Wednesday, April 15, 2020

Crash Occurs on Interstate 81 After Trailer Dislodges from Truck

No injuries were reported after a crash on Interstate 81 on Monday occurred when a trailer dislodged from a pick up truck.


According to the Pennsylvania State Police at Frackville, the crash occurred on Monday, April 13th, 2020 around 9:00pm on Interstate 81 northbound near the High Ridge Park exit at mile marker 118.6 in Cass Township.

Police say the crash occurred when a U-Haul trailer dislodged from a Dodge Ram 1500 being driven by John Shala, 42, of Dallas, PA.

The trailer then crashed into the front end of an International Harvester being driven by Kelly Johnson, 41, of Englewood, NJ.

Johnson lost control and struck a guardrail.

No injuries were reported by either driver but Johnson's truck sustained disabling damage to the front end as well as the passenger side.

Shala will be cited for not securing his load on his vehicle as well as for driving with a suspended or revoked license.

Englewood Fire Company assisted at the scene of the crash.