Sad News - Weatherly Teenager Killed in Car Crash

[Mary Anne Fieux]

There is some sad news to share after we have been without power from Saturday afternoon to late last night due to the snow storm. Fortunately we were running the fridge and TV on the generator, but we only received intermittent TV satellite service, even after the storm. During one of the times we had TV service, we saw this bad news, hence the October 28 date of the accident and the late posting of the news.

Anyway, just thought I'd share this sad news due to the close connection PHA has with the town of Weatherly. It's just so sad one boy died, the other 2 boys were hurt in the car accident. On the local TV news a fellow classmate from Weatherly High School was interviewed and he stated the senior class is a small group, only 51 in the entire class. Perhaps PHA can do something regarding a donation to the Weatherly Little League Association or Eurana Park Association as noted in the obituary? My prayers go out to his family and friends, a life gone too soon. I also hope the other boys involved in the accident are going to be OK.

The following is the Times Leader newspaper article:

Weatherly teenager killed in car crash Police Blotter

PACKER TWP. – A 17-year-old boy was killed in a car crash Friday afternoon on Wetzel Run Road in Carbon County, state police said.

Carl Bittner of Weatherly was a passenger in a Ford Mustang driven by Matthew Cullen, 17, also of Weatherly.

The car was traveling west when it went off the roadway around 2:40 p.m., struck a large rock and rolled onto its roof.

Cullen and another passenger, Christopher Lafey, 17, of Weatherly, were flown by helicopter to St. Luke’s hospital in Bethlehem for treatment of injuries.

The crash investigation continues to determine the cause of the boy’s death. Anyone who witnessed the crash is asked to contact state police in Hazleton at 570 459-3890.

Read more: http://www.timesleader.com/news/crime/W ... z1cSruJ3Kb

LEGACY.COM posting of obituary:
http://www.legacy.com/obituaries/tnonli ... =154417779

Carl J. Bittner | Visit Guest Book
Carl Joseph Bittner, 17, of Wetzel Run Drive, Weatherly, died Friday, Oct. 28, from injuries he received in a single-vehicle accident in Packer Township.
He was a senior at Weatherly Area High School, where he played on the baseball and basketball teams.
Born in Berwick, he was a son of Bradford K. and Sharlene A. (Gimbi) Bittner.
He was a member of St. Matthew Church, Weatherly.
He played Little League and Babe Ruth Baseball and Weatherly youth basketball, and loved the outdoors, specifically hunting, shooting and four-wheeling.He worked at McDonalds, Hometown.
Surviving in addition to his parents are a brother, Nicholas L.; maternal grandparents, Clarence and Sharon Gimbi of Beaver Meadows, paternal grandfather, Loren Bittner of Royersford; paternal grandmother Kathryn, wife of William Hawn, and paternal great-grandmother, Catherine Chesney, both of Petersburg; and aunts, uncles, and cousins.
Service: Funeral service 11 a.m. Thursday, Nov. 3, St. Matthew Church, Weatherly. Interment in Weatherly. Call 5-8 p.m. Wednesday, Philip J. Jeffries Funeral Home, 211 First St., Weatherly, and 10-11 a.m. Thursday in the church. Contributions in his name may be made to the Weatherly Little League Assoc. or Eurana Park Assoc ., c/o 211 First St., Weatherly, Pa. 18255. Registry book and condolences may be signed at http://www.griffithsfuneralhomes.com.

[Mary Anne Fieux]

Wow, in a no comment sort of way.

And I thought the town of Weatherly, the Weatherly Hillclimb Association, and yes, the Weatherly Little League Association was like family to the PHA. I would even bet the boy who passed away and the injured boys walked the pits at some time in their lives. Oh well.