Price Township, PA – Four Children Among Six Taken to Hospital After Route 447 Crossover Crash

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Price Township, PA (July 14, 2026) – Six people, including four children, were taken to a hospital for evaluation after a car crossed the center line and struck an oncoming vehicle on Route 447 in Price Township, Monroe County, Pennsylvania State Police said.

Police said the crash happened at about 2:17 p.m. on July 14 at 2970 Route 447. A 2025 Nissan Altima traveling south crossed the double yellow line on a right-hand curve and struck a 2021 Subaru traveling north, according to police.

The Subaru’s driver, the Altima’s driver, and four child passengers riding in the Subaru were all transported to Lehigh Valley Hospital-Pocono for evaluation. Police said suspected minor injuries were sustained by the drivers and occupants involved, though three of the child passengers were listed as unknown if injured. Pocono Mountain Regional EMS and Marshalls Creek Fire Company responded, and Murray’s Towing handled both vehicles.

Police filed a reckless driving charge against the Altima’s driver for crossing into the oncoming lane.

A curve in the road is not an excuse to end up in the other lane, especially when the car in that lane is carrying four children.

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A head-on style crossover crash puts everyone involved at higher risk than a routine fender-bender, and when children are among the injured, the medical follow-up often stretches out longer than parents expect.

• See a doctor today for every child and adult in the vehicle, even if no one appears hurt at the scene.
• Do not give a recorded statement to the other driver’s insurance company.
• Preserve evidence. Dashcam or nearby traffic camera footage of the curve, and the Altima’s onboard data, can confirm exactly when and where it crossed the line.
• Do not accept any settlement before an attorney reviews what the claim, especially the children’s claims, is actually worth.

Pennsylvania law tolls, or pauses, the statute of limitations for a minor until that child turns 18, so the three children in the Subaru have longer than the standard window to bring a claim (42 Pa.C.S. § 5533(b)). For the adult occupants, the standard rule applies: two years from the date of the crash to file a personal injury claim (42 Pa.C.S. § 5524), putting the deadline at July 14, 2028.

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Six people taken to the hospital, four of them children, is the kind of afternoon a family doesn’t forget quickly, even once the visible injuries heal.

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