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Erie man killed in hit-and-run, suspect still at large

Feb 23, 2014

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 51-year-old suffered from massive injuries all over his body. The man did not die at the scene of the accident, but passed away while being treated at UPMC Hamot in Erie. Police say the man...

Erie man hit and injured by UPS truck while riding bicycle

Feb 23, 2014

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 hit was riding his bike at approximately 6 p.m. when the accident occurred. First responders estimate that the man was displaced ten to fifteen feet after being struck. He is believed to have fractured...

Corry, PA man Life-Flighted to UPMC Hamot after collision with tractor trailer

Feb 21, 2014

A 19-year-old man from Corry, Pennsylvania had to be Life-Flighted to the hospital after he collided with a commercial tractor trailer late Wednesday evening. The accident took place where King Road intersects with Route 6/Grand Army of the Republic Highway, just west of Corry, PA, a few minutes before midnight. According to Pennsylvania State Police, the 19-year-old Corry man was travelling south on King Road when he pulled into the path of the oncoming tractor...

Driver suspected of DUI in Millcreek accident that injures passenger

Feb 21, 2014

A single-vehicle accident early Friday morning in Millcreek Township in Erie has left one person injured and another in police custody today. Police and ambulance personnel were called to the scene of the accident at around 12:30 a.m. along the 4600 block of Lancaster Road near Moffat Field. According to local police, the truck in the accident was driven by a McKean, Pennsylvania man heading south on Lancaster Road. He lost control of the truck,...

Erie hit-and-run leaves one man dead and no suspect

Feb 21, 2014

Erie police are continuing to investigate a pedestrian accident that has left one man seriously dead and no one yet in custody. Police say an unidentified man who looked to be in his 50s was crossing the 1500 block of Liberty Street near the Executive Personal Fitness building and Tom Slayton's Auto Body in Erie. Police told reporters that the man looked to have suffered what they called life-threatening injuries and was immediately taken to...

Ohio man killed in train yard accident after complaints of unsafe work conditions

Feb 19, 2014

Ohio authorities have identified the steel plant worker who was killed in an accident at the plant's train yard last Friday. The accident happened at Republic Steel in Lorain, Ohio. The victim, a 62-year-old man from Brownhelm, Ohio, worked for Republic for forty-five years, according to his wife. The man was said to be hanging on to a moving rail car when he became stuck between it and a parked rail car. He was pronounced...

Should school bus drivers be trained in first-aid, CPR?

Feb 19, 2014

Every day during the school year, many of us entrust the lives of our children to the man or woman who is driving the bus to and from school. Under ideal conditions, school bus interaction can teach children the importance of keeping calm in a moving vehicle and gives our kids a chance to reflect on the day before and after school. And so we allow people, who we assume to be highly trained professionals,...

Greene County fire stops, safety still an issue

Feb 17, 2014

The explosion and fire that shocked rural Greene County last Tuesday has finally gone out after four days of nonstop burning. After injuring one man and taking another man's life, crews must now worry about deadly toxins that will likely leak from the two dysfunctional well heads. For inexplicable reasons, the gas that fueled the flames in one of the site's three wells decreased enough for the fire to extinguish itself late Saturday afternoon. The...

Man dies from injuries suffered at industrial plant in Clairton

Feb 17, 2014

A 64-year-old man from McKees Rocks who was injured working for United States Steel Corporation in Clairton two weeks ago has succumbed to his injuries and died Friday evening at UPMC Mercy. The man was badly burned in the quench tower at the Clairton coke plant. The quench tower is used to cool the coke after it has been made and heated up through chemical processes in the plant's batteries. The coke oven converts coal...

Pile-up on I-76 near Philadelphia sends at least twenty to the hospital

Feb 14, 2014

At least twenty people were hurt when several tractor trailers and dozens of personal motor vehicles piled up on a stretch of Pennsylvania Interstate 76 between Bensalem and Willow Grove. Local hospitals, such as Doylestown and Abington Memorial, have been inundated with injuries in their emergency rooms as a result of the accidents. A spokesperson from Abington Memorial told reporters that they initially received sixteen patients into their ER and more followed after the first...