EAST LIVERPOOL — A three-vehicle injury crash involving a wrong-way driver and a marked Ohio State Highway Patrol cruiser at 8:19 p.m. Saturday, July 4, on U.S. Route 30 in the city of East Liverpool remains under investigation.

A trooper from the Lisbon Post was on routine patrol in a marked cruiser when the vehicle was struck by a Lincoln SUV traveling westbound in the eastbound lanes of the divided highway. The impact caused the patrol cruiser to overturn. The trooper was able to exit the vehicle and provide aid to the other involved driver, identified as David Hertzler, 61, of Oakdale, Pa.

Hertzler was transported by STAT MedEvac to UPMC Presbyterian Hospital in Pittsburgh with serious but non-life-threatening injuries. The trooper was transported by EMS to East Liverpool City Hospital for treatment of minor injuries.

A third vehicle involved in the crash sustained minor damage, and the driver and passenger were uninjured.

U.S. Route 30 was closed for approximately three hours while emergency crews and the Ohio State Highway Patrol crash reconstruction team processed the scene. The roadway reopened just before 11:45 p.m. Saturday.

Aiding agencies included the East Liverpool Police and Fire Departments, North Star Critical Care, Chester, W.Va. Police Department, Liverpool Township Police Department, St. Clair Township Police Department, STAT MedEvac, Calcutta Towing, First Class Towing, Columbiana County Sheriff’s Office and Pennsylvania State Police.