Crash/Fire

Log truck overturns on Route 219, Clearfield County

Wednesday, March 31 by wcednews

Burnside Township, PA – A log truck overturned on Route 219 in Clearfield County recently, injuring the driver. 23-year-old Joseph Carney from Hamilton, PA (west of Punxsutawney, Jefferson County) had been driving the Peterbilt truck along Route 219 in Burnside Township around 3:15 Monday afternoon. He... Read More.

Truck driver flown to hospital after I-80 crash

Monday, March 29 by wcednews

Washington Township, PA – A truck driver from Connecticut was flown to the hospital with serious injuries after crashing his tractor-trailer on Interstate 80. The 57-year-old man had been driving on I-80 around 7:49 Saturday night in Washington Township, Jefferson County. He left the road for... Read More.

Two injured in I-80 crash near Brookville

Monday, March 29 by wcednews

Brookville, PA – Two men from Ohio were injured after their tractor-trailer missed a curve and left the roadway on Interstate 80 near Brookville. The 34-year-old driver from Toledo, Ohio, had been driving on I-80 around 5:11 a.m. on March 25 when he failed to... Read More.

17-year-old boy killed in head-on collision in Clearfield County

Wednesday, March 24 by wcednews

Bigler, PA – A 17-year-old boy was killed in a fatal head-on collision in Bigler, Clearfield County, yesterday morning. The unnamed teen had been driving along Route 53 in Bigler Township around 8 a.m. Tuesday. He crossed over the center line for unknown reasons and struck... Read More.

Car strikes school bus transporting 16 kids in Clarion County, no one injured

Wednesday, March 24 by wcednews

Redbank Township, PA – A car struck a school bus transporting 16 kids in Clarion County, but thankfully no one was injured. The school bus had been driving along Truittburg Road in Redbank Township around 3:25 p.m. on March 15 when a Dodge pickup truck... Read More.

Car drove into Valley Farm Market in Weedville after hitting gas instead of brake

Monday, March 22 by wcednews

Jay Township, PA - A car ended up inside the Valley Farm Market in Elk County when the driver accidentally hit the gas instead of the brake, smashing through the store's wall. The 75-year-old Weedville man had been attempting to park his Chrysler Pacifica at... Read More.

Accidental fire kills dog, injures other dog, displaces man in Sandy Township

Friday, March 19 by wcednews

Sandy Township, PA – Details are coming out about a home that was destroyed by fire in Sandy Township, displacing one man, killing one dog and injuring another. It happened early Wednesday morning along Lundgren Road near DuBois. The home was already fully engulfed by the... Read More.

Strattanville couple found in Clarion crash died of hypothermia

Tuesday, March 16 by wcednews

Clarion County, PA – Police have confirmed that two Strattanville residents who were found at the scene of a fatal car crash in February had died of hypothermia. 78-year-old Samuel Paine and 81-year-old Lucille Paine, both from Strattanville, had been discovered at a crash scene... Read More.

Motorcyclist injured after hitting pothole in Ridgway

Monday, March 15 by wcednews

Ridgway, PA – A motorcyclist from Johnsonburg was seriously injured after hitting a pothole and crashing in Ridgway over the weekend. 37-year-old Jeffrey Vanzanten had been attempting to pass a vehicle on the right on the Boot Jack Road portion of Route 219 in Ridgway... Read More.

Treasure Lake home destroyed by flue fire, no one injured

Thursday, March 11 by wcednews

Treasure Lake, PA – A Treasure Lake home was destroyed by fire, likely caused by problems with the house's chimney. Fire crews were called to a ranch-style home along Hastings Road in Treasure Lake around 1:30 a.m. early Monday morning. The fire appears to have started... Read More.