PINEY TWP., Pa. (EYT) – Police say a teen driver lost control of his vehicle, slid down an embankment, and slammed into a tree in Piney Township last Saturday night.
According to Clarion-based State Police, the crash happened around 11:18 p.m. on January 23, on Means Road just south of McCall Road, in Piney Township, Clarion County.
Police say 18-year-old James Freedline, of New Bethlehem, was operating a 2017 Lincoln-Continental, traveling north on Means Road when he lost control while negotiating a right curve. The vehicle then slid down an embankment and struck a tree.
Freedline and his passenger, identified as a 16-year-old female from Brookville, were not injured.
Neither occupant was using a seat belt.
Both occupants left the scene prior to police arrival.
Freedline was cited for a speed violation.
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