State police: Driver attacks New Castle man after crash, flees
State police are looking for the driver of car who allegedly attacked another driver after hitting his car in Lawrence County.
The man police said hit the car and then attacked the driver fled the scene, officers said.
The driver who was attacked had a minor injury but declined to be taken to a hospital for treatment, state police said.
The incident happened shortly after 7 p.m. Thursday on Route 422 near Stoner Drive in Slippery Rock Township, according to state police. The unidentified driver was traveling east on Route 422 when his sedan struck an SUV driven by a 58-year-old man from New Castle, causing minor damage to the rear bumper.
After the crash, the driver went to the 58-year-old man and struck him several times in the face before the man pulled away, police said. The driver went back to his car and drove west on Route 422.
The make and model of the driver’s sedan are unknown. No other information was available from state police.
Anyone with information about the unidentified driver or his vehicle is asked to contact state police in New Castle at 724-598-2211.
Brian C. Rittmeyer is a TribLive reporter covering news in New Kensington, Arnold and Plum. A Pittsburgh native and graduate of Penn State University's Schreyer Honors College, Brian has been with the Trib since December 2000. He can be reached at brittmeyer@triblive.com.
Remove the ads from your TribLIVE reading experience but still support the journalists who create the content with TribLIVE Ad-Free.