The driver of this car was injured in an accident Wednesday morning at the intersection of Simon Drive and Route 356 in Jefferson Township. The name of the driver was not available. He was flown to a Pittsburgh hospital for treatment.

State police credited a group of residents for assisting a man injured in a traffic accident on Route 356 in Jefferson Township until paramedics arrived Wednesday.

Amanda Ristity, a nursing assistant, dressed the facial wounds a man estimated to be in his late 50s or early 60s suffered when his car was hit on the passenger side by a triaxle dump truck as he tried crossing the highway from Simon to Caldwell Drive, police said. The accident occurred at 11:25 a.m.

The driver of the car, whose name wasn't immediately available, was flown to Allegheny General Hospital with significant facial injuries, police said.

The truck driver, who pulled into the driveway of Ristity's home near the intersection after the collision, was not hurt, police said.

“I don't know if I was put here for reason. I haven't figured it out yet. It was what I was meant to do in life,” Ristity said.

She said Wednesday's accident was the third in which she tended to an injured motorist in front of her home over the last couple years.

The man in the car had a broken nose, lost some front teeth and had cuts, she said.

“The guy wasn't able to talk at first. He was in and out of consciousness. He was very disoriented. He knew his name. There was a lot of blood everywhere,” Ristity said.

She said she dressed the man's facial lacerations and stayed with him for about 25 minutes until paramedics arrived. Police arrived earlier.

Her husband Dan Ristity, who owns a business maintaining gas station equipment, her son Gavin Saeler, and family friend Travis Thompson were working outside when the accident occurred.

Dan Ristity ran inside and told Amanda to get her first-aid kit and come outside while Thompson called 911, she said.

Her son and Thompson forced the driver's door open so she could treat the man.

“I took his blood pressure and vitals, which were all good,” Ristity said.

She said she used antiseptic wipes to clean the wounds and gauze to dress them.

“I grew up in a family of nurses. My grandma and aunt were all nurses. Whenever I can help, I do whatever I can,” Ristity said.

The speed limit is 55 mph on the stretch of Route 356 near her home, but, she said, most drivers seem to go faster and the intersection is also dangerous.

“It's ridiculous here. People fly down this stretch. They should lower the speed limit and put a flashing light at the intersection. Something needs to change,” Ristity said.

She said she worries about her daughter catching the school bus in front of her home.