RICHLAND TWP., Pa. (EYT) — Police say a local woman was transported by ambulance following a crash that occurred in Richland Township on Friday afternoon.

According to Clarion-based State Police, around 4:24 p.m. on Friday, January 17, 49-year-old Vicki S. King, of St. Petersburg, was operating a 2008 Subaru Impreza, traveling east on State Route 38 just west of Metz Road in Richland Township, Clarion County.

Police say King lost control of the vehicle when her tires left the southern shoulder. The vehicle then continued to travel up an embankment and struck a utility pole before traveling back across the roadway and coming to a final rest facing north, where it struck a guard rail.

Emlenton Area Ambulance Service transported King to UPMC Northwest for suspected minor injuries.

She was using a seat belt.

King was charged with a traffic violation.