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First Posted: 6/3/2013 HANOVER TWP.
W-B man dies after crash
A Wilkes-Barre man died from injuries he suffered in a crash on Interstate 81 on Sunday.
State police at Wyoming identified the man as 23-year-old Steven M. Evangelisti.
State police said Evangelisti was driving a 1993 Honda Civic at a high rate of speed northbound in the left lane of the highway and approached another vehicle in the same lane at about 8:25 a.m. Evangelisti tried to pass the vehicle on the left shoulder of the highway and he lost control of the Honda, which crossed directly into the path of the vehicle he attempted to pass and struck a rock wall.
Evangelisti was ejected from the Honda, which rolled back into the right lane of the interstate, where it struck a 2008 Nissan Sentra driven by Daniel L. Sweeney, 56, of Homer, N.Y.
Sweeney was not injured. A passenger in his vehicle, Margaret Sweeney, of Homer, N.Y., suffered a minor injury and was treated by paramedics. Evangelisti was pronounced dead at the scene.
DALLAS
Illegal dumping being probed
The Northeast Region Office of the Pennsylvania Game Commission is seeking information on those responsible for the illegal dumping of an unknown substance on state game lands near Meadow Run Road, Bear Creek Township.
According to the commission, on Saturday Wildlife Conservation Officer Philip White was dispatched to the area to investigate the presence of two metal 55-gallon drums and the burnt remains of two additional plastic drums near the Ohio Buckeye gas pipeline on Meadow Run Road.
White detected a strong odor and felt a burning sensation on his skin. The Luzerne County Emergency Management Agency and state Department of Environmental Protection responded.
Officials were unable to identify the substance, but believe it may be a type of solvent. The area was cordoned off and the barrels were removed by Datom Environmental Services of Dupont. The two spill areas of 20 by 20 feet were contained to prevent runoff, and soil remediation will need to be performed. Anyone with information is asked to contact the agency&#8217;s Northeast Region Office at 675-1143.
WILKES-BARRE
Hit-and-run trial continued
The trial of a Forty Fort woman scheduled to begin Monday on charges relating to a deadly hit-and-run has been continued.
Megan Panowicz, 27, was scheduled to stand trial Monday on charges relating to the Aug. 27, 2008, death of Sharon Shaughnessy, who was killed on Wyoming Avenue in Kingston when she was reportedly struck by three vehicles, one of which was allegedly driven by Panowicz.
A spokesman from the state Attorney General&#8217;s Office said the trial was continued at the request of defense attorneys and that prosecutors are prepared to try the case. It is unknown why defense attorneys requested the trial be moved to another day.
No new date has yet been set.
WILKES-BARRE
Storage tank problems discussed
A few residents attended a meeting Monday night at St. Patrick&#8217;s Church on Parrish Street to hear representatives of the state Department of Environmental Protection discuss possible contamination from underground storage tanks.
Drew McLaughlin, spokesman for the city, said there are few affected properties and cleanup will not cost the city any money. He said the city owns the property in question.
&#8220;Underground contamination resulted from storage tanks left by the previous owner,&#8221; McLaughlin said. &#8220;The city acquired control in 2001. The contamination was not caused by the city and we are not paying for the cleanup.&#8221;
He said EPA determined there is no threat to the public health of the neighborhood, but the site needs to be cleaned.

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