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Family Wants Answers
Hazleton PA NewsThe family of an 80-year-old man who was involved in an accident in
downtown Hazleton wants answers and they have hit the pavement to get
them. The accident happened Friday May 18th just before ten in the
morning at the intersection of Broad and Laurel Streets. 80-year-old
Walter Bloss Senior was riding his Motor Scooter on Laurel Street when a
Police SUV driven by Hazleton City Police Chief Frank DeAndrea hit
Bloss’s Scooter. Bloss was ejected from the Scooter and suffered serious
injuries and he remains in the intensive care unit of Geisinger Hospital
in Danville. The Chief also suffered a knee injury. The investigation
into the accident continues and is being handled by the Hazleton City
Police Department who has a trained accident reconstructionist reviewing
the scene and evidence. Despite this, the Family wants answers and wants
witnesses of the crash to come forward. The Bloss Family has posted
fliers in businesses in hopes of finding people who saw the crash.
Members of the family tell News 13 that their dad never lost
consciousness after the accident and he claims that he had the green
light on Laurel Street. The Bloss Family asks that you call 570-751-6735
if you can provide any information related to this accident or call
Hazleton police at 911, again the police investigation continues into
exactly how the downtown Hazleton accident happened.
We all make mistakes… every day. Some with more serious consequences than others. How we own up to those mistakes defines us. SOMEONE obviously ran the red light here. It would be easy to blame the 80 years old man riding the motor scooter. I was not there, I do not know what happened. I know it does not seem right to have the HPD investigating an accident involving their chief. However PSP might not be much better considering his history there. Whoever is at fault here will be seen in a much better light and will set a much better example for our young people by stepping up and taking responsibility. I for one, would have much more regard for that person than someone who would let the innocent take the blame. What I know of Mr. Bloss I believe he would step up to the plate if he knew he were wrong. It shouldn’t take an investigation for someone to admit they were wrong. Again, I was not there…. but God was. He knows the truth.