Chase, crash in
stolen car case
Pottsville police investigated an incident that occurred about 7 p.m. Sunday in the 500 block of North Centre Street.
Police said at the scene, officers spoke to Michael Ciccanti, who reported that Steven M. Miller, 22, had just stolen his Chrysler Crossfire while it was parked in the 500 block of North Centre Street.
Ciccanti said a witness, James Rose, saw Miller steal the car. When interviewed, police said Rose confirmed he saw Miller commit the theft.
Police said officers later saw Miller driving the car in the 200 block of Pierce Street and tried to pull him over, but the man failed to stop and led officers on a pursuit that resulted in Miller crashing the car in the area of Eighth and Pierce streets.
Miller suffered a traumatic leg injury as a result of the crash and was taken to Lehigh Valley Hospital-Cedar Crest, police said.
Pottsville firefighters and Pottsville-Schuylkill Haven Area EMS assisted at the scene, police said, adding that Miller will be charged with theft of a motor vehicle, receiving stolen property, fleeing or attempting to elude police and numerous traffic violations as a result of the incident.
Man not injured
in 1-car accident
CRESSONA - A Reading man escaped injury when the 2010 Subaru Legacy he was driving crashed about 12:30 p.m. Thursday on the Gordon Nagle Trail, just east of Woodlawn Drive in North Manheim Township.
State police at Schuylkill Haven said Harold J. Delaney, 72, was driving west on the Gordon Nagle Trail, Route 901, when he swerved to miss a dead animal on the road and lost control of his car. The car crossed the eastbound lane, went off of the road and struck in a yard, police said.
Delaney's vehicle sustained moderate damage and had to be towed from the scene, police said.
As a result of the crash, police said, Delaney will be cited for failure to drive on roadways laned for traffic.
Both drivers hurt
in Rt. 901 crash
A Pine Grove woman and an Auburn woman suffered injuries in a two-vehicle crash that occurred at 2:50 p.m. Wednesday on Route 901 at Cressona Road in North Manheim Township, police said.
State police at Schuylkill Haven said a 2008 Ford Focus driven by Kassandra H. Kopinetz, 20, of Auburn, was traveling east on Route 901 and was attempting to make a left turn onto Cressona Road. Police said Kopinetz turned in front of a 2003 Subaru Legacy driven by Lindsi A. Miller II, 24, of Pine Grove, which was traveling west on Route 901. The vehicles collided nearly head-on and came to rest in the roadway.
Both vehicles had heavy front-end damage and were towed from the scene. The women were transported to local hospitals for non-life threatening injuries, police said.