(File Photo of a Pennsylvania State Police Trooper Car)

Noah Haswell, Beaver County Radio News

(Lawrence County, PA) Pennsylvania State Police in New Castle reported via release today that fifty-three-year-old Eric Paglia of Ellwood City was charged after hitting an Ellwood City Borough Police SUV in Lawrence County on Saturday. Paglia was driving on Lawrence Avenue at its intersection with 7th Street at 1:49 a.m. and did not yield the right of way to the police SUV after seeing a red blinking overhead traffic light. The vehicle of Paglia was hit by the police SUV when the officer entered the intersection which had a blinking overhead yellow light. Both drivers were transported to Pittsburgh-area hospitals because they suffered suspected minor injuries as a result of this crash.