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2 injured in Rt. 54 crash

Two people were injured in a one-vehicle crash at 8:50 a.m. Dec. 24 on Route 54, near the intersection with Buck Mountain Road, in Mahanoy Township, according to state police at the Frackville barracks.

Police said one of the victims was wanted on an active bench warrant and was lodged in the Schuylkill County Prison in Pottsville.He is William Skeans, 29, of Mahanoy City, who police said was injured but refused emergency medical services assistance at the scene.Police said they arrested him on the warrant that had been issued by the Schuylkill County District Attorney's Office.A passenger in the vehicle, Georgia Skeans, 39, also of Mahanoy City, was injured and transported to the Geisinger Medical Center in Danville, by the Mahanoy City EMS via Northumberland County Services.Police said they were occupants of a 2006 Volkswagen Jetta in which William Skeans was the driver.He told police he lost control of the vehicle due to icy conditions on the roadway. The car left the road and traveled onto the right berm area where it struck an embankment.The car overturned and came to rest on its driver's side directly on the right lane of travel.Police said the Jetta sustained heavy, disabling damages and was towed from the scene.The operator will be cited for failure to drive at a safe speed, driving without a license and restraint systems violations.