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Washington County accident sends three to the hospital

Feb 28, 2014

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 the accident that happened on Thursday around noon. Authorities told reporters that the 12-car pile-up began just before noon in the northbound lanes of I-79 around mile marker 42. Wind and snow were the...

GM recall of fatal defective products reaches 1.6 million vehicles

Feb 27, 2014

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 a recall for around 780,000 of Chevy's Cobalt (2005-2007) and Pontiac's G5 (2005-2007). The company has since added approximately 842,000 recalls. The newly reported vehicles affected include the Saturn Sky (2006-2007), Saturn Ion (2003-2007),...

New Bedford man charged with vehicular homicide

Feb 26, 2014

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 North Beaver Township police after an accident that killed a 68-year-old woman from New Middletown, Ohio. The two-vehicle accident happened on January 11 at the intersection of PA/OH State Line Road and PA Route...

Lawsuit regarding falling crane hook settled for $17M

Feb 26, 2014

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 injured, in the worst cases they lead to death. In 2011 a Pennsylvania man was killed while he worked at a steam plant. The 45-year-old man's death involved an industrial crane accident. The crane, which...

Greene County nursing home resident dies from asphyxiation

Feb 25, 2014

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 the Greene County Coroner's Office. The cause of death is said to be asphyxiation by compression and has been ruled as accidental. Investigators say that they think the woman either attempted to get out...

Washington County man killed, others injured in I-70 pile-up

Feb 24, 2014

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 a driver heading in the opposite direction lost control of his vehicle for nearly 175 feet, crossed the median, and plowed into several cars. The accident happened near the I-70 / I-79 intersection in South...

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,...