Boy injured
in Rt. 339 crash
SHEPPTON - A young boy suffered minor injuries when the vehicle in which he was a passenger crashed on Route 339 in East Union Township about 10:35 p.m. Wednesday.
State police at Frackville said Heather Hallidin, 44, of Eaglesville, was driving south after a day at Knoebles Amusement Resort when she struck a large rock that was in her lane of travel as she was rounding a right curve.
Hallidin lost control and her vehicle rolled onto its roof before coming to a stop blocking the southbound lane of the highway.
Hallidin and two of her children, her 8-year-old daughter and 10-year-old son, both escaped injury but her son's friend, an 11-year-old Norristown boy, was taken to Schuylkill Medical Center-South Jackson Street for observation after he complained of pain. The boy was later released to his parents, police said.
Shenandoah EMS and Sheppton-Oneida firefighters assisted at the scene, police said.
Pedestrian struck
by vehicle
ORWIGSBURG - A 46-year-old Orwigsburg woman suffered multiple head injuries after she was struck by a vehicle while crossing Chestnut Road, just west of Dreher Road, at 10:15 a.m. Saturday.
State police at Schuylkill Haven said Sandra D. Kline was standing on the westbound shoulder of Route 442 attempting to cross the road when a 2008 Lincoln Town Car driven by Denise D. Halbrook, 49, of New Ringgold, was traveling west on the road and turned into the eastbound lane to avoid Kline.
She ran across the road and was struck by the vehicle, hitting the windshield and rear view mirror of the vehicle before being thrown from the car and onto the road, police said.
Police said Kline was taken to Hamburg by the Orwigsburg EMS where she was flown to Lehigh Valley Hospital, Allentown, where she was in stable condition as of Saturday.
Police said Ketty J. Holbert, 75, of Uniontown, was also in the vehicle as a passenger. Both people in the vehicle wore seat belts and did not suffer any injuries.
Police said the vehicle sustained minor damage and was driven from the scene.
Mahanoy City
woman charged
KLINGERSTOWN - State police at Schuylkill Haven charged Caitlin Ryan, 24, of Mahanoy City, for harassment, following an incident with Dustin Rickert, 30, of Pitman, at 2:45 p.m. Thursday, at 193 Grove Road, Eldred Township.
Police said they were arguing in the driveway when Ryan pushed her shoulder into Rickert, falling backwards, and then swung her fist at Rickert, hitting him in the collar bone.
Charges were filed with District Magistrate Carol A. Pankake, Tremont.
Police probe
jelwery theft
RINGTOWN - State police at Frackville are investigating a burglary the occurred the residence of Virginia Gloria Schutte, 72, of Hazleton, at 13 W. Players Way, East Union Township, between July 26 and Aug. 2.
Police said several diamond rings, diamond necklaces, an emerald diamond watch and a pearl necklace were stolen.
Anyone with information should call state police at Frackville at 570-874-5300.