POLICE: SUV struck guiderail near Girardville, made it to Shenandoah before catching fire
KAYLEE LINDENMUTH / SHENANDOAH SENTINEL - Columbia Hose Captain Mike Wilson walks around the wrecked Oldsmobile Bravada on West Centre Street in Shenandoah on August 3, 2023.
SHENANDOAH – A driver is being evaluated by EMS after police said he struck a guiderail near Girardville and managed to drive his damaged SUV to Shenandoah before it caught fire.
Butler Township Police told the Sentinel at the scene Thursday that they were called for a vehicle accident on West Mahanoy Avenue in the township.
Officers said the vehicle fled the scene, but witnesses provided a description of the vehicle and pieces of it were left behind at the scene.
A Shenandoah police officer spotted the damaged Oldsmobile Bravada in town and stopped it in the 500 block of West Centre Street, where it briefly caught fire around 3pm.
Police officers at the scene used fire extinguishers to contain the fire before Shenandoah firefighters arrived.
The SUV had severe right front damage and had to be towed from the scene.
Police are investigating and the driver is being evaluated for injury by Shenandoah Ambulance.
West Centre Street was briefly closed from Catherine Street to Vine Street during the incident.
Also assisting at the scene were police officers from Mahanoy Township.
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