Complete Allegheny County, PA accident reports and news.
Accidents in Allegheny County are a major cause of property damage, injury, and death each year
In Allegheny County, statistics from the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration show that traffic crashes remain a primary public safety issue. Car, truck, bicycle, pedestrian, and motorcycle accidents are all a common occurrence, despite improvements in vehicle safety features, road design, bicycle and pedestrian corridors, and traffic signs.
When an accident happens in Allegheny County, it is important to do the following immediately:
- Remain at the crash scene;
- Check on the condition of all people involved in the crash;
- Call the police;
- Exchange information with other drivers;
- Get contact information from witnesses;
- Inform your insurance company;
- Get appropriate medical treatment, and track the details;
- Take photos of vehicle damage and injuries;
- Consider hiring a personal injury attorney.
An injury attorney handles all the details so that you don't have to.
After a Allegheny County accident, there are many issues that need to be handled immediately. Dealing with doctors, repair shops, car rental companies, police, and insurance companies is overwhelming, especially when someone is seriously injured. At this point, many injured people choose to hire a personal injury attorney whose job it is to handle the details and paperwork so that you can focus on recovery.
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Accident Reports by city
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Pittsburgh, PA
A pedestrian was hit and killed Wednesday morning by a volunteer firefighter who was on his way back to the station, Allegheny County police said.
Pittsburgh, PA
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.
Pittsburgh, PA
A 34-year-old Beaver Falls woman was killed when her car struck a utility pole Sunday morning in Pittsburgh, police said.
Melissa Tates died when her car hit a pole at the corner of 17th Street and Liberty Avenue in the strip district around 7 a.m., police said.
Pittsburgh, PA
A 12-year-old Pittsburgh girl who got out of her father’s SUV to pose for photos with a boy after her first date was struck and killed by the vehicle, police said Monday, and her father was charged with DUI.
Pittsburgh, PA
Police are investigating a fatal crash that happened early Thursday morning on Pittsburgh's South Side.
The fatal accident at South 29th and East Carson streets was first reported shortly after 4:50 a.m., according to Allegheny County 911 dispatchers.
Pittsburgh, PA
Pittsburgh, PA
Two teens were arrested Wednesday after a police chase ended with the teens crashing into the very pizza delivery driver they allegedly robbed and carjacked at gunpoint the night before, police said.
Pittsburgh, PA
State police are looking into a fatal early morning crash on Interstate 279 that had the high-occupancy vehicle lanes shut down for five hours Tuesday.
The HOV lanes of Interstate 279 were closed Tuesday morning after a fatal crash near Pittsburgh.
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Pittsburgh, PA
Pittsburgh, PA
Pittsburgh, PA
Pittsburgh, PA
Police believe icy roads are to blame for a fatal crash that killed a woman Monday morning on Route 28.
Pittsburgh, PA
A man died and a woman was injured when a tractor-trailer and an SUV collided on the outbound Parkway West near Montour Run Road in Moon this morning.
Officials have not yet released the names of those involved.