PAXINOS - For the fifth time since August began, a vehicle rolled over on area roadways.
State police said Ryan P. Bordell, 26, of Paxinos, was driving too fast for conditions when he cut a curve too sharply, struck an embankment and rolled his 2003 GMC Envoy at around 3:45 p.m. Tuesday on Shamrock Road in Shamokin Township.
The Envoy came to rest on its hood and Bordell needed to be extracted from the vehicle by emergency personnel. He was taken to Geisinger Medical Center by Elysburg Ambulance with minor injuries and was not admitted.
Though shortly before Bordell's accident a light rain had fallen on Shamrock Road, leaving its snaking curves slick, the other four accidents occurred on dry roads.
On Aug. 3, 31-year-old Brian K. Shawda was ejected from his Hyundai Elantra after he struck a cement divider on Route 61 and rolled over. He remains in Geisinger Medical Center in fair condition after several days critical.
Police said a deer caused a 16-year-old girl from Elysburg to crash her 1993 Jeep Wrangler on Stoney Lane Friday. After she swerved to avoiding striking the deer, she careened down a 10-foot embankment before rolling over and coming to rest right-side up. She was uninjured.
The following afternoon, Ryan J. Little, 18, of Elysburg, struck a ditch and rolled his 2011 Ford Focus less than three miles away on Bear Hollow Road, Elysburg. He and a 17-year-old male from Kulpmont were uninjured.
At around 3:45 p.m. Monday, Clinton Geist, 32, of Shamokin, rolled his 2004 Honda CR-V while travelling along Irish Valley Road. He taken to Geisinger Medical Center where he was treated and released. State police said he was cited for driving too fast for conditions.