PA Accident Headlines

An August 5, 2010 a Hampden County crash caused three people to sustain injuries and be taken to area hospitals.  The crash occurred around 9:30 p.m. at the intersection of Good Hope Road and Wertzville Road.

Police report that a minivan driven by Jaime Minnich and a car driven by Julia Imholte collided.  Ms. Imholte and her passenger were taken by ambulance to Holy Spirit Hospital.  Ms. Minnich was flown to Penn State Milton S. Hershey Hospital for treatment of her injuries.

The cause of this Cumberland County car crash remains under investigation.

On Monday afternoon, a man allegedly fell asleep at the wheel on Wertzville Road in Hampden Township.  His truck crashed into the home of 84 year old Anna Messinger.   Ms. Messinger was home at the time of the accident but was not injured.  However, her home was pushed off of its foundation and is currently uninhabitable. 

The truck driver, whose identity has not been released, is reported to have suffered a head injury in the accident and was taken to Pinnacle Health Harrisburg Hospital after this Cumberland County crash.

Last Friday morning, Eastern Pennsylvania experienced a series of tractor trailer accidents that resulted in injuries and traffic delays.  The first two accidents happened on I 380 in Monroe County.  The first accident involved two tractor trailers and an SUV.  The second crash happened about 45 minutes later and involved a tractor trailer and a car.  Two people were killed in that accident.

Around the same time, two tractor trailers crashed on the Pennsylvania Turnpike extension in Montgomery County.  One person was injured in that Pennsylvania truck accident.

On Tuesday afternoon a 2 car crash injured five people in Penn Township.  Police say that a car driven by 18 year old Sarah Neuin pulled onto Route 183 from Penn Bern Road and was hit by an SUV driven by Cecilia Carvajal.  Ms. Neuin was trapped in her car for about 15 minutes before rescuers could get her out.

Both drivers and their passengers Patricia Carvajal, Katrina Naradko, and Sheri Schleig were all taken to Reading Hospital with injuries.  Their conditions are currently unknown.

State police have cited Ms. Neuin for failing to yield at a stop sign.

At about 7 p.m. Sunday evening, a 17 year old girl was driving south on Route 34 in Carroll Township when her car drifted to the side of the roadway.  As she tried to bring the car back on to the road, she hit a car in the northbound lane driven by 30 year old Jeremy Ritchie. 

Both drivers and all three juvenile passengers in Mr. Ritchie’s car were injured and all five had to be flown to Penn State Milton S. Hershey Medical Center. Mr. Ritchie was reported to be in fair condition on Monday.  His three passengers are believed to be ages 17, 6 and 7 months.  Their identities and conditions have not yet been released.

The cause of this serious Perry County car accident remains under investigation.