MUDDY CREEK TWP., Pa. (EYT) – Police say a Punxsutawney man was injured in a recent crash that occurred when he attempted to pass a truck in a no-passing zone.
According to police, around 2:03 p.m. on February 25, a two-vehicle crash occurred on State Route 422 just east of Perry Highway in Muddy Creek Township, Butler County.
Police say 76-year-old Larry J. Neal, of Punxsutawney, was operating a 2015 Chevrolet Silverado, traveling east on Route 422, and attempted to pass a 2005 Western Star truck, operated by 70-year-old Randy L Singo, of New Enterprise, Pa., in a no-passing zone. The rear passenger side of Neal’s vehicle then struck the front driver’s side of Singo’s vehicle, causing Singo’s vehicle to leave the roadway and strike a guide rail on the right side of the road.
Both drivers were wearing seatbelts.
Neal suffered suspected minor injuries and was transported to Butler Memorial Hospital by Porterville-Muddy Creek Emergency Medical Services.
Singo was not injured.
Neal’s vehicle sustained disabling damage to the front end, while Singo’s vehicle sustained only minor damage to the front driver’s side.
Copyright © 2024 EYT Media Group, Inc. All rights reserved. Any copying, redistribution or retransmission of the contents of this service without the express written consent of EYT Media Group, Inc. is expressly prohibited.
