Tractor-trailer
hits embankment
FRACKVILLE - A Lebanon man suffered minor injuries when the tractor-trailer he was driving crashed in the northbound lanes of Interstate 81, at mile marker 128.3 in Ryan Township, at 4:45 a.m. Wednesday.
State police at Frackville said Miguel Cotto was driving north when he became distracted, went off the road and went down a grass embankment in the median.
Police said the truck traveled about 150 feet and entered a wooded area where it struck several trees before coming to a stop.
Police said Cotto was treated by Frackville EMS for his injuries and that he will cited as a result of the crash.
Items stolen
in parking lot
SCHUYLKILL HAVEN - A theft from a vehicle that occurred between 1 and 7:30 p.m. Wednesday at 6100 Route 61 South in North Manheim Township is being investigated by state police at Schuylkill Haven.
Police said Joseph P. Reno, Pine Grove, reported someone entered his vehicle while it was parked at the Giant Market parking lot and removed a iPod nano, and LED flashlight and a container of lighter fluid before fleeing undetected.
The items stolen are valued at $160, police said, adding that anyone with information to call them at 570-593-2000.