Crime & Safety

Head-On Crash on Schooley's Mountain Ends With Minor Injuries, Cops Say

Second crash in nine days occurs in same location.

Another head-on collision on Schooley’s Mountain snarled traffic this week, happening in the same area a crash occurred at the end of May that left one person in critical condition, police said.

Washington Township Police responded to the area of 63 Schooley’s Mountain Road at 10:34 a.m. Thursday morning for the report of a head-on collision, Lt. Mark Niemynski said.

The vehicles were driven by Viktor Kovalev of Great Meadows and William Lounsbury of Bangor, Pennsylvania, Niemynski said. Both suffered minor injuries and declined medical attention.

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The northbound lane of Schooley’s Mountain was temporarily closed while the vehicles were moved out of the way and debris was cleared, Niemynski said.

An investigation is ongoing as to who was at fault in the crash.

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