The driver of a pickup failed to negotiate a curve, over corrected and flipped a number of times. She was not wearing a seatbelt and was ejected from the vehicle. Alcohol tests are pending.
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Casey M. Lantz was fatally injured when the motorcycle he was riding swerved into a ditch. Both Lantz and his passenger, Jessica C. Lantz, 32, were thrown from the motorcycle. Both were taken to a local hospital where Casey Lantz was declared dead, and Jessica Lantz was treated for non-life threatening injuries. Neither rider was wearing a helmet.
Chad Adamsky, 27, of Vintondale died shortly after midnight in the accident on Shortcut Road in Buffington. His passenger, Brittany Harrington, 19, was injured and taken to Conemaugh Memorial Medical Center in Johnstown, police said. She was treated and released. Alcohol is suspected as a factor, and an autopsy is planned.
The car the woman was riding in lost control and hit an oncoming truck. The back part of the car where the woman was sleeping was sheared off in the collision. The driver fled but was later arrested. Alcohol, drugs or both are believed to be factors in the crash.The victim’s name hasn’t been released. Everyone else involved in the crash suffered minor injuries.