Monday, November 28, 2016

3 Injured in Crash Sunday Evening

On Sunday evening, around 9:30pm, emergency crews were called to  a motor vehicle crash located at 123 South Tremont St, Reilly Twp.

Upon arriving at the scene, emergency personnel found all three occupants were still trapped inside the vehicle. 

Fire and EMS worked and removed all three passengers from inside the vehicle and all were transported to Geisinger in Danville via 3 helicopters.

The victims who were not identified but listed as a 40 year old male (driver), 20 year old (female), passenger and an 8 year old passenger.

The State Police at Schuylkill Haven say the male driver was traveling northbound on SR209 when he lost control of his vehicle and swerved into the southbound lane of SR209. 

He then counter steered and crossed back over into the northbound lane and continued over the northbound lane and down an embankment and struck a tree. 

While Police were investigating the vehicle, drug paraphernalia was discovered inside the vehicle. The vehicle was towed from the scene.and secured until a search warrant can be obtained.