Lt. Randy Slusher said that the crash was reported at 5:04 p.m. at the intersection of Alcony-Conover Road and state Route 55 in Lostcreek Twp. west of Christiansburg.
Slusher said that a Ford F-350 was driving northbound on Alcony-Conover Road when the driver ran the stop sign and crashed into the passenger side of a Subaru Outback that was driving eastbound on Route 55.
Both vehicles went off the northeast side of the road and into the ditch, where they crashed into a backhoe, the lieutenant said.
The driver of the pickup, a 52-year-old man, was taken to Upper Valley Medical Center with non-life-threatening injuries. Redick was the driver of the Outback.
Slusher said that the pickup driver was at fault in the crash, but the sheriff’s office said that they don’t believe impairment was a factor. He said that they believe that speed, along with the F-350 running through the stop sign caused the crash.
Both drivers were wearing seat belts.
The crash remains under investigation.
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