`missing' Man Turns Up At Home

Assault Reported

Friday, December 24, 1993 &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Page: 2A QUICK WORDS: POLICE BLOTTER 





WHITE HAVEN -- A pickup truck collided with a Pennsylvania Department of
Transportation snowplow early Wednesday morning, sending one driver to the
hospital. &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 
 The pickup's driver, Scott Anthony Pitman, 25, of RR 2, White Haven, was
listed in guarded condition Thursday at Scranton's Community Medical Center.
His head went through the windshield upon impact with the PennDOT snowplow,
according to the state police at Hazleton. &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Pitman was speeding when he struck the snowplow on the westbound on-ramp to
Interstate 80 at about 2:35 a.m. Wednesday, police said. &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 
 The force of the collision demolished the right side of the plow and
ruptured the diesel fuel tank on the PennDOT truck. The truck's driver, Mark
Joseph Magarosky, 30, of White Haven, was wearing a seat belt and was not
injured. &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 
 Pitman was not wearing a seat belt, according to police. &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 
 The crash is under investigation. &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 
 Police probe hubcap theft &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 
 HAZLE TWP. -- State police are asking for assistance with their
investigation into the theft of approximately 100 hubcaps at the Fairway
Chevrolet automobile dealership on Route 309. &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 
 The theft occurred between 8 p.m. Tuesday and 7:30 a.m. Wednesday, police
said. &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 
 Anyone with information is asked to call state police at Hazleton at
459-3890. cq

The Following Incidents Were Reported By State Police Or Area Police Departments: Driver `guarded' After Crash