Drivers Injured in Lower Frederick, Skippack Crashes

A Schwenksville man was treated for injuries after the car he was driving in Lower Frederick on Thursday evening, July 28.

James Logan, 50, was traveling north in the 1100 block when he reportedly lost control of a 2004 Ford Explorer, drove through some bamboo plants, then “into and through the porch of an empty residence,” and then struck the brick wall of a nearby home,” according to a report.

Logan was cited for a vehicle code violation, the report states.

Man injured in car crash, facing DUI charge

A 21-year-old man has been charged with DUI in connection with a one-vehicle crash in Skippack Township Friday, July 29, around 7:20 p.m.

According to a Pennsylvania State Police report, Trevor Riley, of Feasterville Trevose, was traveling in a 1997 Chrysler Sebring in the southbound lane of Cross Road—north of the intersection with Route 73/Skippack Pike—and reportedly moving “too fast for the conditions.”

The Sebring struck the embankment on the right side of the road, and Riley “lost control of his vehicle and crossed into the northbound lane,” the report continues.

The car moved back into the southbound lane, and then flipped and hit a tree on the right side of the road.

Riley was transported to Lehigh Hospital to be treated for major injuries, according to the report.