Alcohol, Speed Possible Factors In ATV Crash Sending Rider To Lehigh Valley Hospital: Police
Alcohol and speeding are possible factors in the crash of an ATV in Hazleton, authorities said.
Omar A. Veloz, 37, lost control of his ATV, crashing into a telephone pole, according to Hazleton police.
On Sunday, Sept. 1 shortly before midnight, police were dispatched to Diamond Avenue and Cedar Street for a report of a crash.
Upon arrival, officers located a Can-Am Maverick with significant damage, they said.
Police learned that the ATV operator had been trying to pass a vehicle while traveling north on Cedar Street at a high rate of speed.
The driver and passenger were transporte…
Three Men Stole Motorcycles, ATV From Middletown Dealership: Police
Three men were accused of stealing five motorcycles and an ATV from a Middletown dealership, authorities said.
Joshua Hueston, 28, of Union City; Ronald Terry, 33, of Newark; and Luis Ruben Cuevas, 30, of Brooklyn, NY; were arrested on Monday, Aug. 26, the Middletown Township Police Department said in a news release. Officers responded to the burglary at the Motorcycle Mall of Monmouth on Route 35 at around 3:06 a.m.
Investigators said the men were using two stolen work vans to take motorcycles. Police found five motorcycles and an ATV worth about $56,000 stolen from the…
Teen Killed In NEPA ATV Crash ID'd By Carbon County Coroner
A 19-year-old man was killed in an ATV crash in Carbon County, authorities said.
Joshua Beck of Penn Forest Township died as a result of the crash on Saturday, Aug. 24, according to Carbon County Coroner Mark K. Smith. Beck lost control of the ATV, left the roadway and struck a tree, the coroner said.
Meanwhile, a GoFundMe has been organized in Josh's name by his family.
"It would be nice to have some sort of memorial made to honor the loving, selfless, drop anything for anyone even people he didn't know, and extremely special kind of goofiness that just emanated from Josh," the GoFundMe s…
