Route 61 crash
COAL TOWNSHIP - Luis Martinez-Medina, 19, of 1014 N. Pearl St., Shamokin, faces traffic citations from Coal Township police following a crash Thursday night along Route 61.
Martinez-Medina was driving a 2005 Chevrolet Cobalt north shortly before 11 p.m. when he lost control of the vehicle while rounding "brewery curve." The vehicle crossed the median and struck the driver-side of a southbound 2014 Ford Escape driven by Bryan Hornberger, 42, of 1424 Hemlock St., Coal Township.
Martinez-Medina's vehicle continued into a guide rail, while Hornberger's vehicle crossed the median and both northbound lanes of travel and traveled into an embankment.
A third vehicle, a 2008 Ford Escape driven north by Andrea Ignaszewski, 32, of 1550 Wabash St., Coal Township, struck a bumper laying in the road that came loose from Martinez-Medina's vehicle. Ignazsewski's vehicle sustained minor damage. The other vehicles sustained moderate to heavy damage and were towed. Police did not release information on the drivers' conditions.
Drug charges
MOUNT CARMEL - Neil Edward Swatsky, 32, of 211 S. Poplar St., is charged by Cpl. David Donkochik with possession with intent to use drug paraphernalia and possession of a controlled substance. Mary Beth Goodlunas, 42, same address, is charged with intent to use drug paraphernalia.
Police say Swatsky had four needles and a piece of a Suboxone tablet, and that Goodlunas had a glass stem with burned residue when they were confronted outside their home about 7:20 p.m. July 16.
Lotto theft
MOUNT CARMEL - Joey James Levesque, 21, of 338 S. Pear St., and Kelly Jo Dziadosz, 18, of 33 E. Sixth St., are charged by Cpl. David Donkochik with theft, receiving stolen property, criminal conspiracy to commit theft and criminal conspiracy receiving stolen property.
Police say Levesque was working part-time at Turkey Hill Minit Markets on June 30 when he stole lottery tickets or gave them away to Dziadosz and a 17-year-old male, who faces the same charges in juvenile court. According to a criminal complaint, Levesque is responsible for $900 in cash or lottery tickets allegedly stolen from the store.