One person was taken to the hospital following a crash Tuesday morning on I-79.
The two vehicle accident happened around 7:45 a.m. in the southbound lane at the Slippery Rock exit.
State police say 44-year-old Christopher Rickles of Ohio was coming from the on-ramp and did not yield to oncoming traffic. That’s when he was struck by a car driven 55-year-old James Deem of Ohio.
Rickles car then flipped over onto its side and came to rest along the guardrail.
Police say Rickles was not wearing his seatbelt and suffered injuries to his back, neck, and shoulder.
He was taken to Grove City Hospital for treatment. Deem was not injured.
