Man injured in
bus-SUV collision
SHENANDOAH — One person was injured when an SUV and school bus collided about 8:30 a.m. Tuesday on Route 924, just south of Shenandoah in Mahanoy Township.
State police at Frackville said Myron Grabowsky, 75, of Shenandoah, was driving a 2017 Subaru Forester and while following a slight right curve, failed to stay in his lane, traveled into the northbound lane and struck a 2015 Thomas Built school bus being driven north by Joseph A. Morris, 63, of Shenandoah.
After impact, police said, the Grabowsky vehicle continued through the northbound lanes and struck a guide rail, coming to a stop facing south. The Morris truck traveled through the southbound lanes and came to a stop blocking both southbound lanes.
Police said there were no students on the bus at the time of the crash and that both that vehicle and the Grabowsky SUV sustained heavy front end damage.
Grabowsky suffered suspected minor injuries and was taken to Geisinger Medical Center, Danville, for treatment, while Morris was not hurt, police said, adding that Grabowsky will be charged with not driving on roadways laned for traffic as a result of the crash.
Shenandoah police, firefighters and EMS responded to the crash, police said.
Police investigate
rollover accident
Pottsville police investigated a crash about 7:50 p.m. Monday in the area of 362 S. Centre St. that was reported with rollover and entrapment.
Police said that at the scene, they learned the person reported to be entrapped had already been removed.
The investigation revealed that Danielle Heckman, Orwigsburg, was driving a Mercury Mariner south in the 300 block of South Centre Street when she veered to the right and struck a white Chevrolet Trax that was legally parked on the west side of the street, across from 362 S. Centre St.
The impact caused the Trax to be pushed up onto the sidewalk and into two parking meters, damaging both.
After striking the Trax, police said, Heckman’s car rolled onto its driver’s side and slid on its side south on Centre Street where it was then struck by a Toyota Camry driven by Minersville woman.
Police said both Heckman’s vehicle and the Trax sustained disabling damage and were towed from the scene while the Minersville woman’s car sustained minor to moderate damage and was able to be driven from the scene.
Heckman was transported from the scene by Schuylkill EMS to a local medical facility for evaluation and treatment.
As a result of the investigation, Patrolman Michael Stank will be charging Heckman with careless driving, police said.
Pottsville firefighters assisted at the scene.
Man not injured
after striking deer
MAHANOY CITY — A Bartonsville man escaped injury when the 2008 Pontiac G6 he was driving struck a deer about 12:50 a.m. Tuesday in the northbound lanes of Interstate 81, at mile marker 130.6 in Mahanoy Township.
State police at Frackville said Osman Gomez, 32, was driving north when the deer leapt onto the roadway from the right shoulder. Gomez was unable to avoid a collision and struck the animal that died at the scene.
Man strikes deer
on Interstate 81
MAHANOY CITY — State police at Frackville said a Hazleton man escaped injury when the 2003 Honda Civic he was driving crashed about 3:50 a.m. Monday in the southbound lanes of Interstate 81, just west of Burma Road in Mahanoy Township.
Police said Hector M. Gonzalez, 24, was driving south in the left lane at mile marker 129.3 when he swerved to avoid hitting a deer that was crossing the road.
Gonzalez lost control of his car that went onto the west berm of the road, struck an embankment and then rolled onto its driver’s side coming to a stop facing east.
Delano and Ryan Township firefighters assisted at the scene, police said.
Man not injured
in I-81 accident
McADOO — A Berwick man was not hurt when the 2013 Ford F-150 he was driving crashed about 5:50 a.m. Friday on the southbound off ramp from Interstate 81 to Route 309 in Kline Township.
State police at Frackville said John Zaginaylo, 30, was rounding a right curve when he west off of the road and struck a tree, causing the truck to roll over onto its passenger’s side.
Police said Zaginaylo was taken to Lehigh Valley Hospital-Hazleton for treatment of minor injuries.
Police investigate
criminal mischief
HAMBURG — State police at Hamburg are investigating two criminal mischief incidents that occurred between 4 p.m. Saturday and 8 a.m. Sunday on Salem Church Road in Tilden Township, Berks County.
Police said someone damaged a mailbox owned by Steven Werley at 247 Salem Church Road and also a mailbox owned by Carol Gross at 246 Salem Church Road by hitting them with a blunt object.
The person or persons then fled the area in what could possibly be a dark color pickup truck, possibly a Dodge Dakota or Chevrolet S-10, with a bed cover.
Anyone with information is asked to contact Trooper Robert Hipp at the Hamburg station by calling 610-562-6885.
Police also reported investigating a criminal mischief incident that occurred between 6 p.m. Friday and 8 a.m. Saturday in Upper Bern Township, Berks County, is being investigated by state police at Hamburg.
Police said someone damaged multiple mailboxes owned by Angela Gough and Jodi Schrack along Ford Dam Road and Bloody Spring Road before fleeing the area undetected.
Anyone with information is asked to call state police at Hamburg at 610-562-6885 and refer to incident PA16-820921.