SNYDER TWP., Pa. (EYT) – State police have released the details of a two-vehicle crash that occurred on State Route 219 on Friday morning.
According to DuBois-based State Police, the accident happened around 8:57 a.m. on Friday, May 21, on State Route 219 just west of Mooney Drive, in Snyder Township, Jefferson County.
Police say 61-year-old David A. Greathouse, of Stow, Ohio, was operating a 2020 Freightliner truck and was stopped on State Route 219 at a flashing red signal at a railroad crossing when his vehicle was struck from behind by a 2016 International Harvester truck operated by 50-year-old Eric V. Mencer, of Wheeling, West Virginia.
According to police, following the initial impact, both vehicles came to a final rest facing south in the southern lane of travel.
Both drivers were using seat belts, and no injuries were reported.
Mencer’s vehicle sustained heavy front-end damage and was towed from the scene by McCool’s Towing.
Brockway Fire Department also assisted at the scene.
Mencer was cited for following too closely.
PSP DuBois released the above report on Monday, May 24, 2021.
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