PSP: Greensburg man killed in motorcycle crash on Route 30; 2 others arrested for DUI | WJAC

State police in Greensburg say a 44-year-old man was killed in a motorcycle crash along Route 30 in Westmoreland County Friday.

Troopers say Allen Wallace was traveling westbound, at a high-rate of speed, and collided with an SUV, causing him to be thrown from the bike and into a guardrail.

Investigators say Wallace was pronounced dead at the scene and the occupants of the SUV reported no injuries.

Troopers add that two other motorcyclists, who were riding with Wallace at the time of the crash, were arrested for DUI-related charges.

Anyone in the area of RTE 30 and Beatty County Rd on 3/12/21 at 20:58 hours that witnessed the crash involving a motorcycle and vehicle please contact Tpr Vinkler at 724-832-3288.

Source: PSP: Greensburg man killed in motorcycle crash on Route 30; 2 others arrested for DUI | WJAC

Man killed after getting hit by car in downtown Pittsburgh

PITTSBURGH — A man was hit and killed in downtown Pittsburgh Saturday night.

Investigators said it happened at the intersection of Penn Avenue and Stanwix Street around 9:30 p.m. When first responders arrived, they found the man under the vehicle. He was declared dead at the scene.

The person’s identity has not yet been released.

Police said the driver remained at the scene and was cooperating.

Source: Man killed after getting hit by car in downtown Pittsburgh

French MP and billionaire Olivier Dassault dies in helicopter crash

President Macron says Olivier Dassault’s death in a helicopter crash in Normandy is a great loss.

French MP and billionaire Olivier Dassault has died in a helicopter crash in north-western France.

The accident occurred on Sunday evening in Normandy where he had a holiday home, according to police sources.

In his tribute, President Emanuel Macron said Dassault, 69, loved France and his death would be “a great loss”.

Dassault was the son of industrialist Serge Dassault, whose group builds Rafale war planes and owns Le Figaro newspaper.

He was elected to the National Assembly – France’s lower house of parliament – in 2002 and represented the Oise area of northern France.

The MP, from the centre-right Republicans, was considered the 361st richest man in the world – worth an estimated €6.3bn ($7.3bn; £5.2bn) according to Forbes.

Source: French MP and billionaire Olivier Dassault dies in helicopter crash

Coroner called to two-vehicle crash in Youngwood, Westmoreland County

County emergency dispatchers said the crash occurred shortly before 2 p.m. at Racetrack and Wilson Fox roads in Youngwood.

Youngwood Fire Chief Lloyd Crago said an SUV was driving north on Racetrack Road when it left the roadway and struck a tree. The vehicle rolled over, came back onto the roadway and collided with a van that was going southbound.

The coroner’s office pronounced the driver of the SUV, 88-year-old Elizabeth Anderson, of Hempfield Township, dead at the scene.

State police in Greensburg and the coroner are investigating.

Source: Coroner called to two-vehicle crash in Youngwood, Westmoreland County

Man dies after being shot, crashing into pole outside Pittsburgh gas station

PITTSBURGH — A man who was shot before crashing into a pole outside a gas station in Pittsburgh’s South Side early Tuesday morning died at a hospital, police said.

It was shortly after 1 a.m. when police and paramedics were called to the crash near the intersection of East Carson Street and Arlington Avenue, right by American Natural.

When officers got to the scene, an off-duty firefighter was performing CPR on the man. He was then taken to a hospital in critical condition and later died.

The man was identified as Bradford McCary, 41, of Wilkinsburg.

The Jeep McCary crashed had bullet holes in it. There was a bullet hole through the windshield, and the back driver’s side window was shot out.It’s unclear where the shooting happened.

No arrests have been made.

Source: Man dies after being shot, crashing into pole outside Pittsburgh gas station

California-Mexico border crash: More than a dozen killed Tuesday | khou.com

IMPERIAL COUNTY, Calif. — California Highway Patrol confirms that multiple people are dead after a crash in Imperial County, located near the Mexico border and about 50 miles from the Arizona border.

During a news conference at the El Centro Regional Medical Center, Managing Director of the Emergency Department, Judy Cruz said, “We believe there was 27 passengers in this S.U.V. that struck a semi-truck full of gravel. 14 were dead on the scene. 3 of them were flown out from the scene, 7 patients transported to El Centro Regional Medical Center where unfortunately one of those has died since arrival.”

Source: California-Mexico border crash: More than a dozen killed Tuesday | khou.com

Man dies after being hit by two vehicles in Westmoreland

A 39-year-old man died Saturday night after he was hit by two vehicles in Westmoreland County, according to the county coroner’s office.

Timothy A. Strobel, of Hempfield, was the only person on his all-terrain vehicle driving south on Route 819, the Westmoreland coroner’s office said. Mr. Strobel went off the west side of the roadway before 9 p.m., hit an embankment, and his vehicle flipped over into the southbound lane.

Source: Man dies after being hit by two vehicles in Westmoreland

Huge explosion erupts after 18-wheeler hits fuel train in Texas

An 18-wheel truck hit a train carrying chemicals and fuels in Cameron, Texas, early Tuesday, causing a huge explosion and starting a fire that is expected to burn for several days.

