Gary 'Tiger' Moore, 33, killed; Matthew Poston, 29, charged with homicide after DUI crash in Sewickley Township, Pennsylvania

Modified Date: 
Tue, 09/01/2015 - 10:07am
Accident Date: 
Sunday, February 22, 2015

Firefighter suspected of DUI in crash that killed colleague(link is external)

Police say the 29-year-old Poston was driving Moore home from the Lowber Fireman's Club when his car struck a guide rail and utility pole in Sewickley Township. Police say Poston admitted to drinking four or five beers and at least one tequila shot. Moore, an 18-year veteran of the Yukon Fire Department, died at the scene.

Former firefighter charged in wreck that killed fellow first responder(link is external)

Troopers said Poston and Moore had been drinking at the Lowber Firemen's Club. Moore reportedly had drank too much and was falling asleep at the bar, so bartender Misty Pollock told troopers she stopped serving him alcohol. Pollock reported Poston offered to give Moore a ride home so he wouldn't have to walk, police said. Troopers said Pollock became their star witness in the case. According to investigators, Pollock said Poston drank five beers and two shots of tequila. She told police she sent Poston a text message, warning him to be careful driving since the roads were icy and he had been drinking. Police said Pollock told them that around 2 a.m., Poston sent her a text message stating he had wrecked his truck on a guard rail driving Moore to his house.
People Involved: 
Gary Moore
Matthew Poston
Roadway: 
Lowber Road

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