Ellwood City man charged after causing five-vehicle crash in New Sewickley Township

(File Photo of a Pennsylvania State Police Trooper Car)

Noah Haswell, Beaver County Radio News

(New Sewickley Township, PA) Pennsylvania State Police said a 25-year-old Ellwood City man was charged following a five-vehicle crash in New Sewickley Township Tuesday.

According to police, Mark Durban was driving on I-76 East at about 8:15 a.m. as PennDOT crews were setting up a right lane closure.

Police said Durban struck the vehicle driven by Fernando Concepcion Munoz of Youngstown, Ohio after traffic slowed, triggering a chain-reaction crash involving additional vehicles.

I-76 East was fully closed for about 20 to 30 minutes.

Concepcion Munoz suffered a possible injury and was the only person reported injured.