Steven Henshaw: Driver injured when 'ice missile' from 18-wheeler soars over divider on Interstate 78 in Berks
Jan. 20—A New York woman suffered facial and hand abrasions when an "ice missile" soared over the median barrier on Interstate 78 near Hamburg and broke her windshield, state police said Thursday.
Sherri D. Doty, 41, of Garnersville was treated at the scene by Hamburg EMS following the incident about 12:45 p.m. Tuesday in Windsor Township, troopers at the Hamburg station said.
They provided the following account:
Doty was driving a small SUV westbound when she saw ice or frozen snow fly off an eastbound tractor-trailer. Doty told troopers she saw the ice missile soar over the median barrier and was hoping it would not hit her vehicle.
The driver of the unidentified rig did not stop.
The flying ice struck the driver's side of the windshield, breaking it. Doty was treated for abrasions to her hands and face. Her passenger wasn't injured.
In Pennsylvania, drivers who do not clear snow or ice from their vehicles risk staff fines. Under the state vehicle code, the operator of a moving vehicle from which snow and ice dislodges and falls and damages another vehicle or injures a motorist or pedestrian is subject to a fine of $200 to $1,000.
