Police believe road rage led to driver injuries


October 20, 2012 at 5:09p.m.

Police believe road rage led to driver injuries

New wilmington, Pa.

Police are investigating a two-vehicle crash that sent one person to a hospital intensive care unit. Preliminary investigation indicates that road rage and alcohol may have been a factor, the police report states.

New Wilmington police said a 2003 Pontiac Sunfire driven by Megan E. Roddy, 19, of Mercer, was traveling west along state Route 208 at about 1:30 a.m. Saturday when struck by a 2004 Jeep Grand Cherokee on the driver’s side while making a left turn into a private driveway.

Police said the Jeep’s driver, Sean Catterson, 21, of Frederick, Md., was traveling directly behind the car before the crash.

Police said a helicopter was used to take Roddy to St. Elizabeth Health Center in Youngstown for treatment of head injuries. Catterson was field tested for sobriety, police said; he and a passenger, Brandon Ferrari, 20, of New Wilmington, were not injured.