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Truck driver hospitalized after rollover

It took first responders about two hours to free the driver.

MONROE COUNTY, Pa. — A tractor-trailer crash tied up traffic for hours along Interstate 80 in Monroe County.

It happened just before 5:30 p.m. on Sunday in the westbound lanes of Interstate 80 in Pocono Township.

Fire officials on the scene said the driver of the rig was conscious and alert but was trapped inside the wrecked cab.

It took first responders about two hours to free the driver. He was taken to the hospital.

Traffic was bumper to bumper while crews cleaned up the wreck.

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