UTICA, Pa. (EYT) — Franklin-based State Police say a woman lost control of her vehicle and struck a tree in Utica Borough, Venango County.

According to police, around 1:47 p.m. on Saturday, July 21, 57-year-old Jill L. Cline, of Cochranton, was operating a 2011 GM Sierra traveling north on Railroad Street.

Police say while Cline was negotiating a right curve in the roadway, she gave the vehicle “some gas and lost control of it.”

The vehicle traveled off the east side of the roadway and struck an embankment. It then traveled across the north and southbound lanes of Railroad Street before striking a tree on the west side of the roadway, according to police.

Cline was wearing a seatbelt and suffered suspected minor injuries.

The vehicle sustained heavy front-end damage and was towed from the scene by Venango Towing.

Cline was charged with a traffic violation.

Utica Volunteer Fire Department assisted at the scene.

The above report was released to exploreVenango.com on Friday, July 27, 2018.