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State police at Schuylkill Haven report on crashes

State police at Schuylkill Haven reported on the following crashes investigated by troopers on Schuylkill County roadways.

• A crash involving a truck with a plow was reported on Feb. 22 at 10:56 a.m. along Route 61 in Pottsville. Troopers said Brian D. Vleck, 66, of Tamaqua, was driving a 2020 Mack truck with plow northbound in the right lane when he attempted to pass a 2013 Nissan Sentra driven by Alicia R. Ellex, 30, of Cressona. The plow struck the driver’s side rear bumper and fender of the Sentra.

No one was injured.

• A one-vehicle crash was reported at 12:17 a.m. on March 3 along Drehersville Road in West Brunswick Township. Troopers said William Ramirez, 53, of Orwigsburg, was driving a 2014 Kia Sorento eastbound and too fast around a left curve in the road. Ramirez lost control of the vehicle which hit a tree along the eastbound lane, then went across the road and hit an embankment on the westbound shoulder. The Kia overturned after striking the embankment.

Ramirez was not injured. He was cited for the crash.