Police searching for driver in Kennedy Township deadly hit-and-run crash

Allegheny County Police detectives are working to identify the driver accused of fleeing the scene of a deadly overnight pedestrian crash in Kennedy Township.

Police said that detectives were called for assistance after dispatchers were notified of a man down along Pine Hollow Road just after midnight on Friday.  

The man was found by an officer from the Kennedy Township Police Department who was on patrol. 

The Allegheny County Medical Examiner identified the victim as 72-year-old Wayne McGinley of McKees Rocks. 

At this point, county detectives don't have a lot to work with, simply that the man's body was found on the street, an officer found him, and whoever hit him just kept on driving. 

"He was always cordial," said Leon Farbotnik, a neighbor of McGinley's. "I used to pick him up all the time along the road, take him home; we'd talk, he was a very friendly guy." 

Farbotnik spoke highly of his now former neighbor. 

"He walked everywhere," he recalled. "From here to Kennedy Township, to the shopping center, and back, twice a day." 

Erin Kissling works along Pine Hollow Road, and said it's not uncommon to see people walking on the road, despite the risk. 

"It's easy to get caught off guard," she said. "I've seen people walking and my instinct is, 'Can I give you a ride?'" 

Police detectives are now working to determine the make and model of the vehicle that fled the scene.

For Farbotnik, he's now trying to come to terms with how or why someone would have just kept driving. 

"It's terrible," he said. "For me, even if you hit a deer, you have to stop. To leave him lying in the road like that, there's no call for that, none. I hope they get the guy, or whoever [did it]." 

Anyone with information is asked to call the County Police Tip Line at 1-833-ALL-TIPS.