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State police at Lehighton - crashes

State police at the Lehighton barracks reported the following crash:

• No one was injured in a two-vehicle “rear-end” crash at 9:27 a.m. Oct. 8 on Scenic Drive, Polk Township.

Police said a 2002 Suzuki operated by Abigail D. Knudsen, 28, of Effort, and a 2020 Dodge Ram truck operated by Graydon J. Faulstick, 36, of Kunkletown were involved.

Police said the Suzuki was able to be driven from the scene while the Dodge was towed.

• A 14-year-old boy from Saylorsburg was injured when a motorcycle he was operating crashed into a car at 5:30 p.m. Oct. 7 on Rolling Hills Road in Ross Township.

Police said he was transported by personnel from the West End Ambulance Service to the Lehigh Valley Hospital-Pocono, East Stroudsburg.

They said the crash happened when he was operating a 2020 Kawasaki south at an increased rate of speed when he failed to negotiate an uphill left curve in the roadway. The cycle left the southbound lane and traveled into the path of a 2016 Ford Mustang driven by Jason A. Heald, 46, of Bangor, striking it in the front-end.

Police said the boy and cycle slid across both travel lanes before coming to rest.

Heald was uninjured in the incident.

Police said the boy was cited for the incident.

Police said the Mustang had front end damages and was towed from the scene.

• A 17-year-old girl from Lehighton and Colton J. Smith, 22, of Summit Hill, were injured in a two-vehicle crash at 9:05 p.m. Oct. 6 on Blakeslee Boulevard Drive, Mahoning Township.

Police said the girl was transported by personnel from the Mahoning Valley Ambulance Association to the Lehigh Valley Hospital, Carbon Campus, Mahoning Township, while Smith did not require a medical transport.

Police said the crash happened when the girl was driving a 2012 Honda Civic westbound when it struck the rear of a 2006 Volkswagen Golf driven by Smith after the latter applied his brakes when a dog entered its path. Police said both vehicles had functional damages but were able to be driven from the scene.

The girl was cited for failure to drive at a safe speed, police said.

• A 17-year-old boy from Allentown was injured in a rollover crash at 8:44 p.m. Oct. 2 on the Kunkletown Road in Ross Township.

Police said he was transported by emergency personnel to the Lehigh Valley Hospital-Pocono, East Stroudsburg.

They said he was driving a 2013 Ford west when he lost control on a left curve in the roadway and the car traveled off the road, struck a utility pole, rolled over several times and struck a second utility pole, coming to rest on the south side of the road.

Police said charges of driving under the influence of alcohol or a controlled substance are pending against the driver.

• Lori A. Sullick, 50, and Christina L. Price, 38, both of Schuylkill Haven, were injured in a one-vehicle crash at 8:57 p.m. Sept. 17 on Blakeslee Boulevard Drive in Mahoning Township.

Police said the severity of their injuries is unknown. They were transported by emergency services personnel to the St. Luke’s Hospital, Carbon Campus, Franklin Township.

The crash occurred when Sullick was driving a 2015 Ford Escape and Price was her passenger. They said the vehicle veered off the roadway, struck a ditch and landed in a wooded area after striking a tree.

Police said the car was towed from the scene.