CLARION TWP., Pa. (EYT) — Clarion-based State Police have released the details of a crash that occurred on Interstate 80 in Clarion Township late last month.
According to police, the accident happened around 11:04 p.m. on December 20, at mile marker 66.8, on I-80 westbound.
Police say 36-year-old Rafael O. Guerrero, of Bronx, New York, was operating a 2020 Nissan Altima, traveling westbound on Interstate 80 when he left his lane of travel to avoid hitting a deer in the roadway. The vehicle then struck an embankment on the left side of the road, continued along the embankment for approximately 150 yards, and came to a final rest at the bottom of the embankment.
Guerrero and one other adult passenger, identified as 33-year-old Tara B. O’Sullivan, of Bronx, New York, were using seat belts, and two small children, a three-year-old female and a four-year-old female, were both secured in front-facing child safety seats. A 10-year-old female passenger was not using a seat belt.
No injuries were reported.
Guerrero was charged with a traffic violation.
The vehicle sustained disabling damage and was towed from the scene by Leadbetter Towing.
Clarion-based State Police released the above report on January 6, 2021.