Published January 08. 2025 02:45PM
State police at the Schuylkill Haven barracks reported the following crashes:
• Christopher E. Peters, 41, of Mountain Top, was cited a two-vehicle crash at 10:29 a.m. Dec. 27 on Route 895 in West Brunswick Township. No one was hurt in the incident.
Police said he was driving a 2021 Dodge Ram truck that turned left onto Route 61 and failed to yield to a 2021 Dodge Ram driven by Michael R. Kimmel, 61, of Orwigsburg. Police said Peters’ vehicle, which was able to be driven from the scene, struck Kimmel’s vehicle, which was towed from the scene.
• Brayden A. Feisel, 20, of Schuylkill Haven, was uninjured when the 2020 Subaru Legacy he was driving struck two deer that had entered his path of travel on Route 443 in West Brunswick Township.
The crash occurred at 8:22 p.m. Jan. 3. The Legacy had to be towed from the scene.
• Daniel J. Metzger II, 60, of New Ringgold, was injured in a one-vehicle crash at 6:53 a.m. Dec. 16 on Route 61 in West Brunswick Township.
Police said he was transported by personnel from the Auburn Fire Company Ambulance Services to the Geisinger-St. Luke’s Hospital, Orwigsburg. The severity of his injuries is unknown, police said.
He was driving a 2002 Chevrolet Malibu and lost control of the car while traveling north, police said. The car veered into the left lane and struck a concrete barrier. It had to be towed from the scene.
A passenger, Christopher M. Metzger, 34, also of New Ringgold, was uninjured, police said.
• James E. Murphy II, 35, of Schuylkill Haven, was uninjured in a two-vehicle crash at 4 p.m. Dec. 15 on Route 61 in North Manheim Township.
Police said he was driving a 2014 GMC Terrain when a vehicle rear-ended it and the driver left the scene.