EAST CAMERON TOWNSHIP - A Shamokin man was listed in fair condition Saturday afternoon after his vehicle struck a guardrail and traveled 25 feet down an embankment that morning.
State police at Stonington said Robert Burns, 46, was suspected of being under the influence of alcohol when he flipped his 2006 Toyota 4Runner on Route 125 between Gowen City and Burnside, around 12:18 a.m. Saturday.
Police said Burns failed to negotiate a curve on top of Mahanoy Mountain, approximately 50 feet south of Point Breeze Road. The vehicle traveled approximately 20 feet on top of the guardrail on the southbound shoulder, crossed over the guardrail and struck a PennDOT sign. The vehicle then traveled approximately 50 feet east where it turned south and traveled down the embankment.
Jarid Spears, 20, of Paxinos, was with a group of friends, approximately 10 seconds behind Burns, when the crash happened.
"We saw sparks up in front of us, but we couldn't tell what it was," he said. "When we came around the curve, we saw a guy in our headlights waving his arms."
Spears said Burns was bloody, but alert.
Burns was transported by ambulance to Shamokin Area Community Hospital, then flown to Geisinger Medical Center, Danville, by Life Flight.
Police say charges are pending as a result of a blood test.