State police are providing more details about Wednesday’s crash on Route 28 that sent one person to the hospital.
The accident happened around 6:45 a.m. on Route 28 near the Butler/Freeport exit.
Police say 50-year-old Tommy Copeland of Oklahoma was driving northbound when he sped passed a car in the left lane. Copeland then tried to make it back to the right lane and take the exit.
But, a school bus on the exit ramp caused Copeland to go off the road and he hit a tree.
Police say he was not wearing a seatbelt and suffered serious injuries. During the initial call, dispatchers said Copeland was unconscious, but breathing.
He was flown to a Pittsburgh trauma center for his injuries. There’s no word on Copeland’s current condition.