LIBERTY TWP., Mercer Co., Pa. - A Mercer County man was seriously injured after being struck by a car driven by an allegedly impaired driver with a suspended license on Friday, according to Pennsylvania State Police.

Police say 27-year-old Tristan Galarza, of Slippery Rock, was driving south on N. Liberty Road in a 2003 Toyota Corolla when he left the road and struck a 62-year-old man who was working in a culvert. The crash happened at about 9 a.m. in Liberty Township.

The victim sustained several serious injuries, including a compound fracture in his right leg, multiple broken ribs, and multiple skull fractures, according to police. He was flown to St. Elizabeth’s Hospital in Youngstown for treatment.

Police say Galarza was charged for driving impaired and with a suspended driver's l

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