Two Macungie-area residents were injured -- one moderately so -- recently when the driver attempted to avoid another vehicle that had pulled out in front of him in Upper Milford Township, according to police. Paul M. Fenstermaker, 80, of Macungie was headed southbound on Kings Highway N. at 7:45 a.m. April 27, said state police at Fogelsville. A car driven by Garrett A. Horton, 20, also of Macungie, was headed west on E. Macungie Road and was stopped at the intersection with Kings Highway N. Horton stopped for a stop sign and pulled into the intersection, beginning his left-hand turn onto …
Three Emmaus youths were injured -- the driver moderately -- on March 17 in a two-vehicle traffic accident in Lower Macungie Township in which their car rolled onto its side, police said. The other vehicle, a pickup truck, ran a red light, according to state police at Fogelsville. The Kia Soul driven by Thomas R. Ninesling, 16, was turning from Sauerkraut Lane onto Brookside Road about 1:22 p.m., police said. As Ninesling was in the intersection, William D. Capwell, 43, of Macungie did not stop at a red light while he was traveling south on Brookside Road. The front of Capwell's Toyota Tundra…
Two people from Kutztown were injured recently in a two-vehicle accident in Lower Macungie Township, according to police. The crash occurred when a Chevrolet Blazer driven by Tricia D. McDonald, 20, of Allentown pulled out in front of the car driven by the Kutztown man about 4:30 p.m. March 5, according to state police at Fogelsville. McDonald stopped at a stop sign at N. Hedgerow Drive, then turned left onto Kressler Road. The Subaru XT driven south on Kressler Road by William C. Pitman, 43, could not avoid striking the left front side of McDonald's sport-utility vehicle with his front end, …
Troopers are looking for the driver of a black 1997 Dodge Dakota pickup truck following a recent hit-and-run accident in Lower Macungie Township, police said. The crash occurred at 5:50 p.m. Feb. 15 at Lower Macungie and Millrace roads, according to state police at Fogelsville. A car driven by Robert Davies, 71, of Emmaus was traveling west on Lower Macungie Road, police said. The car driven by Ian Wetherhold, 18, of Macungie was following. Behind Wetherhold was Emily Jolley, 18, of Emmaus, police said. And, the pickup truck driven by the unkown hit-and-run driver was bringing up the rear. …
A Hyundai vs. a Kenworth. You can probably guess who got the best of this tussle recently on Interstate 78 in Lower Macungie Township. And, you would be right. The good news is that the results weren't a whole lot worse. The tractor-trailer driven by Derrick P. Dupre, 28, of Denham Springs, La., was eastbound in the passing lane of I-78 at 11:10 a.m. Feb. 5, according to state police at Fogelsville. Just after merging onto Route 309, Dupre shifted to the right lane but did not see the Hyundai in his "blind spot." That car was driven by Thomas R. Maggio, 58, of Ephrata, Lancaster County. The …
An Allentown-area woman recently received a neck injury when her car was struck from behind at an intersection in Lower Macungie Township, police said. Judith E. Urquizo, 51, was stopped at a red light at Hamilton Boulevard and Interstate 78 at 10:17 a.m. Feb. 4, according to state police at Fogelsville. Her Honda Civic was hit by a car traveling behind her. The second vehicle, a Chevrolet Malibu driven by Gladys J. Santee, 86 of Orwigsburg, Schuylkill County, police said. She was unable to stop in time, crashing into Urquizo's car and causing the whiplash-type injury. Urquizo was transported…
A natural pain in her leg has led to a few headaches as well for a Macungie-area woman whose car recently crashed into a utility pole in Lower Macungie Township as a result, according to police. Donna M. Kachurick, 51, was driving south on Willow Lane at 10:48 p.m. Feb. 6. As she approached Mulberry Lane, she felt a cramp in her right leg, according to state police at Fogelsville. Her leg stiffened as a result, pushing down on the accelerator and causing her Pontiac Grand Am to speed up, police said. She next pulled the steering wheel to redirect the car, but she drove off the western berm of…
Alcohol likely played a role recently when a Breinigsville man drove off a Lower Macungie roadway and struck a utility pole, according to police. Kalman W. Konya, 27, fell asleep at the wheel at 2:45 a.m. Feb. 5 as he drove in the area of 6776 Hamilton Blvd., according to state police at Fogelsville. Konya's 1999 Dodge Stratus drifted off the right shoulder. His vehicle continued about 120 feet before the rear of his car hit a utility pole, police said. The car made a one-quarter turn and came to rest in a parking lot. Konya fled the accident, police said, but they found him at his residence…
A passing motorist on the Route 222 Bypass in Lower Macungie Township got caught short recently but left another driver holding the bag -- or dented car parts, according to police. Jack Mack, 82, of Breinigsville was traveling northbound in the right lane of Route 222 between Krocks and Kressler roads at 9:45 a.m. Jan. 31, according to state police at Fogelsville. Another vehicle passed him on the left, but cut in front of him when it was realized there was another vehicle ahead in the left lane. The other driver quickly cut in front of Mack's Kia Sadona, but struck his left corner with his …
A Macungie-area driver was slightly hurt recently when a vehicle crossed into her lane and struck her vehicle in Lower Macungie Township, police said. Wendy G. Santini, 52, was traveling west on Lower Macungie Road at 6:42 p.m. Jan. 25 when a car traveling east crossed the center line, according to state police at Fogelsville. The Honda CRV driven by Anne A. Alexander, 48, of Bethesda, Md., struck the Honda Insight driven by Santini on the driver's side of the vehicle. Both vehicles came to rest in the westbound lane about a quarter of a mile from Cedar Crest Boulevard, police said. Santini …
