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Monday, March 10, 2014
Two men led police on a foot chase Tuesday night in Paxtang Borough after they sped away from a traffic stop and their vehicle crashed into a tree, according to police. Deon William Gilmore, 21, the passenger in the car, was arrested following the incident. Gilmore, of the 1600 block of Regina St., Harrisburg, was found with marijuana and a loaded 9 mm semi-automatic handgun, police said. Police have also prepared an arrest warrant for Jerell L. Tate, 21, of Harrisburg, who is the driver of the car and remains at large, Ofc. Shaun Burke confirmed Thursday.
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Saturday, March 8, 2014

A man is fighting for his life after a car crash on Roosevelt Boulevard in the Hunting Park section of the city.

Officials say one car struck another in the southbound lanes of the Boulevard near 9th Street shortly after 4 a.m. The collision caused the second car to strike a tree and a guard rail.

The male driver was trapped for about 10 minutes until rescue crews arrived. He was taken to Temple University Hospital where he is currently in critical condition.

The other driver was not hurt in the accident. Officials say charges are not expected.

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Saturday, March 8, 2014

A 41-year-old man was killed Sunday night in a two-vehicle crash that caused his car to slam into a Duquesne apartment building.

The Allegheny County medical examiner's office identified the man as Parrish Parker, of Duquesne.

Duquesne police said Mr. Parker was the driver of a vehicle that stopped around 9:30 p.m. for oncoming traffic near the 200 block of North Second Street and Route 837.

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Saturday, March 8, 2014

An Indiana County woman was killed late Sunday night in a two-vehicle crash north of Indiana, Pa.

Mary Jo Scott, 60, of Indiana, was driving south on Route 119 a half-mile south of Chambersville Road in Rayne when she lost control of her Pontiac Sunfire shortly after 11:15 p.m., according to a press release from the Indiana County coroner's office.

Ms. Scott, who was not wearing a seatbelt, crossed the center line into the path of an oncoming tractor-trailer, the coroner's office said. She died instantly at the scene.

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Saturday, March 8, 2014
A 54-year-old man died when his car drove off Bruceton Road, hit a pole and rolled over Saturday in Henry Clay Township, police said. Chris McDonald was killed in the Fayette County crash, police in Uniontown said. Evidence at the scene indicated that McDonald was not wearing a seat belt, police said.
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Friday, March 7, 2014

A West Mifflin man was one of two people killed in a two-vehicle collision Saturday in Somerset County, the county coroner said.

Ryan Stallard, 25, died of injuries suffered in the crash, which occurred around 11:30 a.m. Saturday in Milford, according to the Somerset County coroner.

The driver of the second vehicle, Roger D. Hay, 61 of Somerset, also was killed.

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Friday, March 7, 2014
Pennsylvania State Police in York are investigating a single-vehicle accident in Lower Chanceford Township. Police say a car carrying four juveniles crashed into a tree on Brownton Road at Trinity Road around 6 a.m. Saturday. The 16-year-old male driver and two passengers were taken to York Hospital, according to police. State police say a fourth passenger, a 13-year-old female, was life flighted to Hershey Medical Center with serious injuries.
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Thursday, March 6, 2014
A 21-year-old West Virginia man was killed in an all-terrain vehicle crash in Greene County on Friday night, police said. The man was traveling north on Blockhouse Run Road in Gilmore Township when he struck a dog and lost control, flipping the ATV, police said. The man was thrown onto the road. The identity of the man has not been released.
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Wednesday, March 5, 2014

Police are seeking the public's help in identifying the driver in a hit-and-run crash late Thursday that left a man clinging to life.

The victim, a 53-year-old man, was crossing Domino Lane near Harmon Road in Upper Roxborough when he was struck by a vehicle that fled the scene, police said. He was taken to Albert Einstein Medical Center, where he remained in extremely critical condition last night.

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Wednesday, March 5, 2014

Beaver County woman was killed late Thursday night in a two-car collision on Route 19 in Butler County.

Pennsylvania State Police identified her as Emily Hilliard, 21, of Rochester.

Ms. Hilliard was driving a Toyota Paseo southbound on the highway in Muddy Creek shortly after 10:15 p.m. when she veered off the road onto the shoulder, Pennsylvania State Police said.

She got back onto the road but into the path of a Nissan Altima driven by Susan Graham, 54, of Butler, who struck Ms. Hilliard's car head-on, police said in a press release.