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One killed, one seriously injured in crash near rest stop on I-79

By Patrick Damp

October 15, 2025 / 12:11 PM EDT / CBS Pittsburgh

Driver killed, passenger hospitalized in crash on I-79

One person is dead and another is seriously injured after an early morning crash on Interstate 79.

Just after 3 a.m., an SUV crashed into a tractor-trailer, which was parked on the right shoulder near the Bridgeville rest stop.

The SUV then spun as a result, hit another truck parked on the shoulder, and came to a rest.

The driver of the SUV, Travis Brown, was killed, and the female passenger with him was taken to the hospital with serious injuries.

No one inside either of the trucks was hurt.

This is a developing story. Stay with KDKA on-air and online for the latest.

Patrick Damp

Patrick Damp is a web producer for CBS Pittsburgh. A Pittsburgh native who grew up watching KDKA-TV, Patrick studied journalism at Indiana University of Pennsylvania. After half a decade in sports communication, Patrick decided to pursue his dream of working in journalism in his hometown and joined the CBS Pittsburgh team in 2019.