A woman was seriously injured Thursday evening in a crash along Route 309 in Kline Township, Schuylkill County. The crash occurred about 6 p.m. as she was traveling south at the intersection with Lofty Road. Her SUV swerved to the right crossing Lofty Road, leaping a set of guiderails then striking a tree as she was airborne. The SUV came to rest about 100 feet down a steep embankment. Firefighters used ropes and a stokes basket to bring the victim back up to the roadway. COPYRIGHT LARRY NEFF/SPECIAL TO THE TIMES NEWS