State police at the Bethlehem barracks reported the following crashes:

• Police responded to a hit-and-run crash involving two vehicles at 11:44 a.m. Oct. 5 on Route 873 in Washington Township.

They said a vehicle traveling north drifted into the opposite lane and sideswiped a 2020 Hyundai Tucson operated south by Andreina Rodriguez, 37, of Slatington, before leaving the scene. Police said the Tucson had minor damages.

Rodriguez was uninjured in the incident.

• Donald J. Doyle Jr., 42, of Slatington, was cited for following too closely following a two-vehicle mishap at 5:08 p.m. Aug. 31 on Route 309 in North Whitehall Township.

Police said he was driving a 2024 Kia Forte northbound when it “rear-ended” a 2016 Kia Optima driven by Leonard J. Buchman, 84, of Hazle Township.

Police said Marylou Buchman, 82, also of Hazle Township, who was a passenger in the Optima, complained of neck pain but refused a medical services transport from the scene.

They said the Optima had minor damages. Police said both vehicles were able to be driven from the scene.

• Nicole C. Pentland, 39, of Slatington, was cited for “obedience to a traffic control device” following a two-vehicle mishap at 8:54 a.m. Oct. 6 at the intersection of the Friedens and Red Hill roads in Washington Township.

Police said she was driving a 2021 Jeep Cherokee that proceeded through the intersection without proper clearance and struck a 2015 GMC Acadia driven by Amanda J. Stoeckel, 40, of Slatington.

Police said both drivers and a 7-year-old girl from Slatington who was a passenger with Pentland were evaluated at the scene for injuries but did not require emergency medical services transports from the scene.

• An 8-year-old boy from Slatington who was a passenger in one of three vehicles involved in a crash at 5:56 p.m. Sept. 29 on Mauch Chunk Road, North Whitehall Township, sustained suspected minor injuries.

Police said he did not require an emergency medical services transport from the scene.

They said the crash occurred when Eric E. Nelson Jr., 22, of Palmerton, was driving a 2013 Chrysler 300 northbound when he failed to slow for traffic ahead of him. Police said the Chrysler “rear-ended” a 2025 Lincoln Aviator, pushing it into the read-end of a 2017 Chevrolet Silverado.

Police did not provide the names of the drivers of the Aviator and Silverado but said the 8-year-old was a passenger in the Aviator, as were three other children who were uninjured.

Police said the Chrysler and Aviator had to be towed from the scene while the Silverado had functional rear-end damages.