A Punxsutawney woman is facing a citation after she allegedly fled the scene of a crash with a one-year-old passenger in Westover Borough, Clearfield County.
According to Punxsutawney-based State Police, the incident occurred around 11:34 a.m. on Friday, October 3, along South Main Street (State Route 36) near Sylvis Road. Police say 27-year-old Damian C. Patterson was driving a 2014 Ford Explorer south when she failed to negotiate a left-hand curve, skidded through the intersection, and struck a tree before coming to rest in a ditch.
Patterson and the child, who was improperly secured in a car seat, reportedly fled the scene.
The child was uninjured, and Patterson’s condition is unknown.
Patterson has been cited for abandonment of a vehicle. The Hastings Area Ambulance Association assisted at the scene.
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