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State police at Schuylkill Haven report on crashes

State police at Schuylkill Haven reported investigating the following crashes in Schuylkill County:

• A two-vehicle crash was reported at 7:11 p.m. on March 5 along Route 443 in Washington Township. Troopers said Keith L. Musselman, 24, of Bethel, Berks County, was attempting to turn onto 443 from a gravel driveway when the trailer being towed by his 2008 Chevrolet Silverado was struck by a 2019 Volkswagen Jetta driven by Kathryn M. Julian, 78, of Schuylkill Haven. Troopers said Musselman did not have any lights on the trailer he was towing.

Julian suffered a minor injury and was taken to the Lehigh Valley Hospital East, Pottsville. Musselman was not injured. Both vehicles were towed.

• Troopers investigated a two-vehicle crash at 4:55 p.m. on March 3 at the intersection of Hickory Lane and Summer Hill Road, in South Manheim Township. Troopers said Benjamin H. Miller, 19, of Landingville, was driving a 2014 Ford Mustang eastbound on Summer Hill Road and made a left turn onto Hickory Lane. He overcompensated and his vehicle struck a 2009 Subaru Impreza driven by Stephen F. Kessler, 54, of Harrisburg, who was stopped at a stop sign.

No one was injured. The Mustang had to be towed.

Miller was cited for turning movements and required signals.

• A crash was reported at 5:59 p.m. on March 5 along Route 209 in Porter Township. Troopers said Mackenzie, T. Siliekus, 18, of Tower City, driving a 2002 Volkswagen Beetle, was pulling out of the parking lot of a restaurant and failed to yield the right of way to a 2008 Chevrolet Cobalt driven by David E. Wenrich Jr., 42, of Tower City, and the two vehicles collided. No one was injured but both vehicles had to be towed.

Siliekus was cited for vehicle entering or crossing a roadway.

• A Schuylkill County driver was involved in a three-vehicle crash in Berks County. State police at Hamburg said the crash occurred at 3:01 p.m. on Feb. 28 along Interstate 78 in Greenwich Township.

Troopers said a 2019 Chevrolet Equinox driven by Ronald Pastori, 26, of Newark, New Jersey, sustained a flat tire while westbound in the right lane causing him to lose control of the vehicle. The Equinox came to rest in the right westbound lane. Justyn R. Shepler, 39, of Jonestown, Lebanon County, driving a 2006 Toyota Corolla, was behind Pastori and slowed down and came to a stop in the right lane. Rayona T. Hunara, 22, of McAdoo, driving a 2011 Chevrolet Equinox, was unable to stop and rear-ended the Corolla into Pastori’s vehicle.

No one was injured. All three vehicles had to be towed.

Troopers indicate Hunara is facing a citation for following too closely.