Published January 08. 2021 01:45PM
State police at Schuylkill Haven reported on the following crashes:
• A crash was reported at 7 p.m. on Dec. 22 along Route 901 (Gordon Nagle Trail) in North Manheim Township. Troopers said Hunter T. Coleman, 21, of Mahanoy City, was driving a 2006 Jeep Grand Cherokee southbound and slowed to make a left turn onto Red Horse Road when his vehicle was struck in the rear by a 2007 BMW X6 driven by Collin M. Warunek, 18, of Pottsville.
Warunek, Coleman and his passenger, Brionna N. Jones, 22, of Barnesville, were all taken to the Lehigh Valley Hospital South, Pottsville, for treatment of suspected minor injuries. Warunek was cited for following too closely.
• A one-vehicle crash was reported at 10:50 a.m. on Dec. 18 along South Greenview Road, in North Manheim Township. Troopers said Jeremy A. Schaeffer, 22, of New Ringgold, was driving a 2012 Jeep Liberty southbound when his vehicle slid on some slush on the road, causing him to lose control. The vehicle slid off the road and into an embankment, striking a tree on the left side. Schaeffer was not injured but the vehicle had to be towed.
He was cited for the crash.
• A one-vehicle crash was reported at 9:13 a.m. on Dec. 29 along Route 895 in Washington Township. Kimberley A. Umbenhauer, 38, of Pine Grove, was driving a 2010 Honda Pilot westbound and fell asleep. The vehicle crossed the eastbound lane and went onto the berm, striking a mailbox, then a house before coming to rest.
Umbenhauer was trapped in the vehicle and freed by emergency personnel. She sustained minor injuries and refused transportation to a hospital.
She was cited for the crash.
• A crash was reported at 10:45 p.m. on Dec. 26 along Route 183 in Wayne Township. Benjamin L. Dekle, 27, of Ooltewah, Tennessee, was driving a 2004 Toyota Solara southbound when he crossed over the northbound lane and struck a utility pole. The vehicle came to rest in the woods.
Dekle was not injured. He was cited for the crash.