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Monroe crashes

State police at Lehighton reported two crashes in Monroe County.

• A two-vehicle crash at 5:58 p.m. on Aug. 12 at the intersection of Mountain Road and Spruce Road, Ross Township.

Troopers said Kenneth Zahl, 66, of Bethlehem, was driving a 2021 Tesla Motors Model X southbound on Spruce Road and Joshua Loane, 42, of Bangor, was driving a 2014 Dodge Ram 3500 truck westbound on Mountain Road.

Troopers said Zahl failed to stop at a stop sign and struck Loane. No one was injured. The Tesla was towed and Zahl was cited for a stop sign violation.

• A crash was reported at 5:52 p.m. on Aug. 14 at the intersection of Meixsell Valley Road and Blue Ridge Road in Ross Township. Troopers said Tatiana A. Ocampo, 33, of Clifton, New Jersey, was driving a 2019 Jeep Wrangler southbound on Blue Ridge Road and Gary L. Rundle, 61, of Saylorsburg, was driving a 2001 Dodge Ram 1500 pickup westbound on Meixsell Valley Road.

Ocampo made a left turn onto Meixsell Valley Road and struck Rundle’s vehicle, police said. The Jeep came to rest on the eastbound berm of Meixsell Valley Road.

Ocampo had a minor injury and was taken to a hopital by West End ambulance. Rundle refused transport, police said. Both vehicles were towed.

Ocampo was cited for stop sign violation.