Car Flipped While Driver Slept, Police Say

Emmaus man's SUV rolls over on Lower Mac roadway after he falls asleep and vehicle takes its own course, troopers report.

An Emmaus man recently took a wild ride on a Lower Macungie Township back road after he fell asleep and woke up upside down with his vehicle on its roof, according to police. Michael A. Jones, 25, was traveling east on Mountain Road at 6:34 a.m. Jan. 7, according to state police at Fogelsville. Jones fell asleep and his 2003 Subaru Forester went off the roadway and along an embankment. The sport-utility vehicle traveled about 45 feet sideways and then struck a tree with the driver's side front end, police said. The SUV rolled onto its roof and came to rest in the eastbound lane of the roadway. Jones was transported to a hospital by Macungie Ambulance Corps, police said. The severity of his injuries was not known by police. The driver in …

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Lower Mac Driver Wakes to Crash Nightmare, Police Say

He drifts off to sleep, then wakes to his car striking trees and an ambulance ride, troopers report.

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 quarter panel, police said. Richardson was transported by Macungie Ambulance Corps to a hospital for treatment of minor injuries, police said. …

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