One injured Thursday in Shippen Twp. crash
EMPORIUM — An Emporium woman was injured in a one-car crash at 1:25 p.m. on Rich Valley Road in Shippen Township on Friday.
Norma Hopwood, 77, had been reported as a missing person prior to the discovery of the crash site at 1:25 p.m. Friday. Emporium-based state police believe the crash happened between 7:30 and 8 a.m. Thursday.
According to police, a car driven by Hopwood was traveling west, when it started to drift off the westbound berm. Trying to straighten out, Hopwood reportedly overcorrected the car, causing the car to rotate 180 degrees counter-clockwise, crossing into both the west and eastbound lanes of travel. Police said Hopwood’s car then left the eastbound lane of travel before striking a Pennsylvania Department of Transportation sign and going over an embankment, where it struck trees and shrubbery, finally coming to rest.
Police reported Hopwood was air-lifted by StatMedevac to UPMC Altoona for evaluation and treatment for injuries of unknown severity.
No charges were filed and Hopwood was not wearing her seat belt at the time of the crash.
Emporium Fire Department and Cameron County Ambulance assisted.
Motorcycle crash reported in Wetmore Twp.
LEWIS RUN — Minor injuries were suspected for both driver and passenger in a motorcycle crash at 2:56 p.m. Friday on Route 66 in Wetmore Township.
Lewis Run-based state police reported that a motorcycle driven by 52-year-old Norman Foster with passenger 50-year-old Theresa Foster, both of Henderson, N.C., was traveling north on U.S. Route 6. While negotiating a right curve, the motorcycle hit roadway debris and went out of control. Police said the motorcycle fell onto its right side and began to slide across the southbound lane.
Police said both the operator and passenger were thrown from the motorcycle and suffered minor injuries. The Mount Jewett Ambulance Association transported them to UPMC Kane for treatment. Both were wearing helmets and no charges were filed.
Multiple injuries in Ridgway Twp. crash Thursday
RIDGWAY — One child and three adults were possibly injured in a two-car crash at 4:58 p.m. on Boot Jack Road in Ridgway Township on Thursday.
According to Ridgway-based state police, 56-year-old David Kronenwetter of Clearfield, was operating a sport utility vehicle traveling south when the SUV started approaching stopped traffic. The SUV was traveling too fast and swerved into the northbound lane to avoid the stopped vehicles and struck a vehicle operated by 38-year-old Lucia Guarnieri and occupied by 50-year-old John Guarnieri and a 7-year-old girl — all of Jamestown, N.Y.
State police reported that the three adults suffered injuries — the Guarnieris suffered minor injuries, while Kronenwetter suffered minor injuries — and the 7-year-old girl suffered a possible injury. Only Kronenwetter was transported to Penn Highlands Elk in St. Marys by the Ridgway Ambulance Corp. for treatment of injuries.
Kronenwetter faces charges for driving too fast, according to police.
Sobriety checkpoint leads to several arrests
LEWIS RUN — Lewis Run-based state police held a sobriety checkpoint on Aug. 10 within the Troop C, Lewis Run Station patrol area. Police reported 4 DUI arrests were made, in addition to 23 citations and 12 warnings issued for observed summary traffic violations.
