Cochranton Woman Uninjured After Striking Bear on I-79 in Washington Township

WASHINGTON TWP., Pa. (EYT) — A Cochranton woman escaped injury after her sedan struck a bear along Interstate 79 in Erie County, according to Pennsylvania State Police.

According to a crash report from PSP Girard, the single-vehicle crash occurred at 9:41 p.m. on August 21, on Interstate 79 South near mile marker 164 in Washington Township, Erie County.

State police said 35-year-old Lisa M. Stininger, of Cochranton, was driving a 2019 Volkswagen Jetta southbound on I-79 when a bear entered the roadway directly in her path…

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