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Motorcyclist injured in Austintown collision

AUSTINTOWN

A Canfield motorcyclist is being treated at St. Elizabeth Youngstown Hospital after he was thrown from his bike about 6:40 a.m. Wednesday at Westchester Drive and Mahoning Avenue after reports said he was struck from behind by a car.

A news release from the Canfield Post of the Ohio State Highway Patrol said Roger Mosser, 46, was traveling east on his motorcycle on Mahoning and stopped at a red light at Westchester when a car driven by Donald Weyer, 53, of Youngstown, collided with the back of the motorcycle.

Mosser was not wearing a helmet, reports said.

A state trooper cited Weyer for failing to assure a clear distance ahead.

Imagination donation

YOUNGSTOWN

The Navarro Family and the United Way of Youngstown and the Mahoning Valley are committed to helping children in Mahoning County learn how to read.

To further that mission, Shorty and Elba Navarro on Wednesday donated $25,000 to the United Way’s Imagination Library initiative during a ceremony at the Organizacion Civica y Cultural Hispana Americana Inc. at 3660 Shirley Road.

In 2014, United Way launched Imagination Library, which provides a free, age-appropriate book once a month to children from birth to 5 living in Mahoning County. Since its start, more than 4,600 children have received 125,000 books sent directly to their homes.

“We are lucky to have Shorty and Elba in our Valley, and we are honored they want to help us grow this reading initiative,” said Bob Hannon, president of the local United Way.

Crash in Liberty

GIRARD

A man will be arraigned July 25 in Girard Municipal Court after police say he crashed a car while driving drunk.

Michael Harris, 26, of Warren faces charges including driving under the influence, improperly handling a firearm and failure to control vehicle.

Liberty Township police responded Tuesday to Tibbetts Wick Road, where an SUV had gone into a ditch.

Police say Harris, the driver, smelled of alcohol and had difficulty keeping his balance. There was also a woman who had been sitting in the passenger seat.

Officers found a revolver in the glove box, but Harris said it wasn’t his, a police report states. Harris registered a blood alcohol limit of 0.081, according to police. The legal intoxication limit in Ohio is 0.08.

Weapons charge

YOUNGSTOWN

Reports said a man arrested with a gun about 7 p.m. Tuesday told police he needed it because he had recently been shot at.

Reports said Andrew Scott, 21, was pulled over about in a drive in the 800 block of East Dewey Avenue on the South Side for running a stop sign.

Scott gave police permission to search his car. Reports said he asked officers to hurry up, and when they searched him they found a loaded .380-caliber handgun in the pockets of his shorts.Scott was taken to the Mahoning County jail on a charge of carrying a concealed weapon.

St. Vincent Spirit Day

YOUNGSTOWN

The St. Vincent de Paul Society invites the public to participate in Spirit Day from noon to 6 p.m. today. Go to One Hot Cookie, 112 W. Commerce St., with a flier and receive 20 percent off all sales. All proceeds go back to the dining hall and food pantry on West Front Street. The hall was closed earlier this month after a county inspection found the facility is unsafe.

Get a flier online at onehotcookie/spiritday