The Milam County town of 5,400, about 72 miles northeast of Austin, was rocked by the boom around 6:45 a.m., according to Cameron Sheriff Chris White.

White said the driver of an 18-wheel flatbed truck lost control of his vehicle, was unable to stop, swerved around a parked vehicle and into a rail crossing, where his truck struck a passing BNSF train.

“Nobody was injured or killed,” White said.

Source: Huge explosion erupts after 18-wheeler hits fuel train in Texas

Parkway East Reopens Following Multi-Vehicle Crash – CBS Pittsburgh

By: KDKA-TV News Staff

PITTSBURGH (KDKA) – All lanes of the Parkway East have reopened after a multi-vehicle accident shut a portion down earlier on Saturday evening.

The crash had shut down the lanes between the Wilkinsburg on-ramp and the Edgewood/Swissvale exit.

It is unknown at this time if there are any injuries.

Source: Parkway East Reopens Following Multi-Vehicle Crash – CBS Pittsburgh

Pittsburgh Police Cruiser Crashes Into North Side Home – CBS Pittsburgh

By: KDKA-TV News Staff

PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — A Pittsburgh Police officer was taken to the hospital following his cruiser crashing into a home on Pittsburgh’s North Side.

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The crash happened along Milroy Street around 6:30 a.m. when the officer was responding to a collision in Zone 1.

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Source: Pittsburgh Police Cruiser Crashes Into North Side Home – CBS Pittsburgh

Man purposely crashes into Pittsburgh gas station, tries to steal ATM

PITTSBURGH — A man purposely crashed his pickup truck into a gas station and tried to steal an ATM Friday morning in Pittsburgh’s Hill District neighborhood, police said.

The crash happened about 7 a.m. at the Sunoco gas station on Centre Avenue.

Police said the man was unable to pick up the ATM and took off in the truck, but he was found and arrested on Fifth Avenue in the city’s Uptown neighborhood.

Source: Man purposely crashes into Pittsburgh gas station, tries to steal ATM

One Person Killed, Another Left In Critical Condition In Saw Mill Run Blvd. Crash – CBS Pittsburgh

By: KDKA-TV News Staff

PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — A crash along Saw Mill Run Boulevard has left a 26-year-old woman dead and another in critical condition.

Police say the single-vehicle crash happened around 11:20 p.m. on Saturday night.

When first responders arrived at the scene, there were two female victims inside a sedan that had struck a utility pole.

Paramedics pronounced 26-year-old Katherine Lynn Barvilchak dead at the scene. The other occupant was taken to an area hospital in critical condition.

Saw Mill Run Boulevard was closed in both directions while the Collision Investigation Unit processed the scene.

Stay with KDKA for more on this developing story.

Source: One Person Killed, Another Left In Critical Condition In Saw Mill Run Blvd. Crash – CBS Pittsburgh

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Pregnant teen shot in Leetsdale, found in vehicle that crashed along Route 65 | TribLIVE.com

Police responding to a 911 call for a shooting in Leetsdale late Monday night found the victim — a 19-year-old pregnant woman — several miles away after the car she was riding in crashed, according to authorities.

The shooting was reported at 11:25 p.m. at the intersection of Route 65 and Broad Street, according to Allegheny County police, who were asked to assist with the case.

At about 11:29 p.m. a vehicle crash was reported 4 miles away on Route 65 in Emsworth.

Police and first responders from Ohio Township found the woman and a 20-year-old man who was injured in the wreck, police said.

The woman was transported to a local hospital in stable condition. The man was treated for his injuries and released.

Source: Pregnant teen shot in Leetsdale, found in vehicle that crashed along Route 65 | TribLIVE.com

Bus heading to Grand Canyon rolls over; 1 dead, 2 critical | Fox News

Las Vegas-based tour bus heading to the Grand Canyon rolled over in northwestern Arizona on Friday, killing one person and critically injuring two others, authorities said.

A spokeswoman for the Mohave County Sheriff’s Office said the cause of the Friday afternoon wreck was not yet known, but a fire official who responded said speed appeared to be a factor. No other vehicles were involved.

“It was a heavily damaged bus. He slid down the road quite a ways, so there was a lot of wreckage,” said Lake Mohave Ranchos Fire District Chief Tim Bonney. “Just to put it in perspective, on a scale of zero to 10, an eight.”

None of the passengers was ejected from the vehicle but they were all in shock, Bonney said.”

A lot of them were saying the bus driver was driving at a high rate of speed,” he said.

A photo from the sheriff’s office showed the bus on its side on a road that curves through Joshua trees with no snow or rain in the remote area.

Source: Bus heading to Grand Canyon rolls over; 1 dead, 2 critical | Fox News

One dead after crash in Hampton | Pittsburgh Post-Gazette

An Allegheny County man died after he was involved in a crash Friday evening in Hampton, the county Office of the Medical Examiner said.

Douglas Hanson, 57, died at Allegheny General Hospital after the single-vehicle wreck in the 4000 block of Branding Place, according to the office. It listed his home as the Allison Park area.

