1 killed in Route 422 crash Thursday morning
A Worthington man was killed in an early morning crash Thursday, June 15, on Route 422 in Franklin Township, state police said.
According to documents, Owen P. Lessner, 20, sustained fatal injuries in the crash, which occurred at 6:30 a.m. on Route 422, just east of Dick Road.
Police said Lesser was driving west on Route 422 in a red Ford Focus when he crossed into the oncoming lane and struck a white GMC Sierra driven by Sean M. Schreiber, 33, of Ellwood City.
Schreiber was transported to Butler Memorial Hospital with non-life-threatening injuries, documents showed.
Bertha Cazy, public information officer, said there is no indication that the crash was caused by impaired driving, but an investigation into the cause is ongoing.
Route 422 was closed in both directions as police investigated. Traffic was rerouted via Old Route 422 until 11 a.m., when Route 422 was reopened.