Mahanoy man suffers minor injury in I-81 crash near Hazleton
HAZLE TWP., Luzerne County – A Mahanoy City man was unharmed in a crash near Hazleton this past Friday.
State Police at Hazleton released information on the crash Wednesday.
Troopers said the crash happened around 2:30pm on I-81 South near mile marker 142.3.
James M. Kuzma, 33, of Mahanoy City was headed southbound in the left lane of I-81 in a 2015 Mack while Hasan A. Kafi, 60, of Durham, North Carolina, was in the right lane in a 2014 Volvo truck.
Troopers said Kafi merged into the left lane, clipping the right front of Kuzma’s vehicle.
Kafi denied injury, troopers said, and Kuzma had a minor hand injury.
Both vehicles were able to be driven from the scene.
Kafi will be cited for the crash, troopers said.
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