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Turnpike incidents

State police at the Pocono barracks investigated five crashes on the Northeast Extension of the Pennsylvania Turnpike, including four that happened in Carbon County.

Police report the following:

• Ashley A. Eperjesi, 29, of Albrightsville, was not injured at 10:15 a.m. April 12 at mile marker 89.8 in Kidder Township.

Police said she was driving a 2023 Hyundai Elantra northbound when it “fishtailed” and struck an embankment on the right side of the road. Police said the car rolled over but landed on its wheels on the right shoulder of the road. It was towed from the scene.

Police said Eperjesi was cited for the crash.

• Kevin C. Pizzano, 43, of Shavertown, escaped injuries in a one-vehicle crash at 1:20 a.m. April 12 at mile marker 71.2 in East Penn Township.

Police said he was driving a 2020 Honda Civic northbound when it struck a concrete barrier on the left side of the roadway. The vehicle had minor damages but was towed from the scene.

Police said Pizzano was cited for failure to drive at a safe speed.

• No one was injured in a two-vehicle crash at 11:55 a.m. April 2 at mile marker 81.6 in Penn Forest Township.

Police said Dominique McQuade, 26, of Philadelphia, was driving a 2014 Subaru Forester southbound and it began to spin, striking the concrete median. The car then spun clockwise and hit the guide rail on the west shoulder before spinning counter-clockwise, traveling across the right lane and striking a 2019 Toyota 4Runner driven by Dawn A. Brewer, 52, of Elizabeth City, North Carolina. Neither driver, nor a passenger in each vehicle, were hurt.

The Forester was towed from the scene, police said.

• Michael C. Rodriguez, 67, of Drums, was cited for “accidents involving damage to attended vehicle or property” after a two-vehicle crash at 3 p.m. April 1 on the exit ramp to Route 209 southbound in Franklin Township. No one was hurt in the incident.

Police said Rodriguez was driving a 2010 Nissan Titan that pulled off onto the north shoulder of the off-ramp, at which time he abruptly reversed in front of a 2018 Kia Sportage driven by Lavern J. Capone, 81, of Weatherly. Police said upon impact, he fled the scene, traveling south on Route 209. Police said he was positively identified and charged accordingly.

• Kevin G. Kugler, 42, of White Haven, was uninjured in a two-vehicle crash at 7:36 a.m. March 27 at mile marker 98.2 in Bear Creek Township.

Police said he was driving a 2022 Dodge Charger southbound and over-corrected when a Ford cargo van in the right lane changed lanes, cutting him off. They said Kugler regained partial control but he had to steer to the right to avoid a disabled vehicle. He drove up an embankment. The Charger had damage to its undercarriage and was towed from the scene.