State police at the Pocono barracks reported investigating a three-vehicle, rear-end crash at 3:42 p.m. Sept. 15 on the northeast extension of the Pennsylvania Turnpike in East Penn Township.

Troopers said Kasey E. Stahler, 27, of Saylorsburg, driving a 2016 Volkswagen GLI, Johanna Eisenreich-Casagrande, 24, of Jim Thorpe, driving a 2020 Toyota Rav4, and Nancy L. Vankirk, 68, of Riverside, Northumberland County, driving a 2006 GMC Envoy, were all northbound in the left lane in the Lehigh Tunnel. Traffic was stop-and-go due to heavy congestion at the time.

Troopers said traffic was moving when vehicles in front of Eisenreich-Casagrande slammed on their brakes due to a traffic stop. Eisenreich-Casagrande applied her brakes and slowed down. Stahler was behind her and saw the vehicle in front braking and applied her brakes but was not able to stop and hit the back of the Toyota Rav4. Vankirk, who was behind Stahler, saw the braking vehicles and applied her brakes, but bumped the back of the Volkswagen.

Stahler had a possible injury but refused medical treatment. The other two drivers were not injured. Stahler was cited for driving a vehicle at an unsafe speed.