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PSP Lehighton crashes

State police at the Lehighton barracks reported the following crashes:

• A 22-year-old man from Palmerton sustained suspected minor injuries in a one-vehicle crash at 1:48 a.m. Aug. 8 on Interchange Road in Towamensing Township.

Police said that he was not transported from the scene. Palmerton Community Ambulance Association personnel responded to the incident.

Police said he was driving a 2012 GMC Terrain north when he failed to negotiate a left-hand curve. The vehicle left the southern shoulder and struck a utility pole before overturning and rolling, striking a tree before coming to rest on its roof.

Police said the driver was charged with driving under the influence of alcohol or a controlled substance.

• Sean C. Hazlett, 37, of Saylorsburg, was uninjured in a one-vehicle crash at 3:42 p.m. Aug. 7 on Route 115 in Ross Township, police said.

He was driving a 2012 Chevrolet Silverado southbound and was attempting to negotiate a right-hand curve when he lost control of the vehicle, police said. It traveled across the northbound lane onto the east berm and then struck a utility pole.

Police said the Silverado had to be towed from the scene.

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

• Lisa A. Engle, 61, of Kunkletown, was cited for driving on roadways laned for traffic after a one-vehicle crash at 5:35 p.m. Aug. 1 on Lower Smith Gap Road in Lower Towamensing Township.

Police said that she was driving a 2003 Ford Focus eastbound when she had a medical episode. The car left the roadway and struck the berm on the north side of the road. She was uninjured.