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Turnpike crashes

State police at the Pocono barracks reported the following crashes that occurred on the Northeast Extension of the Pennsylvania Turnpike:

• Tanner C. Yerton, 22, of Telford, is facing charges of driving under the influence of alcohol and failure to drive at a safe speed after a three-vehicle crash at 2:58 p.m. Sept. 26 at mile marker 76.1 in Franklin Township. No one was injured in the incident.

Police said he was driving a 2025 Kia K5 that was involved in a crash with two construction vehicles in a work zone: a 1998 Freightliner driven by Kyle E. Horner, 30, of Leesport, and a 2022 Ford F-650 operated by James E. Bare Jr., 33, of Hamburg.

• Police responded to a hit-and-run at 2:46 p.m. Oct. 1 at mile marker 95.8 in Kidder Township.

They said a vehicle traveling north struck the rear bumper area of a 2008 Honda CRV driven by Josia Paredes Rodriguez, 23, of Allentown, and fled the scene.

After being hit, the Honda crossed the center line, struck the center concrete barrier, continued back across both northbound lanes, left the roadway and struck an embankment, according to police.

Paredes Rodriguez was uninjured, police said.

• Justin D. Hosier, 25, of Palmerton, was issued a written warning for failure to drive at a safe speed after a two-vehicle crash at 6:01 p.m. Oct. 11 at mile marker 78.7 in Franklin Township. No one was injured in the incident.

Police said he was driving a 2011 BMW 328i southbound during a rainstorm when he lost control of it on the wet roadway and the car struck the concrete barrier and then a 2026 Subaru Forester driven by Michael A. Romano, 31, of Harleysville.

• Police responded to a one-vehicle crash at 3:38 p.m. Oct. 11 at mile marker 96.5 in Kidder Township.

They said Brody M. Weddell-Degroodt, 23, of Rock Tavern, New York, was driving a 2013 Cadillac ATS northbound during heavy rain when he lost control of the vehicle, which spun twice, left the roadway and struck a rock embankment.

The vehicle had moderate damage and was towed from the scene.

Weddell-Degroodt, who refused treatment at the scene, was issued a written warning for failure to drive at a safe speed, according to police.

• Two vehicles were damaged in a crash at 3:12 p.m. Oct. 11 at mile marker 83.1 in Penn Forest Township.

Police said the crash occurred as Michael C. Vieten, 39, of Princeton, New Jersey, was driving a 2022 Lexus RX350 northbound when he lost control of it on the wet roadway.

The vehicle struck the center concrete barrier, police said, then left side of a 2020 Mack Truck operated by Fred J. Polisky, 60, of Plymouth. Police said the Mack proceeded to sideswipe a concrete barrier as Polisky swerved onto the right shoulder of the road.

No one was injured in the incident.

Vieten was issued a written warning for failure to drive at a safe speed, according to police.

• Amber Obeid, 40, of Hamilton, Ontario, Canada, was uninjured when the vehicle she was driving struck a deer at 1:30 a.m. Oct. 8 at mile marker 71.9 in East Penn Township.

Police said she was driving a 2025 Volvo southbound when the incident occurred. The Volvo was towed from the scene.

• Michael S. Schultz, 57, of Newport, New York, was cited for failure to drive at a safe speed following a two-vehicle crash at 10:56 a.m. Oct. 7 at mile marker 77 in Franklin Township. No one was injured in the incident.

Police said he was driving a 2015 Chevrolet Silverado that hit the back of a 2018 Ford F-150 driven by Elias Cantarero Rivera, 53, of Baltimore, Maryland.

Police said the Silverado had disabling damage, while the F-150 had damage to its back end.

• No one was injured in a two-vehicle crash at 3 p.m. Aug. 20 at mile marker 93.8 in Kidder Township.

Police said the crash occurred as Gerard C. Jewels, 32, of Ransom Township, was driving a 2017 Nissan Frontier northbound when the vehicle began to fishtail and struck a 2019 International Harvester driven by John J. Peterson, 63, of Philadelphia.

The Frontier then traveled onto the left side of the road and hit a concrete barrier. It sustained disabling damage and was towed from the scene. Police said the Harvester had minor damage.

Jewels was issued a written warning for failure to drive at a safe speed, according to police.