Dog distracts driver, who runs over traffic sign

A woman driving with her dog about 6:38 a.m. Feb. 6 lost control on an on-ramp to the West Shore Bypass in Wyomissing. The dog, who was in the front passenger seat, distracted her and she drove off the road, hit a traffic sign and flipped the vehicle. A second vehicle ran over debris from the wreck and sustained a flat tire.

The first driver was taken to a hospital for a medical evaluation; no word on the condition of the dog.

Wyomissing officer injured in crash on Route 222

About 6:22 p.m. Sept. 5, a Wyomissing police cruiser was heading north on Route 222 near the Inn at Reading when a dark sport utility vehicle or truck rear-ended the car. The SUV – or truck – drove off and the officer driving the police car was taken to St. Joseph Medical Center. He was later treated at Reading Hospital to remove a piece of glass from his eye.

Distracted driver causes crash in Wyomissing

We don't write much about car crashes here, but this is a public service.

You know all those billboards around that warn against distracted driving? Consider the following an object lesson. A woman was driving about 4:46 p.m. in the 2000 block of State Hill Road when she looked down at her iPod to change the song. With her attention on the electronic toy and not the road, her vehicle rear-ended another vehicle, which then rear-ended a third car.

No one was injured and no one was hurt. Hopefully the driver learned her lesson.

Woman runs red light, causing accident in Wyomissing

Back in the 1980s, Don Henley wrote a horrible song called "Driving With Your Eyes Closed." Borough Blue not only advises against listening to Don Henley, we also don't believe in following the advice in his song titles. But that's what a woman told police she was doing when she ran a red light about 7:47 a.m. March 6 while heading north on Park Road in Wyomissing. The driver told police she only closed them for a few seconds. Her vehicle collided with one heading east on Penn Avenue. Both vehicles were damaged and required towing, and the driver of the second car was taken to Reading Hospital.

Bicyclist injured when he slams into car in West Reading

A 16-year-old boy on a bicycle was injured when he struck a vehicle about 7:01 a.m. May 10 while traveling across the Penn Street bridge in West Reading. Police said the teen was on the opposite side of the road from the sidewalk and struck a vehicle that stopped at a stop sign. The rider and his bike slid under the vehicle but he was able to get out and retrieve his bike. He suffered a leg injury and scrapes on his back and was treated by Western Berks EMS. The teen’s mother came to take him to Reading Hospital for more treatment.

Vehicle strikes pedestrian in Wyomissing

A man recovering from elbow surgery was crossing the street about 3:08 p.m. April 15 at the intersection of Park Road North and Penn Avenue in Wyomissing when a vehicle bumped him, knocking him to the ground and reinjuring his elbow. The driver took the victim to the hospital.

Seven people hurt in Wyomissing traffic accident

About 5:13 p.m. April 11, a vehicle traveling east on Penn Avenue in Wyomissing ran a red light and collided with a second vehicle traveling north on Clayton Avenue. Both vehicles had to be towed and seven people were sent to Reading Hospital. The police report did not indicate which vehicles the injured people were in, nor the extent of their injuries.

Police say drunken driver caused three-vehicle accident in Wyomissing

The driver of a vehicle that started a chain-reaction crash about 7:59 p.m. April 9 at the intersection of State Hill Road and Greenwood Mall in Wyomissing faces drunken-driving charges. Borough police said the driver’s vehicle struck the vehicle in front, which then rear-ended a third vehicle. There was no indication whether anyone was injured. The driver of the first vehicle was arrested and taken to St. Joseph’s Hospital for a blood-alcohol test.

Man arrested on warrants after traffic accident in Wyomissing

A vehicle rear-ended another about 4:18 p.m. April 8 on an on-ramp to Route 422 in Wyomissing. He told police he didn’t see that the vehicle in front of him had stopped. What he may not have told the officers was that he was driving with a suspended license and had several outstanding warrants. He was cited for the crash and arrested on the warrants.

Police find pot in car following accident in Wyomissing

Two vehicles collided about 7:24 p.m. Jan. 21 on Crossing Drive in Wyomissing when one of them crossed lanes into oncoming traffic, striking the second car. No one was injured; apparently the two occupants of the first vehicle were healthy enough to run from the crash, in opposite directions. When Wyomissing police arrived they spotted some small bags of marijuana in the now-vacant vehicle.

