State police at Fern Ridge - crashes
State police at the Fern Ridge barracks reported the following crashes:
• April Naimon, 34, of Albrightsville, was lodged in the Carbon County Correctional Facility, Nesquehoning, after a one-vehicle crash and an incident that followed it at 4:09 p.m. Nov. 1.
Police said she was involved in a crash in the area of Chief Road and Route 534 in Penn Forest Township while driving a 2008 Ford Escape.
Police said they observed her to be visibly intoxicated, and after asking her how much she had to drink the woman replied “a lot.” They said when the officer asked her for her driver’s license, insurance and registration cards the woman seemed confused and attempted to strike officers in the face. Police said she resisted arrest when they tried to take her into custody.
After she was placed in a police vehicle, police said Naimon attempted to kick out a window of the vehicle. When officers attempted to restrain her, she kicked officers in the chest.
Police said she refused to chemical testing of her blood and was transported to the jail.
• A passenger in one of two vehicles involved in a crash at 1:08 p.m. Nov. 2 at the intersection of Weir Lake Road and Kinsley Drive in Chestnuthill Township had suspected minor injuries.
Police said Jarrod W. Cole, 25, of Albrightsville, was a passenger in a 2010 Hyundai Santa Fe operated by James W. Cole, 61, also of Albrigtsville.
They said the crash occurred when a 2020 Buick Encore traveling north on Weir Lake Road turned left onto Kinsley Drive without proper clearance, causing the collision.
The driver of the Encore, who was not identified, was cited after the crash, according to police.
• Police investigated a hit-and-run that occurred at 11:53 a.m. Oct. 22 on Route 715 in Chestnuthill Township.
They said the victim of the incident is Imeek K. Crawford, 23, of Kunkletown, who was driving a vehicle that was involved in the crash with an unknown vehicle.
• Kyla S. Adams, 18, of Albrightsville, had “possible injuries” after a one-vehicle crash at 8:52 p.m. Nov. 3 on Route 534 in Penn Forest Township.
Police said she refused a medical services transport from the scene.
They said she was driving a 2016 Mazda north on Route 534 when it crossed the intersection with Meckesville Road, exited the right lane and hit a utility pole.
The vehicle had disabling damage.
Adams was cited after the crash, according to police.