UNION TWP., Pa. (EYT) — A New Bethlehem man was injured after state police say he fell asleep at the wheel and crashed early Thursday morning on Interstate 80.
According to DuBois-based State Police, the one-vehicle crash occurred around 5:54 a.m. on November 6.
Police say 19-year-old Levi G. Neiswonger, of New Bethlehem, was driving a 2013 Chevrolet Cruze eastbound on I-80 in Union Township, Jefferson County. He was traveling in the right lane when he fell asleep, according to police.
The vehicle went off the road at approximately the 76.6-mile marker and struck a traffic sign and a guide rail before coming to a rest in the wooded median.
Police say Neiswonger was using a seat belt and suffered suspected minor injuries. He refused EMS care at the scene.
Neiswonger was cited with a violation for driving on roadways laned for traffic.
Jefferson County EMS, Pine Creek Volunteer Fire Department, and Bricen Towing assisted at the scene.