Ranshaw woman injured
RANSHAW - Laura M. Shuey, 29, of 124 Main St., Ranshaw, was injured Tuesday in a two-vehicle accident at the intersection of the off ramp of Route 61 south to Route 901 at 5:08 p.m.
Coal Township police said Shuey stopped her 1999 Plymouth Voyager for a stop sign on the off ramp before proceeding into the intersection and into the path of a 2007 Toyota Prius driven east on Route 901 by Leonard Kufta, 54, of 124 Arizona Drive, Kulpmont, resulting in a collision.
Shuey was treated at the scene by emergency medical personnel and transported by AREA Services Ambulance to Geisinger Medical Center in Danville, where she underwent emergency room treatment. She has since been discharged, according to a hospital spokeswoman.
Kufta was not injured.
Both vehicles sustained damage to the point that they couldn't be driven and were towed from the scene.
Shuey was cited for failing to yield to oncoming traffic.
The area of Route 901 and Main Street was closed to traffic for approximately 30 minutes.
Township police were assisted by Shamokin police, Coal Township firefighters and AREA Services personnel.
Drug paraphernalia
SHAMOKIN - Drisauna Falk, 20, of 104 S. Second St., Shamokin, was charged by Patrolman Scott Weaver with possession of drug paraphernalia relating to a Nov. 28 incident at her residence.
Police reported Falk possessed a glass smoking pipe used to ingest a narcotic substance.
Drug charge
MOUNT CARMEL - Roger A. Kramer III, 18, of 104 S. Peach St., Mount Carmel, was charged by Patrolman Matthew Dillman with possession of drug paraphernalia involving a Nov. 19 incident in the 200 block of East Buick Street.
Police said Kramer possessed an empty packet of synthetic cannabis.
DUI charges
RIVERSIDE - Debra Ann Freese, 58, of P.O. Box 492, Riverside, was charged by Sgt. Steven Watkins with two counts of driving under the influence of alcohol and careless driving relating to a Nov. 20 one-vehicle accident at Sunbury Road and Avenue I in Riverside.
Police reported Freese had a blood-alcohol content of .173 percent.
Simple assault
ATLAS - Max H. Newsom Jr., 47, and his fiance, Libbi A. Barney, 38, both of 338 W. Saylor St., Atlas, were charged by Mount Carmel Township Patrolman Matthew Filarski with simple assault, harassment and disorderly conduct involving a disturbance early Tuesday morning at their residence.
Newsom and Barney are accused of assaulting each other, police said. Newsom suffered scratches on his face, neck and eye area and redness on his chest. Barney suffered a deep cut on her head and injuries to her eye that required medical treatment at Shamokin Area Community Hospital, police said.
Police said the disturbance occurred at about 4:30 a.m.
Shamokin woman cited
MANDATA - A Shamokin woman was cited for speeding following a crash Wednesday night on Route 225 in Jackson Township.
State police at Stonington said April S. Long, 38, was driving a 2002 Dodge Dakota south at 8:10 p.m., about one-half mile north of Route 147, when she lost control of the vehicle and struck a utility pole. It was snowing heavily at the time.
Troopers said neither Long nor her passenger, an 8-year-old Shamokin girl, were injured. The girl was wearing a seat belt, troopers said, but Long was not.
Dalmatia Area Ambulance and Lower Mahanoy and Herndon fire companies assisted.