State police at Fern Ridge - crashes
State police at the Fern Ridge barracks reported the following crashes:
• Omar Velez-Morales, 34, of Brodheadsville, was injured in a two-vehicle crash at 7:07 p.m. Dec. 17 on Route 209 in Chestnuthill Township.
Police said he declined medical assistance at the scene.
They said the crash occurred when a 2022 GMC driven by Ryan M. Bruch, 46, of Kunkletown, turned left out of a parking lot to travel north on Route 209 and struck a 2020 Hyundai Elantra driven by Velez-Morales, who was southbound.
Police said the GMC had minor damage, while the Elantra had disabling damage that required it to be towed from the scene.
Bruch and a 9-year-old girl from Kunkletown who was in his vehicle were uninjured.
Police said Bruch was cited after the crash.
• No one was hurt in a one-vehicle crash at 7:57 a.m. Dec. 16 on Merwinsburg Road in Chestnuthill Township.
Police said the crash occurred when Aliesky Perdomo, 43, of North Bergen, New Jersey, was driving a 2016 Dodge Ram truck that left the road, struck an embankment and tree, and then came to rest in a wooded area. The vehicle was towed from the scene.
According to police, Perdomo was not at the scene when they arrived and was subsequently cited.
• Two vehicles were damaged in a crash at 1:34 p.m. Dec. 13 at the intersection of Route 115 and Jonas Road in Chestnuthill Township. Police did not identify the drivers of the vehicles, which were able to be driven from the scene.
They said the driver of a 2017 Jeep Compass on Jonas Road attempted to turn left to go north on Route 115 but the driver failed to yield to a 2024 Tesla.
The driver of the Jeep was cited after the crash, police said.
• The driver of a 2024 Jeep Wrangler that was involved in a two-vehicle crash at 4:33 p.m. Dec. 19 on Jonas Road in Chestnuthill Township was cited, police said.
Police did not identify the drivers of the vehicles but said the Jeep was eastbound when it crossed into the opposite lane that was occupied by a 2016 Chevrolet. The driver of that vehicle swerved off the road to avoid a head-on collision and hit a tree with its rear passenger side. Police said the Chevrolet was driven from the scene.