According to DuBois-based State Police, the crash occurred around 9:31 a.m. on Saturday, August 13, as a 2010 Buick Enclave driven by 19-year-old Elizabeth R. Palmer, of Brockway, was traveling east on Allens Mills Road in Washington Township, Jefferson County.
Police say an unknown vehicle was stopped on the roadway when it began to back up and struck Palmer’s vehicle in the left front portion, resulting in minor damage.
The unknown vehicle then fled the scene, traveling west on Allens Mills Road.
Palmer was not injured; she was using a seatbelt.