PINE TWP., Pa. (EYT) — A local man escaped injuries after road conditions led to his pickup crashing into a ditch along Interstate 80 on Sunday night.
According to Clearfield-based State Police, the crash occurred around 9:40 p.m. on Sunday, November 13, on Interstate 80 in Pine Township, Clearfield County.
Police say 58-year-old Gerald E. Best, of Sligo, was driving a 2001 Dodge Ram 1500 pickup “too fast for conditions” when the vehicle slid off the right side of the roadway and into a ditch.
Both tires of the driver’s side were blown out from hitting the ditch, police say.
Best was not injured; he was using a seat belt.
According to police, Best was issued a traffic citation.
PSP Clearfield was assisted on scene by Pellas Towing & Recovery.