Published February 28. 2023 11:25AM
State police at the Pocono barracks were summoned to investigate four crashes in the Carbon County section of the Northeast Extension of the Pennsylvania Turnpike:
• On Feb. 10, Lily A. Walter, 23, of Allentown, escaped injuries when a 2012 Hyundai Veloster she was driving struck a metal guide rail and concrete barrier at 9:21 p.m. in East Penn Township.
• On Feb. 21, Michelle C. Bolus, 33, of Taylor, was also uninjured in a mishap at 3:57 p.m. in Kidder Township. Police said she was driving a 2019 Subaru Legacy that swerved to avoid debris in the roadway when it impacted the guide rail.
• Two people suffered minor injuries in crashes on Feb. 22. The first one happened at 12:40 p.m. in Kidder Township when Ahmad A. Saleh, 23, of Clifton, New Jersey, driving a 2012 Volvo tractor, struck a concrete barrier. He was transported to the St. Luke’s Hospital, Carbon Campus, Franklin Township, by personnel from the Lehighton Ambulance Association.
• The second crash happened at 2:40 p.m. in Franklin Township, resulting in injuries to Nancy Fredette, 79, of Baldwinsville, New York, although she was not transported to a medical facility.
Police said she was driving a 2021 Chevrolet southbound when she lost control of the vehicle on the wet/slushy roadway and struck a 2021 International Harvester Scout driven by John H. Rodriguez, 30, of Wilkes-Barre.