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Wet road blamed for Schuylkill crash

A wet road was blamed for a one-vehicle crash that occurred at 4:10 p.m. on Tuesday in Schuylkill County.

State police at Frackville said Michael R. Parry, 21, of Frackville, was driving a 2004 Ford Focus northbound on Route 61 in Blythe Township and negotiating a left curve. Parry lost control on the wet road with the Focus spinning 180 degrees counterclockwise. The car slid off the passing lane, crossed the left northbound shoulder, and onto a grassy embankment.The car then rolled over one and a half times, coming to rest on its roof along the berm. Parry, who was wearing a seat belt, was not injured. Troopers cited Parry for driving a vehicle at an unsafe speed.