Camper rolls on I-81 in Schuylkill

A camper, being towed by a pickup rolled along Interstate 81 in Schuylkill County on Friday afternoon, forcing the rerouting of traffic for two hours.

State police at Frackville said Richard Michael Smith, 38, of Rock Hill, South Carolina, was driving a 2003 Chevrolet Silverado towing a 2010 Keys Retreat camper southbound about 3:29 p.m. in Delano Township when he moved from the right lane to the left lane. He lost control of the vehicle. The Silverado then jackknifed causing the camper to roll onto its right side blocking both southbound lanes.

Smith was not injured. Traffic was rerouted off the interstate at the Mahanoy City exit. Troopers said Smith received two traffic citations from the crash.