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Details released in Blue Mountain crash

People injured in a crash along Blue Mountain Road in Lower Towamensing Township on Saturday have been identified by state police at Lehighton.

Troopers said three people were riding in a Ford Escape. They were Brian Foye, 42; Patricia Foye, 37; and a 6-year-old boy, all from Saylorsburg. Brian Foye and the boy were taken to the Lehigh Valley Hospital, Cedar Crest, by ambulance; while Patricia Foye was flown by medical helicopter to LVH, Cedar Crest. The driver of the Mazda was Justin Balkam, 21, of Northampton. He was flown to Lehigh Valley Muhlenberg.

Troopers said Balkam attempted to pass another vehicle when his Mazda crashed head-on into the Escape.

Several people were injured in a crash along Blue Mountain Road in Lower Towamensing Township on Saturday. COPYRIGHT LARRY NEFF/SPECIAL TO THE TIMES NEWS