SANDYCREEK TOWNSHIP, Pa. (EYT) — A Franklin man who was injured on July 12 after being struck by a vehicle while sitting on his porch has died.
On July 12 around 6:20 p.m., Richard B. Mong, 83, of Franklin, suffered major injuries after being struck by a vehicle on State Route 8 (Pittsburgh Road), at its intersection with Westview Drive, in Sandycreek Township, Venango County.
According to Franklin-based State Police, 42-year-old Michael L. Nearhoof, of Kennerdell, was traveling south on SR 8 when his 2004 Kia Sedona began to negotiate a left hand curve near West View Drive.
The vehicle left the right hand side of the roadway first striking the guard rail then traveling through a yard striking a sign for Jolly Industrial Supply Company. After contacting the sign, the car rotated 90 degrees counterclockwise and continued south through the yard sideways, police say.
The vehicle then struck the front of the residence at 1658 Pittsburgh Road. Mong was sitting on a chair on the front porch of this residence, and the vehicle struck him. He was thrown off the porch, landing in the yard, according to police.
The vehicle then rotated 180 degrees clockwise and rolled onto its drivers’ side coming to rest in the yard.
Mong suffered major chest and head injuries and was flown to UPMC Hamot for treatment.
According to the Erie County Coronor, Mong was pronounced dead at 9:33 a.m. Monday morning as a result of injuries he sustained in the collision.
No charges have been filed against Nearhoof as of Monday afternoon.
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