Blog: Motor Vehicle Accidents - Page 7

A 23-year-old Ambridge man died after he was struck by a vehicle on Windgap Avenue near the Windgap-Fairywood border. The young man exited his vehicle after he hit a deer to check the damage that was done. A second vehicle then came and...

Police departments must balance the need to take criminal suspects into custody with their duty to protect the public from danger. Among other things, this means developing a policy on high-speed chases that minimizes the risk of innocent bystanders getting hit by a car.

Just weeks after the Pittsburgh Bureau of Police announced a temporary halt to most high-speed police chases, suburban police have gotten involved in a chase that resulted in a serious crash in the city. Two people were seriously hurt, including the suspect and one of two other motorists who were involved in the wreck but not part of the chase.

A woman was struck and killed by a vehicle on Tuesday in Monroeville Giant Eagle's parking lot. The victim, an 87-year-old woman, was pushing her shopping cart through the parking lot's crosswalk when she was struck by an SUV.

Last week, a married couple was killed in an accident that involved a Port Authority bus and an SUV. The accident occurred near the border of the Oakland...