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Friday, January 11, 2013

Woman Struck By Car on Carothers Avenue in Glendale

A woman crossing Carothers Avenue in Glendale was struck by a car and seriously injured Thursday.

A woman crossing Carothers Avenue in Glendale was struck by a car and seriously injured Thursday night. Glendale fire Chief Tom Salerno said the woman was crossing the street about 5:40 p.m. when a motorist driving toward Carnegie tried to avoid her, but hit her and then crashed into an apartment building. The woman, who was not identified by authorities, was taken to Allegheny General Hospital with non-life threatening injuries, Salerno said. “He tried to avoid her, but he hit her and then crashed into the building,” Salerno said. The building in the 400 block of Carothers Avenue sustained structural damage around the doorway and a tow truck had to remove the car. The busy road was closed for about an hour while Scott Township police …

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Kristin

7:31 am on Wednesday, January 16, 2013

No street parking? Then please tell me where everyone is suppose to park? People just need to slow down. Or cops could place the speed radars on the street. They are usually parked at the fire station and down at that bar by the yellow bridge. But they can't always be there. People need to take personal responsibility and slow down.   more ›

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