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Tuesday, February 5, 2013

SUV Crashes Into Stream Near Presto

A driver and his two dogs somehow escaped injury after their sport-utility vehicle rolled over into Thoms Run stream near Presto.

A driver and his two dogs somehow escaped injury after their sport-utility vehicle rolled over into Thoms Run stream near Presto. Emergency responders were called to the crash just off Thoms Run Road near the township line between Collier and South Fayette townships around 7 p.m. Monday, Presto fire Asst. Chief Glen Eger said. The driver apparently lost control during the heavy snowfall and the SUV slide off the bridge and into the stream. The vehicle was on its side in Thoms Run, so Eger said the firefighters had to do “a little bit of work get him out of there.” Eger found one dog sitting in the SUV and other dog under a seat. They were both uninjured, but rattled from the crash, Eger said. Thoms Run Road near the intersection with K B …

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Friday, December 9, 2011

Two Injured in I-79 Rollover Crash

The crash caused heavy delays Friday morning on I-79.

Two people were seriously injured after their sport-utility vehicle crashed Friday morning on Interstate 79 in South Fayette Township. The vehicle was traveling in the northbound lanes near the Bridgeville exit around 6:30 a.m. when it swerved from the right lane and crashed into a tractor-trailer in the other lane, state police Trooper Robin Mungo said. The car appeared to roll over in the crash. The driver and passenger of the SUV were taken to an area hospital, where they are in serious condition, Mungo said. The crashed caused heavy delays in the northbound lanes of I-79 that stretched all the way to the Washington County line. Monitor Chartiers Valley Patch for more details. Like our Facebook page or follow us on Twitter @…

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