FOX TOWNSHIP – No injuries were reported following a single-vehicle accident at 4:30 a.m. Friday on Fern Lane in Fox Township, the Ridgway-based state police reported.
A 17-year-old Kersey boy was traveling eastbound when his vehicle exited the roadway via the north berm. At that point, his vehicle struck a pine tree, shearing it off.
The boy fled the scene and continued eastbound on Fern Lane, state police said. The boy will be cited for careless driving.
Neither the boy nor his passenger, Benedict E. Asti, 20, of Kersey was injured. State police said it wasn’t known if passenger, Gage R. Nissel, 20, of St. Marys was injured. All three were wearing their seatbelts.