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State police at Lehighton - crashes

State police at Lehighton reported on the following crashes investigated by troopers:

• Kody A. Abrams, 30, of Stroudsburg, escaped injuries in a one-vehicle crash at 11:07 a.m. Oct. 22 on the Kunkletown Road in Ross Township.

Police said he was driving a 2007 Chevrolet Silverado eastbound and was traveling on a right curve in the roadway when the steering mechanism of the vehicle failed. The vehicle left the road and struck a MetEd utility pole.

It sustained disabling damages.

• One vehicle sustained disabling damages and another had minor damages in a crash at 1:22 p.m. Oct. 16 at the intersection of Interchange and Cherry Hill roads in Franklin Township.

Thomas C. Colvin, 74, of Auburn, was driving a 2021 Ram 1500 northbound on Interchange Road when it made a left turn at the intersection with Cherry Hill Road. Michael W. May, 58, of Effort, was operating a 2016 Honda Civic northbound on Interchange Road, approaching the intersection of Cherry Hill Road, when it struck the Ram truck on the left side.

Police said the Civic had disabling damages while the truck received minor damages.

Police said the two drivers have conflicting details of the crash. No one was injured.