Crime & Safety
Man Injured, Cited in Gravel Pike Crash, Police Say
A man allegedly failed to yield to another driver at the intersection of Gravel Pike and Graterford Road in Perkiomen Township.
A 68-year-old man suffered major injuries after allegedly failing to yield to oncoming traffic after stopping at a stop sign on Graterford Road at Gravel Pike, according to the Pennsylvania State Police.
On Thursday just before 4 p.m., John Mercer, of Pottstown, was traveling in a 2002 Honda Accord on Graterford Road and stopped at a stop sign at its intersection with Gravel Pike, according to police.
Mercer failed to yield to an oncoming 2003 Hyundai Santa Fe, driven by 37-year-old Anamaria Hazel from Harleysville, and the was struck towards the back of the passenger side when he entered into the intersection, police said.
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Mercer’s vehicle then spun and hit the front of a Cadillac 3.6, driven by an 83-year-old Trappe woman, who was at the opposite stop sign on Bridge Street.
Mercer suffered a serious injury; Hazel suffered a minor injury, police said. Both were transported to local hospitals by Trappe EMS.
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Mercer was cited for violating the vehicle code-requiring driver to yield at stop signs.
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