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State police at Stroudsburg - crashes

State police at the Stroudsburg barracks reported the following:

• Craig A. Eckley, 62, of Stroudsburg, was cited after a one-vehicle mishap at 11:55 a.m. Feb. 24 on Cherry Valley Road in Hamilton Township.

Police said he and a passenger, Andrew J. Eckley, 22, also of Stroudsburg, were transported by personnel from the Medical Mobile EMS group to the Lehigh Valley Hospital-Pocono, East Stroudsburg.

Police said Eckley was driving a 2006 Ford Mustang northbound when he came upon a straight stretch of the road and spun the tires of the vehicle, then leaving his foot off the brake to burn out. They said he lost control of the Mustang, which fishtailed two times before traveling off the road and striking a cement foundation of an abandoned structure.

The car was towed from the scene, police said.

• Edward J. Craig, 48, of Collegeville, is facing charges of driving under the influence of a controlled substance after a one-vehicle crash at 11:41 a.m. Feb. 22 on Route 33 in Hamilton Township. He was uninjured.

Police said he was driving a 2005 Ford Econoline E250 van northbound when it traveled off the roadway and struck a ditch, before continuing into the woods where it struck a boulder.

The van was towed from the scene, police said.