State police at Frackville - crashes
State police at the Frackville barracks reported the following crashes:
• No one was injured in a two-vehicle crash at 7:26 a.m. Oct. 28 on Interstate 81 in Delano Township.
Police said the crash occurred as Christopher D. Chmiola, 20, of Scott Township, was driving a 2020 Honda Civic southbound when it struck a deer that entered the highway. After impact, the deer struck a 2019 Dodge Ram that was traveling alongside the Honda.
The Honda was towed from the scene, while the Ram was able to be driven.
• Daniel F. Job Jr., 36, of Pottsville, was uninjured when the 2026 Toyota 4Runner he was driving struck a deer on Interstate 81 in Kline Township at 5:32 p.m. Oct. 30.
Police said he was southbound when the deer entered the road from the woods. The 4Runner was towed from the scene.
• No one was injured in a crash at 4:34 p.m. Oct. 31 on Interstate 81 in Ryan Township.
Police said the crash occurred as William F. Gleason, 62, of Harrisburg, was driving a 2001 Chevrolet Cavalier northbound when a deer entered the highway from the median and was struck.
The Cavalier was towed from the scene.
• Giovanni M. Rivera-Poke, 18, of Tamaqua, was treated after a one-vehicle crash at midnight Nov. 1 on Route 54 in Ryan Township.
Police said he was transported by personnel from the Ryan Township Emergency & Rescue Squad to the St. Luke’s Miners Campus, Coaldale.
Police said he was driving a 2000 Lexus ES 300 eastbound when he swerved to avoid hitting a deer that had entered the path of the vehicle. The car traveled off the road, struck an embankment and overturned, coming to rest on its roof.