was like I'm walking that way anyway so I might as well check it out for myself to see what happened," said Daniel Marsh, Plains.
One officer was hit by Kilduff. He is expected to be okay.
Both officers shot at Kilduff. He drove over a knee wall and through the vestibule of the restaurant.
He was later pronounced dead at the scene.
The investigation in Luzerne County is ongoing.
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