Ashland man injured in I-81 crash
FOSTER TOWNSHIP – A 60-year-old Ashland man suffered minor injuries in a crash here Sunday afternoon.
State Police at Frackville said the crash happened just before 5pm Sunday on Interstate 81 Northbound near milemarker 112.4. That is just north of the Hegins exit.
Troopers said Jeffrey Zeplin, 60, of Ashland was headed north on the interstate in a 2008 Chevrolet Suburban.
The man, troopers said, drove off the right side of the highway, struck several small tress and shrubs before over-correcting, entering back into and crossing the northbound lanes.
He continued across the grass median and began heading north in the southbound lanes fr a short distance before hitting an embankment.
Zeplin, troopers said, suffered minor injuries and was taken to a Pottsville area hospital by Tremont EMS for treatment.
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