ROCKLAND TWP., Pa. (EYT) — Police say a local man was injured in a crash in Rockland Township on Saturday afternoon.
According to Franklin-based State Police, the accident happened around 1:11 p.m. on Saturday, September 19, on Red Line Road in Rockland Township, Venango County.
Police say 73-year-old Charles W. Davis, of St. Petersburg, was operating a 2011 Chevrolet Silverado, traveling south on Red Line Road, when a deer ran across the roadway. Davis swerved to avoid hitting the deer, and the vehicle exited the roadway and struck a tree.
Davis suffered suspected minor injuries and was transported from the scene by Community Ambulance Service for medical evaluation.
He was using a seat belt.