A Schuylkill County man was slightly hurt recently when he turned in front of a pickup truck on the Route 222 Bypass, according to police. Douglas N. Martlock, 38, of Orwigsburg was traveling southbound on Route 222 at 1 p.m. Jan. 18, according to state police at Fogelsville. He was turning left onto Kressler Road but turned into the path of the pickup truck driven by Brian R. Supp, 40, of Schnecksville. Supp could not avoid striking Martlock's Chevrolet Impala with his Chevrolet Silverado, police said. Both vehicles were disabled, requiring towing. Supp was uninjured, but Martlock was …
A Lower Macungie barn that has become an unintentional target for hit-and-run drivers has been hit again, according to police. A concrete barrier and shed that is attached to the barn at Mountain and Schoeneck roads was struck by a truck trailer between 6 p.m. Jan. 2 and 8:30 a.m. Jan. 3, according to state police at Fogelsville. The tractor-trailer was traveling east on Mountain Road and attempting to turn north onto Schoeneck Road. The driver did not stop to report the accident, and police said they did not know if the trucker was injured. Police did not have a description of the truck. The…
An Allentown-area man woke Jan. 2 to something worse than his screeching alarm clock. Jason Richardson, 22, was jolted awake at 6:20 a.m. as his car crashed into a tree, spun and crashed into another in Lower Macungie Township, according to state police at Fogeslville. Richardson was driving his Nissan Altima southbound on Minesite Road near Riverbend Road when he fell asleep and drifted off the right shoulder, police said. He swerved and struck a tree on the left side of the road with his right-side quarter panel. The impact spun his car, causing it to strike another tree with his left-side …
A 19-year-old "driver" received an ambulance ride and a "calling card" to remember his skateboard ride by late last month in Lower Macungie Township, according to police. Devon P. Jacobus of Macungie was moderately injured Nov. 28 when he was struck on his skateboard by a vehicle. Despite being the one who was struck and injured, Jacobus was charged as a pedestrian for improperly crossing an intersection and failing to yield the right-of-way to a motor vehicle, according to a report released Dec. 23 by state police at Fogelsville. According to police, Jacobus was traveling west on Buckeye …
Many of us like the boost of caffeine that a cup of coffee gives us in the morning, but two motorists in Lower Macungie recently could have done without a resulting jolt. Justin V. Yaich, 32, of Jim Thorpe was sipping his coffee as he drove north on Route 100 in the township at 6:53 a.m. Dec. 13, according to state police at Fogelsville. The coffee spilled in his lap, causing him to look down. As he did, police said, he did not see the car driven by an Alburtis woman stopped in front of him and waiting to turn onto Creamery Road. Yaich's pickup truck struck the rear end of a Mercury Sable …
A Lower Macungie Township driver with two young children as passengers is accused of driving under the influence and striking another vehicle recently in South Whitehall Township, according to police. Natasha Jaikishun, 36, of 7093 Hunt Drive was driving west on Interstate 78 at 7:23 p.m. Dec. 9, according to state police at Fogelsville. Jeffrey Faust of 683 Grange Road, Allentown, was pulled to the side of the road and was sideswiped by Jaikishun's sport-utility vehicle. Faust gave chase and was able to get Jaikishun to pull her vehicle into the parking lot at 3900 Hamilton Blvd., police …
Happen to know anyone with a dark-colored Nissan Xterra that is damaged now but wasn't prior to Friday evening? If so, state police, and no doubt two other interested parties, would like to know about it. Two vehicles parked in the 7000 block of Hunt Drive in Lower Macungie were struck by a hit-and-run driver about 11 p.m. Nov. 23, according to state police at Fogelsville. The offending vehicle, described only as a dark-colored Nissan Xterra, was attempting to round a curve when it struck the two parked vehicles. The driver did not stop, police said. Police did not describe or offer the …
If he was looking for a sign from above, a Wayne County motorist may have found it along Interstate 78 in Lower Macungie Township. Unfortunately, the phenomena probably will cost him a few bucks. Richard A. Mahne, 30, of White Mills was driving west on I-78 at 7:45 p.m. Nov. 26 when a road sign flew through the air and smacked into his front bumper, according to state police at Fogelsville. The sign was lying in the roadway and shot out from underneath a vehicle driving ahead of his. Things could have been a lot worse, however, had the sign crashed through his windshield or distracted him …
A Quakertown area man was killed late Saturday afternoon when his motorcycle slid into the path of another driver in Lower Macungie Township, according to police. An Emmaus driver could not avoid hitting the motorcycle and its driver, according to state police at Fogelsville. Kevin P. O'Donnell, 21, was riding his motorcycle westbound on Indian Creek Road at 5:19 p.m. when he lost control of the bike, police said. The accident occurred about 75 yards west of 4200 Indian Creek Road. The motorcycle slid onto its side and into the eastbound lane, police said. John O. Stover Jr., 60, of Emmaus …
Two area women might have thought they were in the middle of a Halloween horror display when a deer came crashing through their windshield late Oct. 31 on a Lower Macungie Township roadway, according to emergency scanner reports. Passenger Olivia C. DiTullio, 21, of Allentown received minor injuries, according to state police at Fogelsville. A scanner transmission indicated the injuries were facial cuts. According to police, Faro V. Evola, 23, of Wescosville was driving east on Indian Creek Road just east of Macungie Road at 11:58 p.m. when the deer jumped in front of her vehicle. Evola was …
