Friday, November 9, 2012
A suspected drunk driver led police on a high-speed chase along Route 50 through Heidelberg, Scott and Collier before crashing into another car. Read about that and more crime in the weekly Heidelberg police blotter.
A suspected drunk driver led police on a high-speed chase through several communities along Route 50 before crashing into another car earlier this month. Heidelberg police said they tried to stop John Perella, 29, of Collier, for suspended registration when he allegedly drove away from them around 4 p.m. on Nov. 1. Police officers from Heidelberg, Collier, Scott and Bridgeville joined the chase and witnessed him crash into another car before careening into a yard near the 1100 block of Washington Pike in Kirwan Heights. Perella ran from the car, but was stopped by officers shortly after. He was taken to St. Clair Hospital before being transported to Allegheny County Jail. Perella faces charges of drunken driving, reckless endangerment, …
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Tuesday, October 23, 2012
Numerous volunteers spent Saturday planting trees near Route 50 in Heidelberg.
- VOLUNTEERS IN THE NEWS
- Mike Jones
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Tuesday, October 23, 2012
Numerous volunteers spent Saturday planting trees West Railroad Street in Heidelberg. About 40 people worked to plan numerous trees provided by the Western Pennsylvania Conservancy’s TreeVitalize programs offered to many local communities. The project is part of Heidelberg’s plans to improve the streetscape on and around Route 50. “We thank everyone for their hard work,” borough Manager Joe Kauer said in a press release. “This project really turned out amazing, and it will leave a long-lasting positive impact on our community!” Do you have photos of Saturday’s TreeVitalize event? Post them here by click on the “UPLOAD PHOTOS” tab at the top and bottom of the screen. Like the Chartiers Valley Patch Facebook page or sign up for our Daily E-…
Friday, September 21, 2012
A couple of crashes on Washington Pike in Kirwan Heights during the peak of rush hour have snarled the evening commute for motorists this week.
- POLICE & FIRE
- Mike Jones
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Friday, September 21, 2012
A couple of crashes on Washington Pike in Kirwan Heights during the peak of rush hour have snarled the evening commute for motorists this week. A truck rolled over on Sept. 17 when a car plowed into while trying to exit the John Deklewa & Sons Inc. business, Kirwan Heights fire Chief Mark Lewis said. No one was seriously injured and crews rolled the truck back over onto its wheels. The driver then apparently was able to drive it away with only minor damage, Lewis said. Less than 48 hours later, two cars crashed at the same location, Lewis said. One car pulling out of Deklewa was clipped by another car shortly after 5 p.m. Wednesday. Lewis said both drivers suffered minor injuries and were taken to St. Clair Hospital for treatment. Lewis …
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Deklewa Construction Services
1273 Washington Pike, Bridgeville, PA
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Thursday, August 30, 2012
Washington Avenue in Bridgeville will close for several hours Thursday night as crews finish up the streetscape project and repaint the roadway lines.
Washington Avenue in Bridgeville will close for several hours Thursday night as crews finish up the streetscape project and repaint the roadway lines. The road, which is also known as Route 50, will be closed between Bower Hill Road and Hickman Street from 9 p.m. Thursday until 6 a.m. Friday. Bridgeville police will be working to detour traffic around the area and signs will be posted urging motorists to bypass the area. The main detours will take motorists onto Murray Avenue or Chess Street to get around the overnight construction. PennDOT crews will be removing temporary paint lines and installing permanent markings as part of Bridgeville’s streetscape revitalization project. The $300,000 project replaced sidewalks, removed street trees…
Wednesday, August 29, 2012
Police charged a Washington County man with DUI following a crash in Bridgeville. Police also released info from a DUI checkpoint earlier this month. Read police news from Bridgeville and Heidelberg in this week’s police blotter.
- POLICE & FIRE
- Mike Jones
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Wednesday, August 29, 2012
A Washington County man faces DUI charges after Bridgeville police said he crashed into another car on Washington Avenue in the middle of the afternoon. Police said they were called to a crash shortly before 1 p.m. on Aug. 18 in the 400 block of Washington Avenue and noticed one of the drivers might be impaired. John Flatz, 56, of South Strabane, failed a field sobriety test, police said, and was charged with DUI, prohibited acts and reckless driving. Police said no one was seriously injured in the crash. Bridgeville DUI checkpoint arrests: Two people were arrested during the large DUI checkpoint in Bridgeville earlier this month. Bridgeville police said Robert Robison, 60, of Upper St. Clair, was charged with driving under the influence…
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Bridgeville Police Department
425 Bower Hill Rd, Bridgeville, PA
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Heidelberg Police Department
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Monday, August 27, 2012
One person was taken to an area hospital in the Friday night crash in Scott Township. Collier Township police also responded to a Sunday morning crash in Kirwan Heights when a PAT bus collided with a car.
