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Police investigate crashes

State police at Fern Ridge reported investigating the following crashes.

A one-vehicle crash was reported at 10:24 a.m. on Saturday along Route 715, near Mountain Road in Jackson Township, Monroe County. Troopers said Saveena McLean, 43, of Saylorsburg, was driving a 2009 Subaru Forester northbound when she swerved to the right and lost control. The vehicle left the road and struck a utility pole and then a tree, which caused the vehicle to overturn onto its roof.McLean and her passenger, Aneesa McLean, 12, same address, were both injured and taken to the Pocono Medical Center, East Stroudsburg.Troopers investigated a two-vehicle crash at 7:10 p.m. on Friday at the intersection of Route 715 and Harvest Drive in Jackson Township. Troopers said Kivin D. Martin, 20, of Tobyhanna, was driving a 2002 Dodge Neon and pulled from a stop sign on Harvest Drive to go west on 715 while Jenna M. Sawicki, 25, of Scotrun, driving a 2013 Honda Civic, was eastbound on 715.Troopers said Martin pulled into the path of Sawicki and a collision occurred. Martin, Sawicki, and her passengers, Montel J. Major, 22, of East Stroudsburg, and Andre J. Perkins, 20, of Blakeslee, were all not injured.Martin was cited for stop signs and yield signs.A one-vehicle accident occurred at 2:05 p.m. on June 2 along Forest Lake Road, near Drakes Creek Road, in Penn Forest Township, Carbon County. Troopers said Lorenzo J. Brieba, 71, of Jim Thorpe, was driving a 1982 Honda CM250 northbound and failed to negotiate a right curve. The vehicle traveled onto the west shoulder and into a ditch, where it came to rest.Brieba was injured and taken to St. Luke's University Hospital-Bethlehem, by Lehighton EMS unit for treatment of what troopers said were moderate injuries.A one-vehicle crash was reported at 5:57 a.m. on June 6 along Route 903, near Teakwood Drive, in Penn Forest Township. Troopers said Joan M. Haman, 63, of Albrightsville, was driving a 2007 Lincoln Towncar southbound when the vehicle left the road on the right side and struck a tree and overturned onto the driver's side.Haman was injured and taken by Lehighton EMS to the Lehigh Valley Hospital, Salisbury Township. Penn Forest Fire Company volunteers assisted at the scene.Haman was cited for careless driving.