None injured in
2-vehicle collision
ORWIGSBURG — Three people escaped injury in a two-vehicle accident in North Manheim Township on Wednesday afternoon, state police at Schuylkill Haven said Thursday.
A 2016 Ford Fusion driven by Doris B. Dawson, 84, of Tomball, Texas, was westbound on West Market Street, state Route 443, at 1:36 p.m. Wednesday, and attempted to make a left turn onto Route 61. While she had the green light, Dawson failed to yield to an a 2005 Buick LaCrosse driven by Carol Rathgeber, 83, of Honeybrook, headed east from the jug handle across Route 61, police said.
The left front end of Dawson’s vehicle hit the left side of Rathgeber’s vehicle. Dawson’s vehicle sustained a broken tire rod and could not be driven from the scene. It was pushed to the parking lot of a nearby business, the Freeze, police said.
Richard L. Coller, 55, of Schuylkill Haven, was a passenger in Rathgeber’s vehicle, police said.
Dawson was cited with a traffic violation, police said.
Woman cited in
2-vehicle accident
SUMMIT STATION — No one was injured in a two-vehicle accident Sunday in Wayne Township, state police in Schuylkill Haven said.
James M. Cooper, 46, of Schuylkill Haven, was driving a 2011 Chevrolet Silverado southbound on Route 183 at 12:02 p.m. when he was stopped at the intersection with Firehouse Road, waiting to make a left turn.
Pauline A. Schuller, 52, of Saint Clair, was traveling southbound, approaching Cooper’s vehicle from the rear, when she did not realize that Cooper was stopped, police said. Schuller attempted to swerve and applied the brakes to stop prior to colliding with Cooper’s vehicle, but was unsuccessful. Schuller’s 1999 Pontiac Grand Am struck the rear driver’s side of Cooper’s vehicle with its front passenger side, then struck a guide rail with its front end, coming to final rest on the northbound shoulder.
Cooper’s vehicle came to final rest on the southbound shoulder, after being struck.
The drivers, as well as a one-year-old female passenger in Schuller’s car, were not injured, police said. All were properly restrained with lap and shoulder belts, or child safety seat.
Schuller’s car was towed from the scene by Moyer’s. Cooper’s vehicle was drivable following the collision. Summit Station Volunteer Fire Department assisted.
Police cited Schuller with not driving at a safe speed.