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Drivers identified in 2-truck crash

BUTLER TWP — Police have identified the drivers in a two-pickup truck crash Wednesday afternoon that damaged a house at Arch Street and Cedar Road.

George Olenic, 82, of Butler Township was northbound on Arch Street about 4:15 p.m. when he ran a stop sign, according to a police report.

The other driver, James Coulter, 34, of Butler, was traveling west on Cedar Road and struck Olenic’s GMC truck, which traveled through a yard and into the side of a house.

Olenic suffered a minor injury and was treated at the scene. Coulter was not hurt.

The brick ranch home at 111 Cedar Road is for sale and was unoccupied. Doug Smith owns the house, which sustained unspecified damage. Both trucks were towed.

Police cited Olenic for a stop sign violation.

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