PSP: Gilberton man, child fled I-81 crash scene, hitched ride to hospital
PHOTO COURTESY / McADOO FIRE COMPANY - The scene of Sunday's crash in Kline Township.
KLINE TWP. – An injured Gilberton man and a child hitched a ride to Lehigh Valley Hospital – Schuylkill as firefighters arrived to a crash scene on I-81 Sunday afternoon.
The crash happened just before 2:00pm on I-81 Southbound in Kline Township.
State Police at Frackville said Juan-Carlos Martinez-Galeano, 37, of Gilberton was headed south on I-81 when he lost control of his 2003 Ford Explorer.
Troopers said he “applied his brakes hard,” skidding off the roadway and spinning.
The vehicle struck an embankment, rolled, and downed a sign.
The SUV came to a rest on its roof in the southbound passing lane when he and a 12-year-old passenger, also from Gilberton, climbed out.
As McAdoo firefighters arrived at the scene, Martinez-Galeano and the child fled in a passing motorist’s car, who eventually took the pair to Lehigh Valley Hospital – Schuylkill.
There, Martinez-Galeano was treated for a head wound.
Both were fully evaluated at the hospital, and both were seatbelted in the crash.
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