Update On October 2025 Fatal Accident

Additional details have been released and charges have been formally filed in connection with the fatal crash that occurred on October 20, 2025, on Grant Road in Ridgway Township, Elk County.

According to court records filed April 10, 2026, Damian Robert Patterson, 25, of Ridgway, is facing multiple charges, including:

• Homicide by Vehicle While Driving Under the Influence (F2)

• Aggravated Assault by Vehicle While DUI (F2)

• Homicide by Vehicle (F3)

• Aggravated Assault by Vehicle (F3)

• DUI (BAC .16% or higher)

• Involuntary Manslaughter (M1)

• Recklessly Endangering Another Person (M2)

• Along with related summary traffic offenses

The charges stem from a crash that claimed the life of Mason Neureiter, 20, of Ridgway.