Wet Roadway Contributes to One-Vehicle Crash on Route 62
PRESIDENT TWP., Pa. (EYT) – A wet road contributed to a single-vehicle accident on State Route 62 in President Township.
State Police in Franklin released the details of a crash that occurred around 1:07 p.m. on Tuesday, June 7, on State Route 62, east of McCrea Run Road, in President Township, Venango County, involving 22-year-old Ethan Z. Shenk, of Seneca.
According to police, as Shenk’s 2002 Lexus ES350 was traveling south on State Route 62, negotiating a left turn, the tires of the vehicle lost traction on the wet road surface. The vehicle started into a counterclockwise spin and its right rear bumper impacted an embankment off of the left side of the roadway.
After striking the embankment, the vehicle continued in a counterclockwise spin and then struck a guide rail with its front bumper. The vehicle was then brought to a controlled stop on the right shoulder of the roadway.
Billy’s Towing assisted at the scene.
Shenk was using a seat belt and was not injured.
He was charged with a traffic violation.
PSP Franklin released the above report on Wednesday, June 15, 2022.
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