Police Logs

A Schuylkill County driver, involved in a one- vehicle crash about 10:50 p.m. on Tuesday, Dec. 15, was flown to a hospital for treatment of injuries.

State police at Frackville said Edward H. Hauptly Jr., 20, of St. Clair, was driving a 2005 Chrysler Sebring westbound on SR4007 (High Ridge Park Road), in Cass Township, when he failed to negotiate a right curve. The car went onto the south berm and struck a tree head-on.

Hauptly was flown by LifeFlight helicopter to the Geisinger Medical Center, Danville, troopers said. Troopers added charges are pending against Hauptly.

One person was injured in a two-vehicle crash that occurred about 5:26 p.m. on Wednesday, Dec. 16, along SR903 at the intersection with Maury Road, in Penn Forest Township, Carbon County. It was one of two accidents probed by state police at Lehighton this week.

Troopers said Herbert J. Gasker, 29, of Lehighton, was driving a 2008 Chevrolet Uplander southbound while Paul Moscatiello, 36, of Jim Thorpe, was northbound driving a 2003 Pontiac Grand Am. Troopers said Gasker attempted to make a left turn onto Maury Road and entered into the path of Moscatiello.

A vehicle rammed into the rear of a school bus causing serious injuries to the driver. State police at Frackville said the crash occurred about 3:10 p.m. on Wednesday, Dec. 16, along Hazle St., in Delano Township, Schuylkill County.

Trooeprs said Frederick P. Ziats, 78, of Mahanoy City, was driving a 1991 Toyota Tacoma pickup truck westbound when he ran into the rear of a 2010 Bluebird Mahanoy Area School District bus driven by Brenda Marie Wilner, 43, of Mahanoy City. Troopers said the bus was stopped because it had just dropped of its last passenger.

Icy conditions were blamed for two vehicle crashes that occurred in Schuylkill County roadways on Monday, Dec. 14. State police at Schuylkill Haven said one accident occurred about 6:58 a.m. along SR61, in Port Clinton.

Troopers said Tara W. Davis, 31, of Port Carbon, was driving a 2004 Jeep Grand Cherokee southbound in the left lane and approaching an area where the left lane ends and merges to the right single lane. Davis began to change lanes when she lost control due to icy road conditions.