(Wampum, Pa.) Pa State Police in New Castle are reporting that a two vehicle accident happened on Route 18 near the intersection of Darlington Road in Wampum Boro at 7:00 AM Monday morning.

Troopers say that 29 year-old Travis Laughrey of Bessemser was traveling south on Route 18 in his 2007 Ford Edge when he struck a Jeep Liberty from behind that was stopped in the southbound lane. The Jeep that Laughrey hit drove away without providing any information about the crash. Laughrey’s car sustained moderate damage to the front end according to Troopers and had to be towed from the scene.
Laughrey is being charged by State Police with Following too closely to another vehicle.