Crash/Fire

Two men, 36 and 33 years old, fatally injured in Ridgway crash

Monday, January 11 by wcednews

Ridgway, PA - Two men have died from their injuries after a vehicle lost control while speeding in Ridgway and struck a tree. 36-year-old Tony Eckert from St. Marys had been driving a 2011 Chevy Colorado pickup truck at an unsafe speed along Bingham Road... Read More.

School bus misses stop, backs up, strikes vehicle in Indiana County

Saturday, January 9 by wcednews

North Mahoning Township, PA - A school bus caused an accident when the driver missed a stop and backed up into another vehicle in Indiana County, but thankfully no one was injured. It happened around 3:45 p.m. on Tuesday, Jan. 5 along Route 119 in... Read More.

Summerville man seriously injured in one-vehicle crash in Clarion County

Saturday, January 9 by wcednews

Beaver Township, PA - A Jefferson County man was seriously injured in a one-vehicle car crash in Clarion County recently, though police are still investigating the cause. 61-year-old Edward King from Summerville had been driving along Heathville Ohl Road in Beaver Township, near Knox, around... Read More.

Driver that struck house in Houtzdale identified, facing hit-and-run charges

Friday, January 8 by wcednews

Houtzdale, PA – After a pickup truck struck a house in Clearfield County and then fled the scene, police were able to track down the driver. Just before midnight late Monday night, a concerned citizen driving a Walmart vehicle told police they witnessed a Chevy... Read More.

Knox woman injured after crashing into tree, embankment, then another tree

Friday, January 8 by wcednews

Beaver Township, PA – A Knox woman lost control of her pickup truck in Clarion County, striking a tree, then backing up and striking an embankment, then moving forward and striking another tree. State Police in Clarion say 29-year-old Tiffany Stitt from Knox had been... Read More.

Brookville family displaced by house fire, caused by arson

Tuesday, January 5 by wcednews

Brookville, PA - State Police now say that a fire on Western Avenue in Brookville that displaced a family and killed five pets was caused by arson, although the suspect is still unknown. The house fire happened on New Year's Day around 7 p.m., displacing... Read More.

Previously abandoned building in Johnsonburg destroyed in arson

Saturday, January 2 by wcednews

Johnsonburg, PA - A previously abandoned building that had just been purchased was destroyed in an arson in Johnsonburg. State Police in Ridgway say the building in the 600 block of East Center Street in Johnsonburg had been abandoned for a number of years, but... Read More.

14-year-old killed in Indiana County crash on Route 553

Sunday, December 27 by wcednews

Cherryhill Township, PA - A teen was killed and three other people were injured in a two-vehicle crash in Indiana County. It happened last Wednesday, Dec. 23 along Route 553 near its intersection with Route 422 in Cherryhill Township, close to Penn Run. A 1992 Honda... Read More.

Crash on Route 553 Leaves One Dead, Three Injured

Saturday, December 26 by wcednews

Cherryhill Township, PA - A two-vehicle crash on Route 553 in Cherryhill Township last Wednesday, Dec. 23, left one person dead and three others injured in one vehicle. The crash occurred on a portion of SR 553 with no marked speed sign, a double yellow... Read More.

Man crashes into fire truck on I-80 last Wednesday, seriously injured

Tuesday, December 22 by wcednews

Union Township, PA - A man was seriously injured after crashing his car into a parked fire truck that had stopped to help with another accident on Interstate 80. The unnamed man from West Salem had been traveling too fast for conditions last Wednesday around... Read More.