One man flown to hospital following crash along I-79 northbound Monday
A 32-year-old Ellwood City man was flown to a Pittsburgh hospital for a suspected serious injury following a Monday evening, July 1, crash near mile marker 96 on Interstate 79 northbound in Muddy Creek Township.
Benjamin Keeler was taken to UPMC Presbyterian Hospital after he was ejected from his vehicle, which had struck an embankment and rolled multiple times, according to a crash report from state police.
The crash, reported around 8 p.m., prompted the road to close for more than four-and-a-half hours, according to the Butler County 911 Center.
According to the crash report, Keeler’s vehicle, a Cadillac SRX, was traveling north in the right lane when a Jeep Renegade, driven by Aaliyah Petrarulo, attempted to merge into the lane in an attempt to exit at mile marker 96.