Two women were injured in a three-vehicle accident early Saturday morning in Upper Leacock Township.
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East Lampeter Township Police officer Charles Wildt said a car driven by Chrystal Kemery, 30, of New Holland, was eastbound in the the 200 block of East Main Street when her vehicle veered into the opposite lane and struck a westbound car driven by Joanna Weiler, 19, also of New Holland. The Kemery vehicle then hit a car driven by John Eidemiller, 49, Bareville, who was waiting to turn into his driveway.
The two women had to be cut from their vehicles.
The accident happened around 6:40 a.m. Wildt said Kemery had just finished working a night shift job; it was unclear why she was in the wrong lane. Weiler veered to avoid a collision, only to be struck by Kemery's car, Wildt said.
Kemery was taken to Lancaster General Hospital; Weiler was transported to Heart of Lancaster Regional Medical Center. Information on their conditions were unavailable Saturday night, but Wildt said there were no life-threatening injuries.
Ambulances from New Holland and Leola responded, along with fire units from New Holland and Bareville. The crash happened in front of the Bareville fire hall.
FRIDAY CRASH: A Gap man was listed in serious condition Saturday at Lancaster General Hospital after a Friday evening accident on Newport Pike, south of Strasburg Road, in Sadsbury Township.
State police at Lancaster said Albert A. Weaver Jr., 60, was heading north on Newport Pike when he struck a vehicle driven by Mildred J. Garris, 59, of Parkesburg. The accident happened at 5:24 p.m.
Police said Garris was stopped at the intersection of Strasburg Road and Newport Pike and was attempting to make a left turn when she pulled into the path of Weaver. The Weaver car hit the Garris car along the driver's side.
Both Weaver and Garris were taken to Lancaster General Hospital.
• Lancaster police identified Angel Luis-Figueroa, 36, as the man who caused a crash on the 200 block of East King Street Friday evening during a domestic dispute.
Luis-Figueroa, of the 500 block of Locust Street, was charged with simple assault and domestic violence after police said he grabbed the steering wheel and spun it during an argument with the female driver.
Police said the crash, which caused power to go out for East King Street residents for several hours, caused no injuries to the driver or the three children in the backseat of the car.
DUI: George Giamboy, 42, of the 2300 block of Raleigh Drive was charged with driving while intoxicated after he drove recklessly in front of the East Lampeter Township police department building in the 2200 block of Hopson Road Friday at 4:53 p.m., police said. Police said Giamboy made an illegal U-turn before squealing his tires in the lane leading to the police headquarters. A blood alcohol test registered above .16, more than twice the legal limit, police said.
• East Lampeter Township police also reported two other DUI's early Saturday morning:
• Willie Pacheco-Diaz, 38, of the 400 block of New Dorwart Street, was charged with driving while intoxicated. He was stopped in the 2500 block of Lincoln Highway East for erratic driving, and a blood alcohol test registered .17, police said.
• Creed Robinson, 23, of Oklahoma, was charged with driving while intoxicated Saturday at 2 a.m. He was stopped for erratic driving when he drifted into oncoming traffic and almost hit a police cruiser head-on in the 200 block of Main Street, police said. A subsequent blood alcohol test registered .12.
• Lititz Borough police arrested Sherrie L. Pope, 34, Lititz, for driving under the influence at 2:26 a.m. Thursday at North Locust and East New streets.
Police said Pope's blood alcohol reading was .112. She was charged with driving under the influence, driving with a suspended license and another related offense, police reported.
• Gay Erb, 44, of Mount Joy, was arrested for driving under the influence at 12:18 a.m. Saturday in the 1300 block of Rawlinsville Road, Martic Township, state police at Lancaster reported.
HIT AND RUN: Allison Neff, 23, of the 400 block of South Prince Street, struck a vehicle, causing significant damage, while backing out of a parking spot in the 2000 block of Pennwick Road Friday at 1:30 p.m., East Lampeter Township police said. Neff then fled the scene and faces a summary hit and run charge, according to police.
PUBLIC DRUNKENNESS: State police at Lancaster arrested Nickolas Peters, 24, Christiana, at 11:30 p.m. Friday near Strasburg Road in Salisbury Township for public drunkenness.
Police said when they arrived Peters was seen falling over a guide rail and down an embankment.
THEFT: State police at Lancaster charged Pinchus Heskiel, 29, and Tamar Ibsen, 24, both of Harrisburg, with retail theft at 2:15 p.m. Friday at the Strasburg Rail Road.
Police said the two took several items from a store at the railroad and hid them in a stroller.
•Tabitha Ashley, 24, of Mount Joy, was cited with retail theft after she tried to take $85.60 worth of merchandise frm Darrenkamp's Grocery Store, 945 E. Main St., in Rapho Township Friday at 8:43 p.m., Ephrata state police said.
• Cash was taken from a register at Meadowview Greenhouse, Bartville Road, Bart Township, sometime Friday, state police at Lancaster said.
DISORDERLY CONDUCT: Gordon Martin, 18, of Hackman Road, Lititz, was charged with disorderly conduct Thursday at 10:25 p.m., Ephrata Police said. Police said Martin was seen doing a "burnout" in his truck in the Cloister Shopping Center parking lot on Dawn Avenue, which left 75 to 100 feet of skid marks on the road.
FLEEING/ELUDING: Lancaster city police said they arrested William Lawrence, 27, of East Petersburg, when he attempted to flee after a routine traffic stop at 300 N. Christian St.
Police charged Lawrence, of the 5000 block of Rainbow Drive, with fleeing and eluding and careless driving.
WIRES DOWN: Utility wires were reported down at East Front Street and Lemon Avenue, Marietta Borough, around 9:20 a.m. Saturday.
VIOLATION: An East Cocalico Township bar was charged with a liquor code violation Thursday, state police at Lancaster reported.
The T&E Mountain Top Inn, 420 Holtzmans Road, Reinholds, "permitted smoking in a place where smoking is prohibited," a violation of the state Bureau of Liquor Control, police said.
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