Rear-end crash investigated

State police at Frackville reported investigating a rear-end crash about 9:30 a.m. Friday at the intersection of Route 901 and Dutchtown Road in Butler Township, Schuylkill County.

Troopers said Michael Chickersky, 76, of Ashland, driving a 2014 Dodge Ram 1500 pickup, and Mary L. Bauman, 48, of Sunbury, Northumberland County, driving a 2004 Chevrolet Blazer, were both southbound, just outside the village of Lavelle, when Bauman slowed to make a left turn onto Dutchtown Road. Chickersky did not notice the slowing vehicle. The front of the truck hit the rear of the Blazer. Both drivers and a passenger with Bauman, a 15-year-old male from Sunbury, were all not injured. The truck had to be towed but the Blazer was driven from the scene.

Troopers cited Chickersky for following too closely.