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Cop charged in fatal crash

PITTSBURGH - An off-duty Pittsburgh police officer turned himself in to police yesterday to face drunken-driving and other charges in the death of a woman who was riding on the back of his motorcycle when he crashed in September.

PITTSBURGH - An off-duty Pittsburgh police officer turned himself in to police yesterday to face drunken-driving and other charges in the death of a woman who was riding on the back of his motorcycle when he crashed in September.

Adam Lewis, 28, was at the Allegheny County Jail yesterday, a day after being charged in the death of a friend who was riding on the back of his motorcycle at the time of the crash.

Investigators said Lewis' blood alcohol level was 0.112 percent when he gave Jessica Lojak, 28, a ride following a bachelorette party for Lewis' fiance. The legal limit for driving is .08.

-Associated Press

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