The county had reported a vehicle over a hillside late Friday at the Branding Place location. It occurred shortly before 7 p.m., according to the medical examiner’s office.

Hampton police could not be reached immediately early Saturday.

Source: One dead after crash in Hampton | Pittsburgh Post-Gazette

1 injured when Mercedes flips in Pittsburgh’s South Side neighborhood | TribLIVE.com

One person was taken to the hospital after a Mercedes-Benz flipped onto its roof in Pittsburgh’s South Side neighborhood early Monday morning, Tribune-Review news partner WPXI reported.

The crash happened just after midnight.

The car struck two other vehicles before flipping on South 24th Street, according to WPXI.

Further details were not immediately available.

Source: 1 injured when Mercedes flips in Pittsburgh’s South Side neighborhood | TribLIVE.com

Vehicle crashes, burns in East End after carjacking, police say | Pittsburgh Post-Gazette

A vehicle thought to be involved in an armed carjacking crashed and caught fire early Saturday in Pittsburgh’s East End, the city Department of Public Safety said.

Officers had spotted the vehicle and began following it just after 2 a.m., the department said. The carjacking occurred earlier in the evening on Race Street, according to the department.

“When [officers] activated their lights and sirens, the vehicle sped off at a high rate of speed well ahead of the officers,” then crashed at East Liberty Boulevard and Frankstown Avenue, the department said in a statement. The intersection is at the border of East Liberty and Larimer.

Police extinguished flames and extricated the driver and passenger — both men — after the vehicle caught fire, according to the department. Medics took the driver and passenger to a hospital with unknown injuries, the department said.

An investigation was continuing.

Source: Vehicle crashes, burns in East End after carjacking, police say | Pittsburgh Post-Gazette

California crash: seven children killed in head-on collision | California | The Guardian

Two adult drivers also died when vehicle swerved into path of Ford carrying the children, authorities said

Seven children and two adult drivers were killed in a head-on collision between an SUV and a pickup truck in central California on New Year’s Day, authorities have said.

The children, who were between six and 15 years old, were part of two related families travelling in a 2007 Ford F-150 pickup when it was hit by a Dodge Journey on State Route 33 between Avenal and Coalinga around 8pm on Friday, the Fresno county coroner’s office and the California highway patrol said.

Source: California crash: seven children killed in head-on collision | California | The Guardian

Lyon Township, Michigan: Three killed in plane crash – CNN

(CNN)Three people are dead after a small plane crashed into a house outside Detroit, according to the Oakland County Sheriff’s Office.

The three fatalities are believed to be the pilot and two passengers, the sheriff’s office said.
The family of five who lives in the home made it out alive, but the house was engulfed in flames, the office said. The home is located in Lyon Township, about 40 miles west of Detroit.

Source: Lyon Township, Michigan: Three killed in plane crash – CNN

Woman survives car crash off a cliff, landing on San Francisco beach – CNN

(CNN)A woman was transported in “serious condition” after a car went off a cliff onto a beach in San Francisco on Christmas morning, according to tweets from the city’s fire department.

The car went over a cliff at Fort Funston and flipped onto the beach, the San Francisco Fire Department tweeted around 12 p.m. ET.
Fort Funston is a former harbor defense installation located in southwest San Francisco and features “200-foot high sandy bluffs,” according to the Golden Gate National Parks Conservancy.

It is unclear how far the woman fell or what caused the car to go off the cliff.

Source: Woman survives car crash off a cliff, landing on San Francisco beach – CNN

5 dead, vehicle split in half in horrific Westchester County crash

Surveillance video from a nearby gas station showed the moment of impact. Neighbors say speeding has been a problem in the area.

YONKERS, Westchester County (WABC) — Police in Yonkers now say five people have died following a violent, two-car crash that split one of the vehicles in half.

The vehicles crashed on Riverdale Avenue at Culver Street around 9:30 p.m. Tuesday.

One of the cars was so badly damaged it was split in half.

Source: 5 dead, vehicle split in half in horrific Westchester County crash

Driver dies after vehicle crashes and catches on fire | WPEC

A 54-year-old man has died following a single-vehicle crash in Manalapan.

According to the Palm Beach County Sheriff’s Office, the driver was traveling northbound on Ocean Drive when the vehicle veered off the road, hitting trees, a utility box, and gas line. The crash resulted in the car catching on fire.

The driver became stuck inside the vehicle. Palm Beach County Fire Rescue pronounced him dead on the scene.

A passenger in the car was taken to St. Mary’s Hospital for his injuries. No word on his condition.

Source: Driver dies after vehicle crashes and catches on fire | WPEC

Man taken to the hospital after vehicle slides off road in Westmoreland County

A man was taken to the hospital Friday morning after the car he was driving slid off a road and into an electric fence around a cow pasture.

The crash happened off of Derr Road in West Newton, located between Greensburg Pike and Pierce Road.

The condition of the driver wasn’t immediately available.

The farmer who lives on the property said no animals got loose.

Source: Man taken to the hospital after vehicle slides off road in Westmoreland County

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