Van full of children crashes; driver reportedly fell asleep
By Leon Bogdan - Press Enterprise Writer

Last updated: June 11, 2013 - 2:28pm

After crashing through fences, shrubs, a utility pole and a tree, a van carrying several children and driven by Jacob Thomas Konkolics, 18, of Espy, rests in a front yard along Old Berwick Road in South Centre Township on Tuesday morning. (Bill Hughes/Press Enterprise)
LIME RIDGE — A van full of schoolchildren crashed in a front yard along Old Berwick Road here Tuesday morning when its teen driver fell asleep at the...

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