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Monroe crash

State police at Lehighton reported investigating a one-vehicle crash along a Monroe County roadway over the weekend. Troopers are also investigating a hit and run accident.

Troopers said about 6:20 p.m. on Saturday, Jan. 22, Nicole Schlack, 22, of Saylorsburg, was driving a 1997 Buick Century northbound on Mountain Drive, in Ross Township, when the vehicle went off the right side of the road and struck a tree head-on. After impact the car spun clockwise and came to rest in the southbound lane.Schlack was not injured. She was cited for driving a vehicle at an (un) safe speed and immediate notice of accident to police.The hit and run occurred along Ross Road in Ross Township on Friday, Jan. 21, and reported at 5 p.m. Troopers said a driver was negotiating a sharp left curve while southbound when the vehicle slid on the ice and struck a mailbox along the west shoulder. After impact the vehicle slid again and then struck a street sign. After the impact with the street sign the driver fled the scene.