Published August 12. 2025 10:00PM
State police at the Fern Ridge barracks reported the following crashes:
• Richard Mills, 33, of Brodheadsville, is facing a Title 75 misdemeanor charge and a felony violation after a two-vehicle hit-and-run crash at 7:11 p.m. July 23 at the intersection of Weir Lake and Frantz roads in Chestnuthill Township.
Police said the victim of the incident is a 33-year-old man from Saylorsburg.
Involved in the crash were a 2005 Buick and a 2003 Toyota.
Police said it was determined that Mills was operating a vehicle that fled the scene after the collision.
• No one was injured in a two-vehicle crash at 11:33 a.m. July 30 on Route 209 in Chestnuthill Township.
Police said the crash occurred when a 17-year-old girl from Blakeslee was driving a 2015 Hyundai Tucson that struck the back of a 2014 Nissan Pathfinder operated by Malinda C. Loving, 78, of Palmerton, after the latter had stopped for traffic.
Police said the Tucson had disabling damage and was towed from the scene, while the Pathfinder had minor damage and was able to be driven from the scene.
The 17-year-old was cited for following too closely, according to police.