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Weatherly teenager killed in car crash Police Blotter

25.11.11

PACKER TWP. – A 17-year-old boy was killed in a car crash Friday afternoon on Wetzel Run Road in Carbon County, state police said.

Carl Bittner of Weatherly was a passenger in a Ford Mustang driven by Matthew Cullen, 17, also of Weatherly.

The car was traveling west when it went off the roadway around 2:40 p.m., struck a large rock and rolled onto its roof.

Cullen and another passenger, Christopher Lafey, 17, of Weatherly, were flown by helicopter to St. Luke’s hospital in Bethlehem for treatment of injuries.

The crash investigation continues to determine the cause of the boy’s death. Anyone who witnessed the crash is asked to contact state police in Hazleton at 570 459-3890.

HANOVER TWP. – Township police Saturday reported the following:

• A driver hit three parked cars on South Regent Street. Tamila Burton, 46, of South Franklin Street, Wilkes-Barre was traveling north on South Regent around 5:40 a.m. in a Chevrolet Monte Carlo. She hit a Dodge Caravan, a Kia Sephia and Chevrolet Blazer. The parked vehicles had moderate to severe damage. Burton’s car had severe damage and was towed from the scene. She declined medical treatment. The crash investigation is continuing.

Source: Wilkes Barre Times-Leader