Wednesday, January 30, 2013
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An 18-year-old Valencia woman hit a boulder about 3 a.m. Jan. 18 when she lost control of her Chevrolet Cobalt as she traveled on snow-covered Heckert Road in Richland Township, according to Northern Regional Police Department. Akron Vantine and her three passengers were not injured in the accident that occurred near the Bakerstown Road intersection, police said. Driver Runs Into Back of Car After Papers Drop on Floor As a Cranberry man reached down to pick up paperwork that had fallen to the floor of his Jeep Grand Cherokee on the morning of Jan. 14, the traffic in front of him stopped and he ran into the back of another car, according to a Northern Regional Police report. Michael Malak, 39, told police that traffic had started to move …
Wednesday, December 26, 2012
Interstate 79 was covered in snow, despite the snow plows' efforts to keep it clear.
Accidents were commonplace on Interstate 79 Wednesday as a winter storm covered the area in snow and sleet. These photos were taken of the southbound lanes of I-79 near mile marker 62, about 2 miles north of the Route 60 exit. The photographer is Christoper Cook, son of Patch Editor Richard Cook. Do you have photos of the winter weather? Upload them here. Please help us get to 1,000 Facebook “likes” by clicking here and “liking” us. Check out some of today's other top stories here.
Wednesday, October 24, 2012
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Two people were injured Oct. 15 when a Dodge Caravan ran a red light and collided with a Saturn on Route 8 in Richland Township, according to a Northern Regional Police Department report. Richland EMS transported the Saturn driver and passenger—Paul Lyons, 37, and Logan Lyons, 6, of Valencia—to Allegheny General Hospital after the 7:30 a.m. accident, police said. The police report states the Caravan, driven by 71-year-old George Durrant, of Pittsburgh, ran a red light as the Saturn was turning left onto Route 8 from Sandy Hill Road. Deer Hit by Hyundai Goes Airborne, Struck by BMW A Hyundai traveling east on Route 910 near North Chapel Drive in Pine hit a deer that "went airborne" into the westbound lane where it was hit by a BMW about 6…
Tuesday, October 16, 2012
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No one was injured when a Honda Accord went over an embankment on Warrendale Road near Greenwood Drive in Pine about 12:30 p.m. Sept. 30, police report. Levi Zvirman, 18, of Wexford, told police his brakes failed when he tried to stop on westbound Warrendale, according to a Northern Regional Police report. Zvirman said he steered the car to the right to avoid hitting a stopped vehicle in front of him and went over the embankment into the brush, police said. McCandless-Franklin Park Ambulance Authority responded to check Zvirman, who said he was not injured, the police report states Ford Fusion Slides Into Back of Pontiac on Community Center Drive A Gibsonia woman told police her Ford Fusion slid on the wet surface of Community Center …
Wednesday, September 26, 2012
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Pickup, Subaru Collide on Route 8 in Front of North Park Clubhouse A Dodge Dakota pickup collided with a Subaru Impreza that was pulling out of Ranalli Drive onto Route 8 in Richland Township on Saturday afternoon, police said. The Subaru driver, 29-year-old David Golightly, of Allison Park, told police a vehicle stopped on southbound Route 8 to make a left onto Ranalli Drive and waved him out to make a left onto Route 8 southbound, according to the police report. A northbound vehicle on Route 8 also stopped in the curb lane and waved him out, police said. As he pulled out, the Dodge Dakota traveling in the passing lane of northbound Route 8 collided with the Subaru, the report states. Police identified the Dodge driver as 33-year-old Eric…
Wednesday, September 19, 2012
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Richland EMS transported a motorcyclist to Allegheny General Hospital Sept. 12 after his Harley-Davidson ran into the back of an SUV stopped on Route 910 in Richland Township, police said. Michael Lang, 58, of Gibsonia, struck the pavement with the left side of his motorcycle, which flipped him and the cycle onto its right side, according to a Northern Regional police report. Mary Auth, 63, of Glenshaw, had stopped her 2011 Toyota RAV 4 on Route 910 for a vehicle making a left turn onto Grubbs Road, police said. The motorcycle struck the SUV's left rear bumper, the report states. Toyota Pulls into Path of Chevrolet on Route 910 in Richland Two vehicles collided on Route 910 in Richland Township about 8:30 p.m. Sept. 11, Northern Regional…
Thursday, September 13, 2012
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Cobalt Runs Into Back of Ford Explorer A Chevrolet Cobalt ran into the back of a Ford Explorer stopped for a red traffic signal on Turner Road at Route 910 in Richland Township about 4 p.m. Sept. 1, according to a Northern Regional Police Department report. Brady A. Schuller, 20, of Russellton could not stop on the wet road in time to avoid the collision, police said. Police identified the Ford driver as Heather Kisow, 41, of Gibsonia. Trail of Debris Leads Police to Damaged Ford Explorer Northern Regional police followed a trail of debris in the early morning hours of Sept. 1 to a wrecked 1999 Ford Explorer near the intersection of Route 910 (Gibsonia Road) and Heights Drive in Pine Township. The owner of the Ford—Thomas Nicklas, 56, …
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Monday, September 10, 2012
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A 2001 GMC Savana making a left turn onto Pearce Mill Road in Pine Township collided with a Suzuki Reno about 10:25 a.m. Aug. 22 , according to a Northern Regional Police Department report. Troy Trudeau, 23, of Pittsburgh, told police he pulled onto Pearce Mill after stopping at the stop sign on eastbound Graham Road, the report states. Trudeau did not see the Suzuki coming down Pearce Mill until after he started making the left turn, according to the report. The Suzuki driver, 65-year-old Jeriann Patton, of Valencia, told police she was southbound on Pearce Mill Road and just started around the curve when the van pulled in front of her, police said. McCandless-Franklin Park Ambulance Authority responded, but no one was transported. Rear…
Wednesday, August 22, 2012
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A BMW struck a guide rail on Warrendale Road in Pine township about 10:25 p.m. Friday when the driver reached into the back seat for something, according to a Northern Regional Police Department report. Brian J. Edwards, 31, of Allison Park was driving a 2006 BMW 530 just west of Treesdale Drive when the accident occurred, police said. “Brian indicated that he was reaching for something in the rear seating area of the vehicle, when he veered to the right of the roadway, striking the guide rail. The vehicle sustained damage to the right front bumper, lighting, fender and wheel. The right front tire was also flat,” the report states. Cadillac Rolls and Lands Upright A Cadillac SRX driven by a 24-year-old Wexford man failed to negotiate a …
Monday, August 20, 2012
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Driver Hits Guide Rail, Sign, Car at St. Richard Church Two good Samaritans helped a 76-year-old woman after she drove erratically up the driveway of St. Richard's Church, crossed the parking lot, hit a parked car and a handicapped parking sign, according to a Northern Regional Police Department report. Daniel Brudy and Susan Martinez, both of Gibsonia, told police it looked as if a 2011 Cadillac DTS hit a guide rail as it pulled into the church's driveway off Dickey Road in Richland Township about 3 p.m. Aug. 12, the report states. Police identified the driver as Norenne J. Krzan, of Gibsonia. The Cadillac used the entire width of the driveway, going from side to side, as it traveled toward the parking lot, police said. It then continued …
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