Local News-Tuesday, March 20th

Two people were injured early this morning in a one-car crash in Tremont Township. Justin Hoke and Eric Kelly, both age 26 and from Pine Grove, were headed north on Route 125 after 1am, when Hoke lost control of his Jeep Wrangler. The vehicle rolled over and tumbled down an embankment, hitting several trees. Kelly was ejected from the Jeep. Alcohol may have played a part in the accident. State police are continuing the investigation.

A Pottsville woman is charged with stabbing her live-in boyfriend Saturday afternoon. City police now say they responded to 1107 West Market Street, where a man was reportedly stabbed in the face. 27-year-old James Snowell told officers that he and his girlfriend, 33-year old Salisha Price, were arguing and she pulled a knife from a drawer and slashed his face.
Price was charged for misdemeanor domestic violence simple assault and reckless endangerment. Following arraignment, Price was taken to Schuylkill County Prison, in lieu of $15-thousand-dollars, 10 percent bail. Snowell was treated on scene, and taken to Pottsville Hospital for further evaluation.

A Pine Grove man’s truck was heavily damaged after a crash Monday morning. State police at Schuylkill Haven say that 57-year-old Lemoyne Daubert was traveling on a snow-drift covered Route 443 near Oak Grove Road when he lost control of his Ford F350 pickup truck. Daubert’s truck rolled on its roof, hit a tree and came to rest in a field. He was wearing his seatbelt and not hurt. The crash happened around 6:15 Monday morning.

The investigation into the death of a New Ringgold man continues after his body was found Saturday night. 49-year-old Daniel Comisac was discovered in his car, under water, in West Penn Township after 9pm Saturday. According to the Pottsville Republican and Herald, an autopsy was conducted at Lehigh Valley Medical Center on Sunday. The results have not been made public because of the ongoing investigation. Divers from the Schuylkill Haven Fire Department and West Penn Township firefighters recovered Comisac’s body from a pond. He reportedly had been missing for several days.

A Pine Grove man was not hurt following a crash in Pine Grove Township Sunday evening.
31-year-old Kyle Klinger lost control of his car on the snow-covered roadway. The vehicle crossed the road and hit a snow bank and rolled on its roof. It ended up in a field. Klinger was not hurt, but his car was moderately damaged.

A lawsuit filed by two former employees against Schuylkill County has been dismissed in federal court. John Phillips, the former head of Human Services, and Richard Kanish, a materials manager at Rest Haven, filed suit against Schuylkill County for more than $106-thousand-dollars in unused sick and severance pay they felt they were owed. The Pottsville Republican and Herald indicates that both men filed a federal lawsuit in September 2006 on the matter, which was dismissed. The latest filing, in December, sought over $91-thousand-dollars for Phillips, while Kanish was seeking over $13-thousand-dollars. At issue was the men’s contention that the monies were due to them upon retirement based on a policy statement in a personnel manual that was never approved by the Schuylkill County Commissioners nor the county Salary Board. Phillips and Kanish retired from county service in 2004.