Pine Traffic Blotter: Two Vehicles Bumped by Pickup at GetGo Car Wash

No Injuries Reported in Route 19 Collision 

A lane change on Route 19/Perry Highway led to a collision Jan. 14 near the North Chapel Drive intersection, police said.

Thomas Gay, 69, of Bradford Woods, had stopped his 2004 Honda CR-V behind several other vehicles at the intersection at about 5:15 p.m. as he waited for the lead vehicle to make a left turn, said police.

When he attempted to move into the right lane, he collided with a 2007 Jeep Wrangler driven by 39-year-old Megan Kruth, of Allison Park, the report stated.

No injuries were reported and both vehicles had minor damage, police said.

SUV Runs Into Tree on Franklin Road

A Mars woman was not injured Jan. 13 when her 2009 Nissan Murano SUV hit a tree on Franklin Road in Pine Township, police said.

Christine Walters, 29, told police she was traveling north on Franklin Road about 4:30 p.m. when she failed to negotiate a left curve in the area between Warrendale Bayne and Mount Pleasant roads, the police report stated.

“Due to road conditions, her vehicle traveled straight and into a tree off the roadway,” stated the report, which also noted snowy conditions and slush on the road.

The Nissan's side curtain airbag deployed and the passenger-side front door was damaged, said police. It was towed by Allstate Roadside Assistance.

Ford Truck Hits Utility Pole on Warrendale Road

A 1997 Ford F-150 slid, spun sideways, hit a utility pole, spun again and came to rest on a guide rail Jan. 13 on an icy, snow-covered Warrendale Road, a Northern Regional Police Department report stated.

Mark Griffith, 57, of Leechburg, was traveling west in the 300 block of the road in Pine Township at about 7 p.m. when the truck began to slide, said police.

The truck was driven from the scene.

Truck Goes Over Hillside in Snow

A pickup truck driven by a Gibsonia man slid off snow-covered Route 910/Wexford Road and over a hillside Jan. 13, hitting several trees, police said.

Robert Novak, 21, of Gibsonia, was approaching the intersection of Reynolds Road in a 2001 Chevy S-10 when he started to slide, police said.

Jordans AAA removed the vehicle from the hillside and Novak was able to drive the truck away, the report said.

No injuries were reported.

Pickup Truck Backs Up, Gets Hitch Stuck in Mazda's Front Grill

Three vehicles in line at the in the Village at Pine looked a little like bumper cars after a Jan. 9 incident, according to a police report.

James Bennett, 60, of Sewickley was in the middle position in his 2000 Ford F-150 about 5:35 p.m. when he moved forward and bumped the rear bumper of a Honda Pilot, said police.

When he backed up, the truck's rear trailer hitch got stuck in the grill of the Mazda 3 behind him, police said.

Bennett told police he started to pull forward when he thought the Honda in front of him was also moving forward, said police.

“He stated that due to his right foot being in a splint, his foot slipped off the brake, while backing up and then hit (the Mazda)," the police report states.

Wexford resident Lenore Putch, 51, did not want her 2010 Mazda 3 or the truck to move until a towing company could disconnect them, the police report stated.

Roger Boff of  had Putch hold her foot on the brake while Bennett moved the truck forward to disconnect (the vehicles), said police.

In the meantime, the 2005 Honda Pilot driven by Kimberly Lewis, 42, of Wexford moved to the front of the nearby Get-Go convenience store, according to police.

Lane Change on Route 19 Leads to Collision

The Route 19 intersection with Church Road in Pine Township was the scene of a Jan. 9 collision when a Toyota Corolla tried to change lanes and ran into a pickup truck, a police report stated.

Nathan Fontana, 26, of Pittsburgh was in the right curb lane in his 2009 Toyota Corolla about 5:30 p.m. when he tried to move into the left center lane, said police.

Fontana told police he did not see the 2003 Dodge Ram 1500 driven by Michael Scheeper, 60, of Canton OH, that was in the left lane, police said. He said he was trying to change lanes because of traffic conditions from the construction ahead, the report stated.

No injuries were reported.

Fontana was issued a citation because his vehicle registration was expired, the report said.

Collision Occurs in Front of Dunkin Donuts

Wexford resident John Katsur, 62, was attempting to make a left turn from the Dunkin Donuts parking lot onto northbound Route 19 about 12:15 p.m. on Jan. 19 when he collided with another vehicle, police said.

Katsur's 2008 Subaru Outback struck the driver-side front end of a 2005 Chevrolet flatbed tow truck driven by Samuel Strosser, 63, of Pittsburgh, said police.

McCandless-Franklin Park Ambulance Authority responded to the accident.

Katsur complained of neck and back pain, but refused medical treatment, said police.