(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 yesterday that thirty-four-year-old Joshua Pitts of New Castle was charged after a single-vehicle crash occurred in Lawrence County on February 14th, 2026. Pitts was driving on State Route 18 in North Beaver Township at 7:20 p.m. and police units were advised of an erratic driver that was going fast before this crash occurred. An investigation determined that Pitts hit an embankment and then ultimately hit a tree with his vehicle. He was charged with driving under the influence and unsafe driving after indicators of impairment were observed. He was transported to UPMC Jameson Hospital for medical care after he was found at a residence where we went to get help for extensive facial injuries that he suffered as a result of this crash.