Man accused of terrorizing PennDOT employees near Fort Pitt Tunnel
PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — A man is accused of terrorizing two PennDOT employees near the Fort Pitt Tunnel.
The signs are plain and simple: No trespassing and no pedestrians in or around the Fort Pitt Tunnel. But according to a criminal complaint, on Tuesday afternoon Bilgehan Dogrusoz ignored those warnings and was spotted standing in the roadway turnaround.
Instead of listening to the PennDOT employee who told him to leave, the complaint says Dogrusoz started hurling rocks at the employees' work vehicle. Then, according to the report, the suspect ran toward the entrance of the tunnel.
At that point, another worker tried to intervene but said, according to the complaint, that the suspect charged at him twice. The first time he was allegedly armed with a brick. Then allegedly with a knife the second time.
Dogrusoz now faces a long list of charges. Police did not find a knife while taking the suspect into custody. He is in jail pending arraignment.
Those PennDOT employees were not hurt.
