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Pedestrian killed by tractor trailer in Westmoreland County

Mar 31, 2014

A tragic story out of South Huntingdon Township, Westmoreland County has revealed that a 22-year-old woman was hit and killed by a commercial tractor trailer along Interstate 70 just after 2 a.m. Pennsylvania State Police say that the woman was killed instantly when she was standing alongside the highway after being involved in another accident. The Connellsville native was in her Jeep driving west in the eastbound I-70 lanes near the Smithton exit by South...

Passenger from Salem, OH in critical condition after single vehicle accident

Mar 26, 2014

Two men from Salem, Ohio were hurt in a car accident on Monday afternoon. The accident happened on Garfield Road in Goshen Township. An Ohio State Policeman told reporters that a 24-year-old Salem man was travelling west on rural Garfield Road between Seacrist Road and South Princeton Road / Route 534 when his vehicle drifted left of the center yellow line. The man then jerked the car back into position and went off the right...

Wal-Mart recalls doll that poses threat of burning children

Mar 26, 2014

Wal-Mart Stores, Incorporated has decided to recall nearly 175,000 defective products due to a malfunction in the toy doll that can cause it to overheat and burn children. The United States Consumer Product Safety Commission released a statement on Tuesday that the "My Sweet Love" and "My Sweet Baby Cuddle Care Baby Doll" has a defective circuit board in the chest area of the doll that can overheat when played with for long periods of time...

Head-on collision in Lake City sends two people to hospital

Mar 25, 2014

Two people were taken to UPMC Hamot in Erie after a head-on collision on Monday evening. Police say the accident happened in Girard Township a little before 10 p.m. on Elk Park Road. According to police, calls came in around 10 p.m. when two cars collided at the 3500 block of Elk Park Road, just south of Lake City proper in northwest Erie County. Dispatchers were initially told that one person was trapped inside one...

Pedestrian accident near Albion leaves one seriously injured

Mar 22, 2014

A pedestrian accident near Albion has left one person seriously injured, according to police. Police say that first responders were dispatched to the scene of the accident at around 7:30 p.m. Friday evening after receiving a phone call from an unidentified person. The accident happened at the intersection of Route 6 North and Meadville Road / Pont Road, just west of Albion, PA. Police say that the pedestrian is seriously injured and that first responders...

Worker loses arm in workplace accident

Mar 21, 2014

While many occupations can be dangerous, those based in manufacturing present situations that other jobs do not. This is due to a variety of things including the machinery that is often involved. Recently, a Pittsburgh area worker was hurt in a workplace accident. Following the incident, the 63-year-old man was transported to an area hospital in a helicopter. The incident involved a machine with drill bits. At the time it occurred, the man was in...

PENNDoT finally fixing dangerous Route 8 intersection after fatal accident

Mar 19, 2014

After receiving hundreds of complaints, compiling countless accidents, and enduring the death of promising young 28-year-old Pittsburgh Catholic Diocese employee on Friday, PENNDoT will finally begin to rethink how a dangerous Route 8 intersection should be handled. Police told reporters that the bus driver was travelling south along Route 8 and turned left on to East Hardies Road when the driver of a pick-up truck, heading north, struck the bus as it was turning. The...

Lawrence County man dies after tractor accident

Mar 17, 2014

A man from Enon Valley, Lawrence County, Pennsylvania was killed on Sunday evening when the tractor he was driving flipped over and landed on him, according to police. PA State Police told reporters that the 36-year-old man was working with another man, logging for most of the day along Mud Ridge Road near State Line Road when the accident happened. Apparently, the man was pulling a chain with three giant logs attached at the end...

Courts approve $18 Million Settlement for crash victim

Mar 12, 2014

Courts in Lawrence County have appropriately approved $18 million in settlement monies to a motor vehicle accident victim and his family. The amount promised is a victory that is hopefully enough to take care of the young man for the rest of his life. Attorney Dallas Hartman told reporters that he and his firm are "very pleased with this result." The case, which has been ongoing for nearly a decade, has rendered a result that...

One man dead after fatal Conneaut Township collision

Mar 12, 2014

Ohio State Police are investigating an Erie County accident that has left one man dead. The accident took place Sunday evening along Route 6 North westbound in Conneaut Township, near Albion. The victim, a 72-year-old man from Conneaut, Ohio, was killed when another driver collided into him as the victim tried to pass the other driver on Route 6 North near Knapp Road / PA Route 215 in Conneaut Township at around 9 p.m. Police...