Blog: Car Accidents

Drunk driver injures Butler County police officer

Apr 30, 2015

An on duty Butler city police officer was injured by a drunk driver last Wednesday. On Whitestown Road in Butler Township, Pennsylvania, a Butler city police officer pulled over a Butler woman for speeding. He pulled her over on the left side of the road. While sitting in his car writing a citation, a Renfrew, Pennsylvania resident collided into the back of the Butler police officer's police SUV. The Renfrew man was 18 years old...

April is distracted driving month

Apr 1, 2015

With the arrival of April many may think that spring has arrived. They should also be aware that April is Driving Awareness month. Accordingly, it is worthwhile for people to take a few minutes to thing about distracted driving and things they can do to prevent it. Driving while engaging in a distracting activity is a problem for drivers of all ages throughout the nation, That said, a recent study shines a light on teens...

What to do after a car accident

Mar 20, 2015

Car accidents happen all the time in Pennsylvania and Ohio, but many people are unsure of exactly how to handle the immediate aftermath of a crash. Do you have to stay at the scene? What should you say and what shouldn't you say? What are your responsibilities? In today's post, we will help you learn the answers to these questions and others, so you can be prepared if you are even involved in an accident...

Lawrence County car accident kills one, injures four

Feb 15, 2015

A one-vehicle car accident in Lawrence County, Pennsylvania has killed a New Castle man and injured four others. At 2:20 a.m. Sunday morning, a driver lost control of his vehicle while driving westbound on Route 108 in Plain Grove. The driver was approximately half a mile away from I-79 when the accident occurred. The driver of the vehicle lost control of the car, causing the vehicle to leave the roadway. The car collided into a...

Allegheny County school bus accident kills father of 4

Feb 11, 2015

A school bus accident in North Versailles, Pennsylvania has killed an East McKeesport man. The accident involved several vehicles and happened along Route 30 in North Versailles near the intersection of Clyde Avenue. In total, 9 people were taken to the hospital as a result of this accident. The bus involved in this accident was a bus taking students to Propel Braddock Hills High School in Braddock Hills, Pennsylvania. Route 30 was shut down for...

New Castle car accident injures one

Feb 6, 2015

A head-on car accident in New Castle, Pennsylvania has injured one woman. The accident happened on Falls Street in Lawrence County near Apple Way. Yesterday afternoon as a woman driving a silver sport utility vehicle was pulling out of a parking lot on Falls Street a white sedan was pulling in. The two cars collided in a head-on collision and driver of the sedan was injured. She was taken to a hospital by ambulance. The...

Hempfield Township head-on car accident injures three

Jan 30, 2015

A car accident in Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania resulted in three people being injured. The accident happened on Arona Road at Camry Drive in Hempfield Township, Pennsylvania. The accident was between a Nissan Xterra and a Chevy pickup truck and the cause of the accident is still under investigation. Three people in the Nissan Xterra were taken to Forbes Hospital to be treated. The driver of the Chevy pickup truck walked away from the accident scene...

New Wilmington car accident kills Salem woman

Jan 20, 2015

A car accident involving two cars sent three people to the hospital on January 20, 2015 in New Wilmington Township, Pennsylvania. The accident happened in Mercer County at the intersection of Pulaski Mercer Road and Bethel New Wilmington Road. The initial investigation has lead officials to believe that a minivan traveling southbound on Bethel New Wilmington Road ran a stop sign and collided with a pickup truck that was traveling westbound on Pulaski Road. A...

Car accident on Route 286 in Indiana County kills three

Jan 15, 2015

A car accident in Center Township, Pennsylvania killed three people and injured another Wednesday, January 15, 2015. The car accident was in Indiana County and was a head on collision between two SUVs on Route 286. Early police reports say that one of the SUVs crossed over the double yellow center while going through a curve in the road and struck the other SUV. The car accident occurred between Ream Road and Anthony Road in...

Clarion County 18-car pileup leaves two dead

Jan 7, 2015

A car accident in Clarion County, Pennsylvania that involved nine tractor trailers and nine passenger vehicles has led to the death of two people and injuries to at least 30 others. This 18-car pileup happened Wednesday, January 7, 2015 at approximately 1:30 p.m. Two victims of this Clarion County pileup died at the scene. This tragic accident happened in the midst of back-to-back snow squalls that made visibility very difficult. According to police, the accident...