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March 16, 2012
SUGARLOAF TWP. – Eight West Point cadets were injured when a van they were in rolled over on Interstate 80 eastbound just west of Hazleton at about 8 p.m. Thursday.
Three medical helicopters were dispatched to the Pilot truck stop on state Route 93, off I-80 Exit 256, Luzerne County 911 said. But state police in Hazleton said only two of the crash victims were flown to hospitals.
Injured were Jeremias E. Ortiz, 20; Kevin A. Jones, 21; Mikus Igaunis, 24; Jonathan Majia, 21; Michael Mims, 21; Emmanuel Osei, 20; Jeseph Neir, 19; and Gavin Chapman, 20.
Cadet Andre B. Shinda, 23, was uninjured, police said.
Police said the van driver lost control after he swerved to avoid a vehicle that had illegally used a cross-over path for emergency vehicles. The van entered the center median, rolled over and came to rest in the eastbound lanes.
One passenger was flown to Geisinger Medical Center in Danville, and a second to Geisinger Wyoming Valley Medical Center in Plains Township. The other passengers were transported by ambulance to Hazleton General Hospital, police said.
Anyone with information on the identity of the driver or the location of the vehicle that used the crossover path is asked to call state police at 570-459-3890.
http://www.timesleader.com/stories/10-injured-in-roll-over-on-I-80-east,124940
Terrible news to hear, hope everything ends up OK.