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Turnpike crashes

State police at the Pocono barracks reported the following crashes on the Northeast Extension of the Pennsylvania Turnpike:

• Three vehicles were towed from the scene of a crash at 10:53 a.m. March 25 at mile marker 82.9 in Penn Forest Township. No one was injured in the incident.

Police said the crash occurred when the left rear wheel of a 2019 Ford F-150 driven by Renee L. Williams, 54, of Drums, disengaged from its axle, hit the hood of a 2012 Infiniti, bounced over the center barrier and struck a 2022 Toyota Sienna, and then bounced back over the barrier and struck a 2022 Kia.

The Kia, police said, was the only vehicle not towed from the scene.

Williams was cited after the incident, according to police.

• No one was injured in a two-vehicle crash at 4:09 p.m. March 21 at mile marker 89.3 in Kidder Township.

Police said the crash occurred when Alisher H. Mansurov, 52, of Philadelphia, driving a 2016 Freightliner Cascadia, hit the back of a 2022 Ford Escape operated by Julissa Pena, 55, of Allentown, in work zone.

Mansurov was cited after the crash, according to police.

• A motorcycle and pickup collided at 5:20 p.m. March 17 at mile marker 81.2 in Penn Forest Township. No injuries were reported.

Police said the crash occurred as Anthony J. Del Cid Garcia, 18, of Harleysville, was riding a 2007 Yamaha southbound when he lost control of the motorcycle. It struck the concrete barrier on the left side of the road and then hit a 2021 Dodge Ram 2500 driven by Brian M. Buchholtz, 49, of Pottstown.

The motorcycle was removed from the scene.

Del Cid Garcia was cited after the crash, according to police.

• No one was injured in a crash at 11:47 a.m. Feb. 23 at mile marker 80.5 in Penn Forest Township.

Police said the crash occurred as Joseph M. Dubois, 36, of Dover, New Jersey, was operating a 2022 Cadillac northbound when it struck a 2-by-4 piece of wood that was in the roadway.

The vehicle, which had damage to its undercarriage and was leaking coolant, was towed from the scene, police said.