Car flips over on 356 Monday morning
JEFFERSON TWP — A teenager on her way to first day of classes at Butler County Community College suffered only bumps and bruises Monday morning when she wrecked her car on Route 356, authorities said.
State police had to use a knife to cut off the seat belt of Haley Rearick, 19, of Butler, whose Toyota Camry ended on its roof about 8:30 a.m. just north of Great Belt Road.
Police said Rearick was traveling north when her car traveled over uneven pavement on the newly paved road that did not have any traffic lines. The car went to the right and struck loose gravel, she told police.
She apparently lost control of the car while trying to overcorrect. It hit an embankment on the west side of the road before rolling onto its roof.
“She was still in the car when we arrived, and she was conscious and alert,” said Trooper Jason Frances. We had to cut her out with a knife.”
The car's air bags deployed in the wreck.
A Saxonburg Ambulance crew tended to Rearick for minor injuries. The teen's mother later showed up and eventually drove her daughter home. The wrecked car had to be towed. The Saxonburg Volunteer Fire Department assisted at the scene.
Police said Rearick would likely be cited for a lane violation.
