Police Logs

A Carbon County driver was taken to a Lehigh Valley area hospital following a one vehicle crash that occurred about 7:45 a.m. on Friday, Dec. 4, along Hahns Dairy Road, just east of Wintergreen Road, in Lower Towamensing Township.

State police at Lehighton said Eugene M. Strohl, 66, of Palmerton, was driving a 2003 Ford Ranger pickup truck westbound and due to icy conditions he lost control of the vehicle and failed to negotiate a curve. The truck entered the eastbound lane and then onto the south berm where it struck a tree.

State police at the Schuylkill Haven barracks are investigating the theft of money from two parked vehicles. The incidents happened during the overnight jours of Saturday through Sunday in North Manheim Township.

The victim is John Carestia Sr. of Schuylkill Haven.

Police said someone entered his unlocked Kia Sorento and Ford F-150 and removed an estimated $107.

A Tamaqua man was injured in a one-vehicle accident in Hometown, Rush Township police report.

On Dec. 6 at 5:20 a.m. Lee Frank Wenzel lost control of his vehicle while traveling north on Claremont Ave. Wenzel was taken to St. Luke's Miners Memorial Hospital, Coaldale, by Tamaqua EMS. Wenzel's vehicle was towed from the scene.

Wenzel is facing summary traffic charges, police said.

A Monroe County driver is facing a charge of driving under the influence (DUI) of a controlled substance after being stopped at a sobriety checkpoint.