State police at Lehighton - crashes
State police at the Lehighton barracks reported the following crashes:
• Raymond Roman, 34, of Easton, is facing charges of driving under the influence and possession of a controlled substance after a one-vehicle crash at 11:20 a.m. May 7.
The crash occurred at the intersection of Scenic Drive and Upper Middle Creek Road, Polk Township, when Roman was driving a 2008 Hyundai Elantra. Police said the car was towed from the scene.
• No one was injured in a two-vehicle crash at 7:39 a.m. May 12 at the intersection of Bridge Street and Interchange Road in Franklin Township.
Police did not identify the drivers of the vehicles that were involved, or their residences.
They said the crash occurred when a 2019 Volkswagen Tiguan traveling north on Bridge Street attempted to go around a 2017 Toyota Highlander that was stopped while the driver anticipated a right-hand turn, resulting in the Tiguan striking the Highlander. Police said both vehicles were driven from the scene.
The driver of the Tiguan was cited after the crash, according to police.
• The driver of a 2022 Freightliner that “rear-ended” a 2018 Ford on Route 248, near Bridge Street, in Franklin Township was cited for following too closely.
The crash occurred at 8:38 a.m. May 12.
Police did not identify the drivers, nor their residences, but said they were uninjured.
Both vehicles were able to be driven from the scene.
• A 16-year-old girl and Donna L. Deluzio, 56, both of Kunkletown, were uninjured when a car the teen was driving struck a deer on Hideaway Hill Road, Polk Township, at 10:08 a.m. May 12.
Police said the 2007 BMW hit the deer that had entered its path and then struck an embankment when the teen swerved to the right.
• Boris Arutyunov, 73, of Albrightsville, was cited after a two-car crash at 2:09 p.m. May 11 at the intersection of High Hill and Hill roads in Polk Township.
Police said he was driving a 2018 Acura that turned in front of a 2022 Honda Civic driven by Anais C. Cintron, 34, of East Stroudsburg, causing the collision.
They said Cintron had suspected minor injuries and was transported by personnel from the West End Community Ambulance to the St. Luke’s Hospital, Monroe Campus, Stroudsburg. Arutyunov refused medical assistance at the scene, police said.
They were assisted at the scene by a local towing service.