Finleyville man injured in Union Township crash
FINLEYVILLE – A Finleyville man suffered head injuries Wednesday when the pickup truck he was driving struck a utility pole before it crashed into a garage in Union Township.
The driver, Donald Borges Jr., was taken to Mon Valley Hospital following the 3 p.m. crash on Route 88, Monongahela police said.
The driver appeared to have lost control of the truck while traveling north around a slight curve, police said. The vehicle went off the right berm and also struck at least two mailboxes.
Police said the house at 2543 Route 88 didn’t appear to have suffered much damage. The truck heavily damaged an attached garage. The identity of the homeowner was not immediately available.
Route 88 was closed to traffic for about an hour due to the accident.