Monthly Archives: February 2014
Milk truck accident in Westmoreland County does major damage to home
A commercial tanker truck hauling at least six thousand gallons of milk tipped over on Thursday afternoon and collided with a home near Hunker Borough, Westmoreland County, just west of New Stanton.State police told reporters that the accident happened when...
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Washington County accident sends three to the hospital
As if Washington County hasn't seen its share of car accidents-turned-tragedy recently, another pile-up in North Strabane has sent more people to the hospital.Police blame snow squalls and whiteout conditions along Interstate 79 in North Strabane Township, Washington County for...
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5 injured in I-79 29-vehicle pile-up
A huge multi-vehicle accident shut down Interstate-79 South near Erie yesterday. Witnesses say that swooping winds and squalling snow made for treacherous visibility conditions Thursday morning.The sequence of accidents began just after 9:00 a.m., involving 29 total vehicles--twenty-six cars and...
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GM recall of fatal defective products reaches 1.6 million vehicles
On Tuesday morning, General Motors doubled the amount of faulty ignition switch recalls that have potentially been the cause of several fatal automobile accidents. There are now as many as 1.6 million cars affected.Two weeks ago, General Motors put out...
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Lawsuit regarding falling crane hook settled for $17M
Most people who live in Western Pennsylvania expect that their workplaces are safe. Sadly, this is not always the case and each day workers throughout the nation suffer injuries of varying degrees of seriousness. While workplace accidents can leave employees...
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New Bedford man charged with vehicular homicide
A man from New Bedford, PA, just outside of Pulaski Township in Lawrence County, has been charged with vehicular homicide of an Ohio woman.The 62-year-old man who lives on Route 208 across from the Tanglewood Golf Course was charged by...
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Greene County nursing home resident dies from asphyxiation
A Greene County woman and resident of the Golden Living Center nursing home in Waynesburg died Saturday evening.The 94-year-old woman is said to have died after sliding out of her bed at around 6:30 a.m. on February 22, according to...
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Washington County man killed, others injured in I-70 pile-up
A man from Canonsburg who was beloved by his family, friends, and community was killed in a four-vehicle accident on I-70 in Washington County. The 45-year-old man was driving his Ford station wagon around 1 p.m. on Saturday afternoon when...
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Erie man killed in hit-and-run, suspect still at large
An autopsy completed on Friday afternoon by the Erie County Coroner showed that a pedestrian who was hit by a vehicle on Thursday night died from blunt-force trauma to the head and upper body. The coroner told reporters that the...
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Erie man hit and injured by UPS truck while riding bicycle
One person was injured in a pedestrian accident on Friday evening after being hit by a UPS box-truck. The accident happened in Erie along West Grandview Boulevard near Pittsburgh Avenue and the Glenwood Beer Distributor.Police say the man who was...
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One man killed in South Side collision
A two-vehicle accident in Pittsburgh's South Side on Thursday morning has left one man dead.Police say the accident happened at around 5 a.m. along the 2900 block of East Carson Street near the Hot Metal Street Bridge. The Allegheny County...
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Research focuses on preventing epilepsy tied to brain injury
The term brain injury is something no one wants to hear. While some individuals who suffer brain injuries recover seemingly no worse for wear, others are not so lucky. Though the affected individual's appearance may look normal, things may be...
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