Blog: Pedestrian Accidents

Pedestrian accident near Albion leaves one seriously injured

Mar 22, 2014

A pedestrian accident near Albion has left one person seriously injured, according to police. Police say that first responders were dispatched to the scene of the accident at around 7:30 p.m. Friday evening after receiving a phone call from an unidentified person. The accident happened at the intersection of Route 6 North and Meadville Road / Pont Road, just west of Albion, PA. Police say that the pedestrian is seriously injured and that first responders...

Pedestrian killed along Route 422 in Shenango

Mar 1, 2014

Police are looking for whomever hit and killed a pedestrian, then fled the scene of the accident late Friday evening in Shenango Township, Lawrence County. Not much information is known as this time, but officers are investigating. Police say it looked as though the 55-year-old man was walking alongside Route 422 / Benjamin Franklin Highway when he was struck by the vehicle. The suspect drove away after hitting the man. There were no other witnesses, so...

Erie man killed in hit-and-run, suspect still at large

Feb 23, 2014

An autopsy completed on Friday afternoon by the Erie County Coroner showed that a pedestrian who was hit by a vehicle on Thursday night died from blunt-force trauma to the head and upper body. The coroner told reporters that the 51-year-old suffered from massive injuries all over his body. The man did not die at the scene of the accident, but passed away while being treated at UPMC Hamot in Erie. Police say the man...

Erie man hit and injured by UPS truck while riding bicycle

Feb 23, 2014

One person was injured in a pedestrian accident on Friday evening after being hit by a UPS box-truck. The accident happened in Erie along West Grandview Boulevard near Pittsburgh Avenue and the Glenwood Beer Distributor. Police say the man who was hit was riding his bike at approximately 6 p.m. when the accident occurred. First responders estimate that the man was displaced ten to fifteen feet after being struck. He is believed to have fractured...

Erie hit-and-run leaves one man dead and no suspect

Feb 21, 2014

Erie police are continuing to investigate a pedestrian accident that has left one man seriously dead and no one yet in custody. Police say an unidentified man who looked to be in his 50s was crossing the 1500 block of Liberty Street near the Executive Personal Fitness building and Tom Slayton's Auto Body in Erie. Police told reporters that the man looked to have suffered what they called life-threatening injuries and was immediately taken to...

DUI suspect kills pedestrian, goes home and continues drinking after he thought he “hit a deer”

Feb 10, 2014

Misfortune and heartbreak hit Pittsburgh early Sunday morning when a pedestrian was hit and killed by a drunk driver just after 2 a.m., police say. The 25-year-old University of Pittsburgh and Baldwin High School graduate was hit and killed in Brookline. Police say it didn't take them long to find the alleged responsible suspect. Police say another 25-year-old man was driving home from a bar with friends and was admittedly drunk when he claims he...

Pedestrian accident kills one on Route 422 in New Castle

Feb 5, 2014

Tragedy struck a small neighborhood just outside of New Castle last evening. A 62-year-old man was walking along the 2500 block of U.S. Route 422/Benjamin Franklin Highway, northwest of New Castle, when he was struck by a vehicle and killed. The victim was taken to St. Elizabeth Health Center in Youngstown, Ohio where he was eventually pronounced dead upon arrival. The driver of the car is a 58-year-old man from Pulaski, PA. He told police...

Pedestrian accidents prevalent in and around Pittsburgh of late

Dec 6, 2013

Area police have reported that a total of five people were injured over the past twenty-four hours in three separate pedestrian accidents. It’s a growing trend, police warn, that needs to stop. The first incident took place last evening in Beaver County just before 7 p.m. The accident happened near the Brighton Hot Dog Shoppe on 3rd Avenue in New Brighton. Three people were struck by a vehicle and taken by ambulance to Heritage Beaver...

7-year-old girl injured in pedestrian accident

Nov 28, 2013

A seven-year-old girl was involved in a pedestrian accident and seriously injured when she was hit by a car on Tuesday late afternoon. Police say that icy conditions and speed may have been a factor in the accident. The young girl, a New Castle native, was struck by the car just after 4 p.m. in North Beaver Township on Columbiana Road. The accident happened just southwest of New Castle, a few miles from the Ohio/PA...

More darkness equals more pedestrian accidents

Nov 8, 2013

Along with most of the country, Ohio residents recently turned their clocks back one hour. While the initial extra hour of sleep may have been welcomed, there are negative aspects related to the end to daylight saving time that both drivers and pedestrians should consider. Ohioans typically work until 5 or 6 p.m. With the end of daylight saving time, this means many will be leaving work when it's getting dark or already dark. It...