FNN Article Wednesday, October 21, 2026.
LEROY TOWNSHIP, PA – An 86-year-old Monroeton man lost his life and his passenger was injured in a single vehicle rollover crash in LeRoy Township (Bradford County, PA), according to Pennsylvania State Police.
On Thursday morning, October 15, 2026, around 10:41 AM, Canton fire, Western Alliance EMS., as well as Canton Borough Police were dispatched to a rollover accident along Route 414 between Jennings Road and East VanFleet Road. Early reports indicated that there were two individuals trapped and injured inside the Jeep Cherokee .
Arwood W. Parrish was traveling west when he approached a left curve and failed to maintain his lane. As a result, his vehicle entered a ditch on the northern roadside and traveled down the ditch until it
came to a dirt embankment. The Jeep Cherokee struck the embankment and went airborne. When the vehicle came down it landed on its side and came to a rest after it rolled over, on the northern roadside, according to the issued police release.
Rescue personnel extricated the driver, and his passenger, 87-year-old Joyce A. Parrish from the vehicle. The couple was transported to Guthrie Robert Packer Hospital in Sayre, PA, by Western Alliance EMS..
The driver, Arwood Parrish would later succumb to his injuries later in the day. He was pronounced deceased around 5:20 p.m. The passenger, Joyce Parrish was said to still being treated for her injuries.
The vehicle was removed from the crash scene by Jack Williams Garage.
