ELK TWP., Pa. (EYT) — A Venus man was injured after his car struck a horse that was on the roadway in Elk Township on Friday morning.
According to police, around 5:54 a.m. on Friday, April 3, 36-year-old Andy W. Slater, of Venus, was operating a 2004 Dodge Neon, traveling south on Soap Fat Road, just south of Millerstown Road, in Elk Township, Clarion County. His car was in the right lane when it struck a horse that was standing in the middle of the lane. The vehicle came to a rest in the middle of the lane following the impact.
Slater suffered suspected minor injuries but was not transported.
He was using a seat belt.
Shippenville-Elk Volunteer Ambulance assisted at the scene.