Auburn man hurt,
flown after crash
LANDINGVILLE - An Auburn man was flown to a trauma center for treatment of injuries he suffered when the 2003 Harley Davidson soft tail motorcycle he was driving crashed about 1:45 p.m. April 25 on Green Tree Drive, just south of Price Lane in North Manheim Township.
State police at Schuylkill Haven said Jerome F. Kimmel, 39, was driving west when he approached a right curve driving at high speed. The man was unable to stay in his lane, drifted to the outside of the curve and lost control of the vehicle, hitting the eastbound guide rail three times as the motorcycle continued west on the eastbound shoulder.
Kimmel was thrown from the motorcycle and was found over the guide rail about 50 feet from the roadway, police said.
Police said the highway was dry and clear at the time of the crash, and Auburn and Pottsville-Schuykill Haven Area EMS units assisted at the scene, along with Landingville firefighters.
Kimmel, who was flown to Lehigh Valley Hospital, Cedar Crest, will receive a citation as a result of the crash, police said.
Orwigsburg man
hurt in accident
DEER LAKE - An Orwigsburg man suffered minor injuries when the 1996 Saturn SL he was driving crashed about 7:10 p.m. Tuesday on Route 61, just south of Penn Street in West Brunswick Township.
State police at Schuylkill Haven said Sukhchain S. Sidhu, 18, was driving south in the passing lane when he hit water on the road and lost control.
The man's vehicle traveled through both southbound lanes, went off the road onto the west berm and struck a large PennDOT sign, an urgent message sign for Interstate 78.
After hitting the sign, police said the vehicle continued southwest and struck several trees before coming to a stop.
Deer Lake-West Brunswick Township firefighters and Auburn EMS assisted at the scene, police said, adding that Sidhu will be cited for driving too fast for conditions as a result of the crash.