Three injured
RANSHAW - Three people were hospitalized as a result of a two-car accident Sunday afternoon at the intersection of Main Street and Route 61.
Coal Township police reported Corey Matthew Harrington, 28, of 171 Weedon Court, West Chester, was driving a 2011 Honda Civic east on Main Street at 4:49 p.m. when he failed to stop for a stop sign leading to the intersection with Route 61 south. Police said Harrington's auto then came out onto Route 61, which was covered with ice and snow, and collided with a 2010 Chervolet station wagon operated by James McFadden, 44, of 1555 South Birch St., Mount Carmel. Upon impact, the station wagon was pushed to the left and came to rest in the northbound lanes.
McFadden, his wife, Cathy McFadden, 46, and their son, Kyle McFadden, 15, were injured and transported by AREA Services Ambulance to Geisinger-Shamokin Area Community Hospital, where they underwent emergency room treatment before being released.
Both vehicles sustained moderate damage and were towed from the scene.
Harrington will be cited by police for a stop sign violation.
A section of Route 61 was closed to traffic for approximately 75 minutes.
Assisting Coal Township police and ambulance personnel were township firefighters, members of Kulpmont Fire Department and Shamokin police.
Car hits pole
BURNSIDE - Carol Snyder, 46, of 13 E. Market St., Gratz, suffered minor injuries in a one-car crash Sunday afternoon along Route 125, approximately two-tenths of a mile north of this Coal Township village.
According to Coal Township Patrolman Joshua Wynn, Snyder was driving a 2001 Pontiac north at 3:11 p.m. when she rounded a curve, lost control of her auto on the snow-covered road and crashed into a utility pole.
Snyder was transported by AREA Services Ambulance to Geisinger-Shamokin Area Community Hospital, where she underwent emergency room treatment before being released. A passenger in her auto, Michael Smith, 52, of 13 E. Market St., Gratz, escaped injury.
Snow-related accident
LOWER AUGUSTA TOWNSHIP - State police at Stonington reported Jeffrey M. Hoffman, 26, of Halifax, suffered minor injuries and was cited for failure to drive in a single lane involving a one-car accident Sunday on Route 147 in this Northumberland County township.
Police said Hoffman was driving a 2000 Chevrolet Cavalier south at 5:45 p.m. during icy-snowy conditions when he lost control of his car because he was traveling too fast. His car then crossed over both lanes of the highway, entered a residential yard and struck a large ornamental stone with its left side.
After impact, the auto rolled onto its roof and came to rest facing northwest.
The car was towed from the scene.
Truck strikes tree
ROCKEFELLER TOWNSHIP - Ralph E. Treaster, 42, of Paxinos, escaped injury Sunday morning when his 2004 Ford F-150 truck struck a tree along Treva Road in this Northumberland County township.
State police at Stonington reported Treaster was driving south on Kline Road at 1:30 a.m. when he turned right onto Treva Road. Police said Treaster then observed a deer in the road and swerved to avoid striking it. His truck exited the road and crashed into a tree.
The truck was towed from the scene by Paul's Towing.
Police said Treaster did not remain at the scene or report the accident. Charges are pending against him, according to police.
Hit and run
GOWEN CITY - State police at Stonington are searching for the operator of a black truck involved in a hit-and-run accident Sunday night in the parking lot at Bubba's Bar.
Police said the truck slid in the snow into the right side of a parked 1999 Honda Civic owned by Brittani Stiely, of Dornsife, at 8:10 p.m. The hit-and-run vehicle may have damage to its driver's side.
Boy ejected
HUBLEY TOWNSHIP - Two children from Dalmatia, including a boy who was ejected, were injured in a weather-related crash Sunday afternoon at West Main Street (Route 25) and Fearnot Road in this Schuylkill County township.
According to state police at Schuylkill Haven, Rebecca Strauser, 36, of Dalmatia, was driving a 2004 Chervolet Silverado west on Main Street when the weather suddenly changed from heavy rain to ice and snow. Police said Strauser then lost control of her truck while negotiating a left curve on the icy road and struck a utility pole with its front end on the south berm near Fearnot Road.
After impact, the truck spun northwest in a counterclockwise direction, causing a 9-year-old male front-seat passenger from Dalmatia to be ejected through the right side window and landed on the road. Police said the boy had placed his shoulder strap behind him prior to the crash and only had on his lap belt.
The truck continued to spin through the west and east lanes before coming to rest facing northeast in the westbound lane.
The 9-year-old boy and a 10-year-old male passenger from Dalmatia suffered moderate and minor injuries, respectively, and were transported by Hegins Ambulance to Schuylkill Medical Center South in Pottsville.
Strauser and a 6-year-old male passenger from Dalmatia escaped injury.
The accident resulted in the road being closed at the scene for about an hour.
The truck was towed.
Police said Strauser was cited for driving too fast for road conditions.
Also assisting at the scene were members of Sacramento Fire Company and Hegins Fire Police.
Driver flees scene
PORT CARBON - Aaron J. Booterbaugh, 23, of Pottsville, faces multiple charges after he allegedly crashed his 1996 Jeep Cherokee along Pike Street (Route 209) early Sunday morning and left his passenger, Skylar Andruchuk, 21, of Pottsville, in the vehicle with a head injury.
State police at Schuylkill Haven are still searching for Booterbaugh.
Police said Booterbaugh was traveling south at 1:20 a.m. when he failed to negotiate a right turn and struck a utility pole, disabling the vehicle. Booterbaugh then fled on foot with Andruchuk still in the vehicle.
Andruchuk was transported by Schuylkill Haven Ambulance to Schuylkill Medical Center South in Pottsville, where he underwent emergency room treatment for his injuries before being released.
Also assisting at the scene were Port Carbon firefighters.