Harassment
KULPMONT - David W. Tracey, 37, and Jennifer M. Kerner, 31, both of 622 Chestnut St., Kulpmont, and Jonathan W. Fisher, 33, of 1138 Poplar St., Kulpmont, were cited by Patrolman Patrick McAndrew for harassment in connection with a landlord/tenant dispute at 622 Chestnut St. on Wednesday.
3 escape injury
TURBOT TOWNSHIP - A 41-year-old Shamokin woman and two young children escaped injury Saturday morning in a one-vehicle crash at the intersection of Route 147 and Broadway Road in this Northumberland County township.
State police at Milton reported Margarita Alicea was driving a 1995 Isuzu Blazer north in the left lane of Route 147 at 7:35 a.m. when she lost control of her vehicle as it traveled onto the snow-covered left shoulder. The Blazer struck guardrail three times, causing it to become disabled and towed from the scene.
Alicea and her two passengers, a 4-year-old Shamokin girl and a 4-year-old Shamokin boy, were not injured.
Police said Alicea will be cited for driving without a license and failure to drive in a single lane.
Vehicle hits pole
ATLAS - Mount Carmel Township police are continuing to investigate an accident involving a black 2001 Ford Sport Trac crashing into a utility pole early Saturday morning along Route 61 near the American Legion in Atlas.
Police said Jamie Lee Jurevicz, 34, of Atlas, was driving north on Route 61 at 1 a.m. when she tried to avoid striking a cat on the highway, causing her vehicle to veer off the road and crash into a utility pole.
Jurevicz and her passenger, Katie Shuey of Kulpmont, escaped injury.
The sport utility vehicle sustained extensive front-end damage and was towed from the scene.
Patrolman David Stamets is the investigating officer. He was assisted at the scene by Mount Carmel Patrolman Justin Stelma, personnel from AREA Services Ambulance and firefighters from Atlas Fire Company.
Coal Township man uninjured
BARNESVILLE - Christian Hassinger, 37, of Coal Township, escaped injury Saturday morning in a one-car accident on Barnesville Drive (Route 54) near Walnut Street.
State police at Frackville reported Hassinger was driving a 2010 Chevrolet HHR west when he lost control on the snow-covered road, causing his car to slide across the oncoming lane and ascend an embankment. The vehicle went around a telephone pole before sliding down the embankment and back onto the road. The vehicle then slid across both lanes and shoulders before coming to rest along side the road.
Police said Hassinger was wearing a seat belt and multiple air bags deployed.
The undercarriage and front suspension of the vehicle sustained severe damage. The auto was towed from the scene.