The Pennsylvania State Police – Erie investigated two separate crashes in Erie County, including a rollover that left a Union City man seriously injured.
State police identified the driver in the first crash as Matthew M. Sharpe, 45, of Union City.
Troopers said the crash occurred at approximately 5:19 p.m. Feb. 16 on Arbuckle Road in Venango Township, about 934 feet south of Phillipsville Road. According to investigators, Sharpe was traveling northbound when he failed to properly negotiate a left curve. The vehicle entered a ditch on the east side of the roadway, traveled back onto the road and rolled an unknown number of times.
The vehicle came to rest on its passenger side, blocking both lanes of traffic. Police said Sharpe was ejected through the windshield and came to rest in the southbound lane. He sustained suspected serious injuries and was transported by Kuhl Hose Company EMS to UPMC Hamot.
The vehicle was identified as a 2026 Polaris Northstar. Multiple emergency agencies assisted at the scene.
In a separate incident, state police investigated a multi-vehicle crash at 9:01 a.m. Jan. 23 on Route 19 north, about 158 feet north of Lane Road in Waterford Township.
Police said Edwin Morris, 41, of Union City, was traveling northbound in a 2005 Ford Ranger when he lost control and crossed into the southbound lane. His vehicle struck a 2024 Dodge Hornet operated by Catherine Caserta-Farsace, 59, of Erie.
A 2019 Hyundai Elantra driven by Hope Carroll, 37, of Erie, then slid into the Dodge. A 2014 Chevrolet Cruze driven by Roxanne Mansfield, 46, of Erie, struck the rear of the Hyundai.
Caserta-Farsace was transported by Perry Highway Hose Company to UPMC Hamot with suspected minor injuries. The other drivers were not injured.
Both crashes remain under investigation.
