Entrapped Driver Airlifted After Serious Route 402 Crash
January 8, 2026
Fire crews were dispatched Wednesday evening to a serious crash in Blooming Grove Township on State Route 402 between the entrances to White Deer Lake Road. A 911 caller reported the driver was unconscious, breathing heavily, and entrapped inside the vehicle. Firefighters conducted a complex extrication that lasted nearly an hour before the patient could be freed. A medical helicopter was staged at Wallenpaupack North Primary School in Hawley, where the patient was transported by ambulance and then flown to CMC Hospital. No additional details are available at this time.