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Noah Haswell, Beaver County Radio News

(Lawrence County, PA) Pennsylvania State Police in New Castle report that eighteen-year-old Jonah LaPietra of New Castle was charged after causing a two-vehicle crash in Slippery Rock Township of Lawrence County on Friday. LaPietra was driving on U.S. State Highway 422 and rear-ended the vehicle of fifty-six-year-old Robert Druschel of New Castle when Druschel slowed down his vehicle because of traffic on that road. There were no injuries to both drivers and both were wearing their seatbelts when the crash occurred. LaPietra was charged for following a vehicle too close with his vehicle. The Slippery Rock Township Fire Department assisted on the scene. The vehicle of LaPietra had damage that was severe and could not be driven from the scene of the crash and the vehicle of Druschel had damage that was minor and could be driven from the scene. Castle Towing was the company which towed the vehicle of LaPietra from the scene.