Port Carbon man
injured in crash
PORT CARBON - A Port Carbon man suffered moderate injuries when the 2013 Dodge Dart he was driving crashed about 1:50 a.m. Friday on the Port Carbon-Saint Clair Highway, just east of Eagle Hill Road in East Norwegian Township.
State police at Schuylkill Haven said Mark A. Koles, 21, was driving north when he failed to round a left curve, causing his car to go off the road and hit a bridge.
The impact with the bridge caused the engine and transmission to be separated from the vehicle, police said.
Police said although Koles was wearing his seat belt, he was still flown to Lehigh Valley Hospital-Cedar Crest, Allentown, for treatment of his injuries.
East Norwegian Township and Saint Clair firefighters assisted at the scene, along with Pottsville-Schuylkill Haven Area EMS.
Police said charges against Koles are pending the results of a blood alcohol test taken following the crash.
Pine Grove man
damages vehicles
PINE GROVE - Pine Grove police released details on a crash that occurred about 11:40 p.m. March 22 in the 200 block of South Tulpehocken Street.
Police said William D. Kohr, 968 Swopes Valley Road, Pine Grove, was driving south when he struck the driver's side of a legally parked 2012 Hyundai owned by Michelle J. Nagle, 258 S. Tulpehocken St., causing that vehicle to hit a 2004 Chevrolet Trailblazer owned by Daniel Nagle, also of 258 S. Tulpehocken St., that was parked directly in front of it.
Moderate damage was reported to the Trailblazer, while police said the Hyundai sustained major damage and was towed from the scene.
After hitting the parked vehicles, police said the Kohr vehicle flipped onto its driver's side and came to a stop, blocking both the north and southbound lanes of the street.
Kohr was taken to Schuylkill Medical Center-South Jackson Street by Pine Grove EMS for treatment of injuries he suffered in the crash, police said.
Police: Sun glare
caused accident
MINERSVILLE - Police said sun glare was the cause of an accident Thursday evening in Norwegian Township.
Jessica L. Sock, 30, of Cressona, was driving a 2010 Toyota Corolla through the parking lot at King's Village at 6:08 p.m. and hit a white barrel covering an old light post when she became distracted by sun glare, state police at Schuylkill Haven said Friday.
Sock was not injured and no charges were filed, police said.