UNION TWP., Pa. (EYT) – Police say a teen driver was injured in a crash that occurred in Union Township on Monday morning.
According to Punxsutawney-based State Police, the accident happened around 10:43 a.m. on Monday, September 20, on Turner Road just east of Tomski Road, in Union Township, Jefferson County.
Police say a known 16-year-old female from Brookville was operating a 2003 Toyota Corolla traveling east on Turner Road at an unsafe speed for the road conditions when she lost control and struck an embankment on the north side of the roadway. The vehicle then overturned onto its roof and came to a final rest facing east.
The teen driver suffered suspected minor injuries and was transported to Penn Highlands Brookville Hospital by Pine Creek Volunteer Fire Department.
She was using a seat belt.
Corsica Fire Department and Leadbetter’s Towing also assisted at the scene.
The driver was cited for a speed violation.
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