Man Injured After Driving at a High Rate of Speed and Rear-Ending A Vehicle On I-79 In Cranberry

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(Cranberry Twp., Butler County, Pa.) Pa State Police in Butler are reporting that they were called to the scene of a two vehicle accident on Interstate 79 Southbound at mile marker 79.6 at 10:55 PM on Friday night, August 5, 2022
Upon arriving and investigating it was learned that 26-year-old Nicholas Fonzi, of Pittsburgh was driving a 2008 Infiniti FX35 at a high rate of speed south bound when he struck the rear of a 2015 Subaru Legacy being driven by 49-year-old Sherri Phillips of Chicora, Pa.. The impact caused both drivers to lose control of their vehicles as they traveled into the median where they came to a final rest.
Phillips and her 8-year-old female passenger were not injured. Fonzi suffered possible injuries and was transported to Allegheny General Hospital for treatment.
Fonzi was charged by State Police with not driving a vehicle at a safe speed.


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