2 injured in crash
State police have cited one of the drivers in a Tuesday vehicle accident in Oakland Township that sent two to the hospital.
According to a news release Sunday, police responded at around 7:37 p.m. to a two-vehicle crash on Oneida Valley Road in Oakland Township.
Police said Tyler J. Barkman, 27, of Butler, was cited for leaving his lane, which caused the crash that injured himself and the driver of the second vehicle.
Barkman was driving south in a 2008 Ford Explorer when he struck a 2010 Toyota Corolla driven by Stephanie V. Cooper, 32, of Parker.
Barkman’s vehicle swerved into Cooper’s lane and struck her vehicle head on. the report stated.
According to the report, Cooper was taken by Butler Ambulance to Butler Memorial Hospital for “major injuries,” but her passenger was unharmed in the crash.
The report said Barkman also was taken by ambulance to the hospital for suspected minor injuries.
According to a Butler County 911 report, emergency crews were on scene for more than an hour, providing emergency medical care and clearing the scene. East Butler and Oneida Valley fire departments assisted at the scene.
Both vehicles were towed from the scene.