UNION TWP., Pa. (EYT) – DuBois-based State Police say around 8:41 p.m. on April 24, a one-vehicle accident occurred on Interstate 80 East, at approximately mile marker 76.8 eastbound, in Union Township, Jefferson County.
According to police, 24-year-old Derek A. Torres, of Marlboro, NJ, was traveling eastbound on I-80 in the right lane when a deer suddenly crossed into the path of his 2008 Honda Ridgeline.
Torres’ vehicle struck the deer and then came to a controlled stop along the right berm of the roadway.
Torres was using a seat belt and was not injured.
Groundhog Towing removed the vehicle from the scene.
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