Five people were taken to a local hospital, including one person with critical injuries, after a car and SUV collided Monday morning on U.S. 77 just north of Cortland, according to Lancaster County sheriff's officials.
A southbound Volkswagen Passat that a witness estimated was traveling at 90 mph hit the back end of a Dodge SUV turning onto U.S. 77 from Firth Road around 7:33 a.m., Sgt. Tommy Trotter said.
The Volkswagen went into the west ditch, and the SUV was pushed into the median, he said.
The 18-year-old passenger in the Volkswagen was flown by medical helicopter to Bryan West Campus. He was in critical but stable condition with injuries not believed to be life-threatening, Trotter said later Monday.
The Passat's 18-year-old driver, the woman driving the SUV and her two children were all taken to a hospital in ambulances for minor injuries, Trotter said.
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The woman told investigators she stopped at the stop sign and pulled out to head south on U.S. 77 because the Passat was a long way down the road, Trotter said.
The Passat's driver, Logan Thomas-Evans, 18 of Lincoln, was ticketed on suspicion of driving under the influence and willful reckless driving.