(North Sewickley Twp., Pa) Pa State Police in Gibsonia are reporting that they were dispatched to a report of an accident on the Pa Turnpike on Friday night, April 9, 2021 around 11 PM at mile marker 18.5 in North Sewickley Twp.
Troopers report that when arriving on the scene and investigating they learned that Brian Gehring from Bridgeville, Pa., who was driving his 2000 Honda Civic, was in the right lane on the Pa Turnpike traveling East when a deer ran out in front of the vehicle Gehring was operating. Gehering swerved to miss the deer and lost control of the vehicle and went off the roadway and struck an embankment rolled over and landed back on it wheels. Gehring then drove down the shoulder of the road to find the nearest mile marker and call authorities. Gehring was transported to UPMC Presbyterian for suspected minor injuries.
Gehring received a warning from Troopers for not properly driving on high ways laned for traffic.