State Police in Punxsutawney say no injuries were reported following a one-vehicle rollover crash in Bell Township of Jefferson County on Saturday.
The crash occurred on Route 119 near Wildlife Lane around 8:30 am. Police say a vehicle, driven by a 17-year-old Punxsutawney girl, was traveling uphill when it struck and embankment and flipped onto its roof. Troopers say the girl was not injured and the vehicle was towed from the scene.
Big Run Fire Department and Jefferson County EMS assisted on scene.
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Police say an Indiana County man was killed in a crash that occurred on Route 286 in Cherry hill Township of Indiana County Thursday afternoon.
According to ExploreJeffersonPA.com, 59-year-old Bernard Green Jr. of Green Township was pronounced dead at the scene after Clymer Volunteer Firefighters extricated him from his vehicle. Police say the multi-vehicle crash happened on Route 286 near Diamondville Road when a Chevy Silverado, driven by Green, swerved to avoid hitting a disabled truck, crossed the center line and struck a Dodge Ram, driven by 37-year-old Kenneth Yovich of Beaver, head-on. Another vehicle driven by a 16-year-old girl from Dixonville, traveling behind the Ram then struck the Silverado as it spun on the roadway following the first impact.
Indiana County Coroner Jerry Overman Jr. said Greene died as a result of blunt force trauma injuries.
Police say Yovich was transported to IRMC for injuries of unknown severity. Yovich’s passenger, and the two teenagers in the third vehicle were not injured.
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Officers of the PA State Police Bureau of Liquor Control in Punxsutawney recently filed criminal charges against two people for alleged moonshine making and sales in Dayton of Armstrong County.
According to the release, 40-year-old Jennifer Marie Livingston was charged with Sales of Alcohol without a license and 43-year-old Robert Lee Wheatley was charged with Illegal Manufacture and Possession of Liquor and Sales of Alcohol Without a License.
The charges stem from an undercover investigation of alleged moonshine making and sales. Officers say a search warrant was executed at the defendants residence on April 27.
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