Police Chase In Carbon County Ends In Crash: State Police

A police pursuit through Carbon County ended with a wreck that sent a 20-year-old driver to the hospital on Thursday, June 6, according to troopers.

Route 248 in Franklin Twp., Carbon County, where the pursuit began.
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Mac Bullock

06/07/2024 12:58 p.m.

State police said they tried to stop the driver on Route 248 in Franklin Township around 6:30 p.m. He fled for 10 miles before losing control of his car and striking a tree in Towamensing Township, authorities said.

The driver, a Lehighton resident, was air-lifted to Lehigh Valley Hospital-Cedar Crest with serious injuries.

State police said the investigation is ongoing.

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