Rear-end crash in Monroe
State police at Fern Ridge reported investigating a rear-end collision at 3:46 p.m. Thursday along Route 209 in Chestnuthill Township, Monroe County, in which three people were injured.
Troopers said Natacha H. Louisere, 37, of East Stroudsburg, was operating a 2010 Toyota Camry when she stopped for traffic ahead of her. A 2011 Mazda 3, driven by Rachel L. Corcoran, 20, of Effort, then crashed into the rear of the Camry.
Corcoran and a passenger, Courtney C. Nemia, 18, of Brodheadsville, and Louisere were injured and taken to the Pocono Medical Center, East Stroudsburg, by West End ambulance. Three other passengers with Corcoran, Kristen L. Hayes, 21, of Lake Harmony; Chenelle C. Brown, 18, and Divini D. Lawrence, 19, both of Blakeslee, were all not injured.
Damages were moderate to the front of the Mazda and minor to the rear of the Camry. Troopers cited Corcoran for following too closely.