A young man escaped injury Tuesday afternoon when involved in a crash in West Penn township. The accident occurred at 4:30 p.m. as he was traveling north on Route 309 near the intersection with Overlook Drive. He informed police he had a problem with the steering and veered to the right into a saturated draining ditch. The driver was not injured in the mishap. West Penn fire police maintained traffic control at the scene. West Penn police Sgt. Jason Lorah is investigating the incident. COPYRIGHT LARRY NEFF/SPECIAL TO THE TIMES NEWS