Truck driver faces drunken-driving charges after accident in West Reading

A box truck driving erratically about 7:56 p.m. Nov. 9 caught the attention of two women in West Reading, one of whom was in a parked car that the truck had hit. The other woman first told a borough police officer that she’d been following the truck and saw it hit a pole and keep going. The officer pulled over the truck in the 900 block of Penn Avenue in Wyomissing when he learned that the truck had also hit the parked car that was in the 700 block of Penn Avenue in West Reading. Police arrested the suspected driver, a 34-year-old Sinking Spring man, and charged him with drunken driving, hitting another vehicle, driving without a license and failing to give information. He was jailed in lieu of $50,000 bail.

Flu shots lead to traffic tie-ups, accident

A flu shot clinic held at 8:30 a.m. Nov. 7 at an office at Berkshire Court and Berkshire Boulevard created havoc for people hoping to ward off disease. Several cars were illegally parked as a result of the demand for shots. One car struck one of these vehicles; the driver and a witness said the car that hit the illegally parked vehicle was forced into it by another vehicle that drove away. Wyomissing police issued parking tickets and conducted traffic control until flow in the parking lot was running smoothly again.

Woman injured after accident on Penn Avenue in Wyomissing

A woman suffered injuries in a crash about 2:05 p.m. Sept. 12 in the 1600 block of Penn Avenue in Wyomissing when another vehicle suddenly slowed down, causing her to swerve. She lost control of her vehicle, which went across a median, two lanes of traffic, another median and another traffic lane before striking a parked car. Both cars had to be towed.

Driver cited after single-vehicle accident in Wyomissing

A man driving east about 2:13 a.m. Sept. 11 in the 1900 block of Penn Avenue in Wyomissing veered into the westbound lane and struck a curb, rendering the vehicle inoperable. Police found the driver, who had left the crash, a short time later. The driver, a 27-year-old West Lawn resident, appeared to be a little drunk and was cited for several traffic violations, including driving without a license, failure to report an accident and careless driving.

Woman’s vehicle struck in hit-and-run accident in Wyomissing

A woman was driving about 9:06 p.m. Aug. 28 when she tried to turn left from Park Road South onto Parkside Drive North in Wyomissing. Another vehicle, which she later was unable to describe to police, was heading west on Parkside Drive North as it drove through the intersection without stopping for the stop sign (or the woman’s vehicle). It struck the other vehicle, then a street sign, and kept going west without stopping.

Four cars damaged in accident on Penn Avenue in Wyomissing

A driver ran a red light about 3:08 p.m. Aug. 28 at the intersection of Penn Avenue and State Hill Road in Wyomissing. The vehicle, heading east on Penn Avenue, struck a second vehicle that was traveling south on State Hill Road, then a third that was stopped at the traffic light and facing north on State Hill Road. The driver kept going, over a traffic island, across the right-turn lane and jumped a curb before hitting a light pole. The vehicle then drove across two lanes on Penn Avenue before colliding with a parked car. No one was injured in the crashes but three vehicles needed to be towed.

West Reading police handle three-car accident in Reading

A three-car collision about 8 a.m. Aug. 24 on the Reading side of the Penn Street bridge brought police from the city and West Reading. Borough police reported that Reading officers “refused to accept that it was their accident,” according to the police report. The borough officer at the crash took the report instead.

Flooding leads to car accidents in Wyomissing

A driver lost control of a vehicle while driving about 1:42 p.m. Aug. 21 through a flooded portion of Route 422 in Wyomissing. The vehicle struck the cement median and was struck soon after by another vehicle that had lost control in the same flooded area. No one was hurt and only one of the vehicles had to be towed.

Driver sent to hospital when vehicle flips in Wyomissing

A vehicle flipped about 8:47 p.m. July 29 in the 1800 block of Cambridge Avenue in Wyomissing when the driver, who was heading south, put the car in reverse and tried to turn quickly. As a result, the vehicle lost control and flipped onto its side. By the time police arrived both the driver and passenger were out of the vehicle. Officers took the driver to Reading Hospital to be examined.

Two injured in accident when vehicle runs red light in Wyomissing

A vehicle passing through an intersection about 10 a.m. July 28 at State Hill Road and a highway off-ramp was struck by another vehicle that ran the red light. Two people suffered injuries and both vehicles had to be towed.