SCOTT TOWNSHIP - Three people were injured in a chain reaction crash Tuesday afternoon on Interstate 80 at Mile Marker 236 in Scott Township.
State police at Bloomsburg reported a 2009 Mack Tractor Trailer, driven by Richard Went, 38, of New Jersey; a 1997 Subaru, driven by Joseph Kemper Jr., 25, of Northumberland, and a 1999 Kenworth Tractor Trailer, driven by Roger G. Eck, 46, of California, were all traveling west on Interstate 80 with Went's truck in front.
Went was the first vehicle coming to a stop in a construction zone with Kemper's vehicle traveling at a slow speed directly behind when Eck failed to reduce his speed and struck the Subaru, which then traveled into Went's truck due to the force of the collision.
A passenger of the Subaru, who was not identified by police, was flown to Geisinger Medical Center, Danville, by Life Flight helicopter while Eck and Kemper were transported by ambulance by Geisinger. A nursing supervisor reported Tuesday night that Eck was in fair condition while Kemper was treated and released. Went was not injured in the crash.
Police said the crash is still under investigation, but that all involved were wearing their seat belts at the time.