Sen. Rhoades dies from crash injuries

State Sen. James J. Rhoades has died as a result of injuries he sustained in a car collision in Monroe County Friday night. He was 66.

Rhoades served as State Senator in large portion of The Item's readership area. His 29th District contains Albany, Tilden, Perry, Windsor and Heidelberg townships and Hamburg and Shoemakersville boroughs in Berks County, and also covers all of Schuylkill County.

The senator was seeking his eighth consecutive term in Harrisburg. He is opposed by Democrat Peter Symons and Independent Dennis Baylor of Tilden Township.

Here is a link to the Breaking News story on the BerksMontNews.com site. For more details, read this week's Item.