Published January 05. 2026 02:45PM
State police at the Pocono barracks reported the following crashes:
• Damage was minor in a crash at 12:44 p.m. on Dec. 30 on the on-ramp at the Pocono Interchange in Kidder Township.
Police said the crash occurred when a 2022 Dodge Charger driven by Joseph L. Splendido III, 58, of White Haven, struck a parked 2023 BMW that had been operated by Bruce C. Rohrbach, 78, of State College, but was disabled.
Police said Splendido began to back up to better position the Charger but it made contact with the driver’s side door of the BMW.
• Denard D. Butler, 43, of Brooklyn, New York, was uninjured in a one-vehicle crash at 12:40 a.m. on Dec. 28 at mile marker 79 in Penn Forest Township.
Police said he was driving a 2023 Honda Accord northbound when it traveled off the right side of the road and struck a guide rail.
• No one was injured in a two-vehicle crash at 11:43 a.m. on Dec. 16 at mile marker 82.8 in Penn Forest Township.
Police said the crash occurred when Nicholas M. Flammer, 23, of Kutztown, was driving a 2008 Honda Fit northbound and was passing a 2019 Toyota Highlander driven by Martin J. Coyne Jr., 77, of Blakeslee. Police said the Fit clipped the right corner bumper/fender of the Highlander while merging into its lane of travel.
Police said the Fit was heavily damaged and towed from the scene, while the Highlander had moderate damage but was able to be driven from the scene.
Flammer was cited after the crash, according to police.