TREVORTON - A tow-truck operator was injured when the vehicle he was picking up drifted backward, running him over.
Zerbe Township Police report George "Butch" Stiely Jr., 57, of Route 225, Trevorton, was injured in the 3:45 p.m. accident in the area of Shamokin and Seventh streets in Trevorton. He was transported to Geisinger Medical Center, where he was treated and released.
According to Zerbe Township Police Patrolman Josh Moyer, Stiely was hooking up a vehicle to be towed from the scene of a two-vehicle accident, when the vehicle, a 1988 Nissan SUV, became disconnected from the mechanism and drifted backward, running over Stiely.
Drivers unhurt
No one was injured in the original accident. Police say a 2002 Dodge Ram truck, driven by Jonathan Foote, 21, of 315 W. Coal St., Trevorton, was traveling south on Shamokin Street, who pulled into the path of the Nissan SUV, driven by Jeffrey Lahr, 50, of 417 W. Coal St., Trevorton.
Foote will be cited for a left-turn violation while Lahr will be charged with driving with a suspended license. All charges will be filed with Magisterial District Judge John Gembic III, Shamokin.
Assisting police at the scene were Trevorton Fire Chiefs Jack Reed and Earl Reed, Trevorton Fire Police, Trevorton Ambulance, Trevorton Fire Company and AREA Services.