Crashes
State Police
- Three people have been charged following a three-car collision that occurred around 5 p.m. on Feb. 26. Kimberly J. Albaugh, 42, of Linesville, was listed as a passenger in a 2009 Pontiac G3 that was parked illegally along State Route 6 near Townline Road in Pine Township. A 1993 Toyota Camry driven by Barton K. Wineland, 25, of Conneaut Lake, was traveling east on State Route 6 toward Conneaut Lake and was followed by a 2007 Chrysler PT Cruiser driven by Robert D. Crystaloski, 51, of Hartstown. Wineland came upon the G3 as another car approached in the opposite lane. Wineland was unable to stop and sideswiped the G3. Crystaloski was also unable to stop and collided with the rear of Wineland’s Camry. Albaugh, Crystaloski and Julie A. Cincar, 23, of Conneaut Lake, a passenger in Wineland’s car, were transported by emergency medical services to Meadville Medical Center for treatment of minor injuries. Wineland is being charged with driving too fast for the conditions, Crystaloski for following too close, and the operator of the Pontiac G3 for parking illegally, police said.
n Shawnta M. Coleman, 25, of Meadville, was uninjured after losing control of her 2000 Ford Taurus on the snow-covered roadway of State Highway 198 in Summerhill Township. Her car left the road and struck a mailbox. The incident occurred around 2 p.m. on Feb. 27.
- The snow-covered surface of State Highway 18 in Summerhill Township caused Laura L. Loughner, 48, of Conneautville, to lose control of her 1998 Ford Explorer and impact a guardrail on the west side of the roadway around 1 p.m. on Feb. 27. Loughner was uninjured.
- Julia A. Slater, 52, of Oakmont, suffered minor injuries after losing control of her vehicle while traveling north on Interstate 79 in Hayfield Township at 8:42 a.m. on Feb. 25. Slater was operating a 2003 Volvo S 40 when the snowy road conditions caused her to lose control of her vehicle, which collided with the guardrail on the west side of the road, then traveled back across the roadway and hit the guardrail on the east side of the road before coming to a rest.
- At 9:45 on Feb. 26, Melinda A. Barth, 32, of Gibsonia, lost control of her 2004 Nissan Exterra which collided head first into a guardrail along the east side of Interstate 79 in Union Township. Neither Barth nor passenger Greg J. Romano, 38, also of Gibsonia, suffered any injuries.
- A 2001 Jeep Cherokee driven by Douglas W. Caylor, 50, of Knox, ended up on its roof after Caylor lost control on the snow-covered roadway of Route 322 in East Fairfield Township at 10:41 p.m. on Feb. 26. Caylor, who suffered minor injuries, left the south side of the roadway and struck a ditch, causing the Jeep to roll over.
- Matthew W. Adams, 31, of Syracuse, N.Y. was traveling north on an ice- and snow-covered Interstate 79 in Greenwood Township when he lost control of the 2010 GMC Savana he was operating. The van spun out, crossed over the passing lane and struck an embankment on the west side of the roadway before coming to rest about 100 feet later in the median. Adams complained of pain while at the scene. The extent of his injuries was unknown.
Crimes
State Police
- Police are looking for a male and female who walked off with someone’s cell phone from the Country Table Restaurant on State Route 77 in Richmond Township. According to the police report, between 3 and 3:30 p.m. on Jan. 26 a white male wearing a flannel shirt-type jacket and jeans and a white female in a powder-blue jacket and jeans, both in their late teens to early 20s, entered the restaurant and asked to use a phone. One of the restaurant’s employees let the couple use her cell phone. The couple then left with it. Anyone with information about the incident is asked to call police at 332-6911.
