Rush Township police are investigating a crash which occurred at 5:30 a.m. on Route 54. A motorist was traveling east, rear-ended a car and slid off the roadway coming to rest along the east berm. The driver of the striking car was evaluated at the scene by medics. Hometown fire police maintained traffic control at the scene. The site of the crash was about a mile west of the Carbon county line. COPYRIGHT LARRY NEFF/SPECIAL TO THE TIMES NEWS