Emergency crews didn't have to travel far to respond to cars crashes within 36 hours of each other near Kirwan Heights. Firefighters responded to a single-car accident on Vanadium Road at Main Street in Scott Township around 11 p.m. Friday when a Jeep crashed and rolled over. The crash happened right next to the Bower Hill Volunteer Fire Department, which responded with the assistance of East Carnegie and Glendale firefighters and Scott Township police. One person was injured in the crash and taken to an area hospital, Bower Hill firefighters said. That person’s name and condition were not released. The cause of that crash is under investigation. Less than 36 hours later, a Port Authority bus collided with a car near the former Kirwan …
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1250 Washington Pike, Bridgeville, PA
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Wednesday, August 15, 2012
Bridgeville’s streetscape construction project is expected to be completed by the end of the month.
Bridgeville’s summer-long streetscape project is winding down and expected to be completed by the end of the month. That should come as welcome news for business owners who have been working around construction crews and motorists who have been stuck in traffic from the lack of turn lanes on Washington Avenue. All lanes should be reopened in a couple of weeks and the borough is now ordering bushes and other plants where the trees used to stand. Borough Manager Lori Collins said they will plant shamrock hollies, big blue lily turf and black eye susans. “We can’t put trees in because the planting beds are too shallow,” Collins said. “We’d end up with issues like we had before. “We’re happy about get everything in. Maybe next year, some of …
Tuesday, July 24, 2012
Construction crews broke a 10-inch natural gas transmission line on Route 50 in Kirwan Heights.
Construction crews working to move a guardrail on Route 50 in Kirwan Heights accidentally broke a 10-inch natural gas transmission line, forcing emergency responders to shut down the busy road for nearly 20 hours Saturday. The construction company, identified by Kirwan Heights fire Chief Mark Lewis as Green Acres, broke the line around 1 a.m. Saturday, causing natural gas to spew from the pipe across Route 50 from John Deklewa & Sons Inc. “You wouldn’t believe it,” Lewis said. “It was like a rocket engine the way it was shooting out there.” He said the transmission line is a main artery that delivers natural gas to the region. Lewis said gas crews initially attempted to shut off service to the entire area, but there were concerns from the …
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Deklewa Construction Services
1273 Washington Pike, Bridgeville, PA
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Thursday, July 19, 2012
PennDOT recently renamed the Kirwan Heights interchange of Interstate 79 to “Collier Exit” and not everyone is happy about the change.
PennDOT recently renamed the Heidelberg/Kirwan Heights interchange of Interstate 79 to “Heidelberg/Collier Exit” and not everyone is happy about the change. Kirwan Heights fire Chief Mark Lewis blasted the decision saying it could cause confusion during emergency calls near Exit 55 of I-79, while also erasing the village along Route 50 from the interstate map. “They’re taking away the history of this community and all the small communities around this area,” said Lewis, who also lives in the Kirwan Heights neighborhood of Collier Township. “With a rivet gun, they just wiped Kirwan Heights off the map.” PennDOT made alterations to the interstate exit signs this week after Collier Township officials asked in January for the changes. Township…
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1238 Washington Pike, Bridgeville, PA
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Wednesday, June 27, 2012
Retailers say they don’t mind the orange cones and wooden planks that surround their storefronts because the work will improve Bridgeville's business district.
Bridgeville’s streetscape project has torn up the sidewalks and caused lengthy traffic back-ups, but that seems to be just a small price to pay for improving the town’s main business district. Retailers say they don’t mind the orange cones and wooden planks that surround their storefronts, and it apparently hasn’t hurt business as construction crews begin the second phase of the sidewalk renovations. Tracy Artman, who owns Tracy’s Treats on the main drag near Station Street, said she didn’t mind the nuisance from construction because it’s improving the town’s appearance, which she hopes will attract new customers and businesses. “It did impact business a little, but I’m so grateful they did it,” Artman said. “It looks great. I love the …
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Bangz
609 Washington Ave, Bridgeville, PA
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Tracy's Treats
503 Washington Ave, Bridgeville, PA
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