PSP Police Log, 7/13/2020
NORTHERN SCHUYLKILL – The following is a compilation of police incidents handled by the Pennsylvania State Police in and around northern Schuylkill County recently.
Mahanoy Plane man suffers minor injury in I-81 crash
BUTLER TWP. – A 22-year-old Mahanoy Plane man suffered a minor injury when he crashed his car in a downpour Saturday on the interstate.
The crash happened around 3:45pm, according to State Police at Frackville.
Christopher Caravella, 22, of Mahanoy Plane was headed north on I-81 in the area of Mile Marker 120 when he lost control of his 2006 Chevy Cobalt.
The sedan left the left lane of travel, crossed the right lane, and struck a concrete barrier on the roadside, sustaining major damage to the vehicle.
Caravella sustained a minor injury to his face, and refused transport by Frackville Ambulance.
The vehicle was towed from the scene. Troopers said he will be cited for speeding.
No injuries reported in Hometown crash
HOMETOWN – No one was hurt in a two vehicle crash in this Rush Township village Saturday morning.
State Police at Frackville said the crash happened around 9:30am at Claremont Avenue and Mahanoy Avenue.
Troopers said Nancy Ward, 76, of Barnesville, was headed south on Claremont approaching Mahanoy in a 2012 Volkswagen Jetta.
Ward, troopers said, was distracted and did not see stopped traffic ahead of her. Despite applying the brakes, she struck a 2007 Hyundai Tucson in front of her, driven by 26-year-old Alexis Erin Trexler, of Tamaqua.
All occupants in both vehicles were seatbelted and uninjured, and Ward’s vehicle had to be towed.
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