Guilty plea in deadly Luzerne County crash involving ATV

A man from Nanticoke could face up to five years in prison after entering a guilty plea to involuntary manslaughter Thursday in Luzerne County Court. Newport Township Police charged Richard Simon Jr. in July of 2023, with striking an ATV with his vehicle on East Kirmar Avenue. The driver of the ATV James Theimann of Warrior Run later died. Simon will be sentenced in July.