HAZLE TOWNSHIP MAN DIES AFTER TWO-VEHICLE ACCIDENT ON SR309 IN HOMETOWN

Andrew W. Woytko, 83, of Hazle Township, succumbed to injuries following a two-vehicle accident around 3:15 PM today (Wednesday, October 1, 2014) at the intersection of Lincoln Drive (SR1021) and Claremount Avenue (SR309) in Hometown.
Rush Township Police Sergeant Duane Frederick said Rosanne Levitt, 29, Lansford, was traveling south on SR309 in a 2014 Chevrolet Cruze when Woytko, driving at 2003 Ford Taurus, pulled out of Basile’s Restaurant to go north on SR309. Woytko’s vehicle was struck in the southbound lanes of travel. Both vehicles sustained heavy damage.
A passenger in Woytko’s vehicle was taken to Lehigh Valley Hospital in Hazleton. Levitt was taken via ambulance to St Luke’s Hospital – Miners Campus for unknown injuries.

Fatal Motor Vehicle Accident, Lincoln Drive, Claremont Avenue, SR309, Hometown, 10-1-2014 (90) — Rush Township Police Sergeant Duane Frederick uses orange paint to mark areas of the roadway during the investigation.

At one point, both directions of SR309 were backed up almost a mile while emergency personnel attended to the victims and police investigated the accident.
Responding were Rush Township Police, Ryan Township Police, Tamaqua Rescue Squad, Hometown Fire Company, Quakake Fire Company, Tamaqua Ambulance, Ryan Township Ambulance, Lehighton Ambulance, fire police and others.
The accident is still under investigation. Corporal Adam Sinton is the investigating officer.