Police: Man With Empty Gas Tank, Good Samaritan Were Killed After Falling From Parkway
State police say an empty gas tank started the incident Saturday that ended with two men being killed after falling from the Parkway East.
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State police say an empty gas tank started the incident Saturday that ended with two men being killed after falling from the Parkway East.
The two men from the Pittsburgh area who died in a tragic accident along the Parkway East on Saturday night were identified on Sunday.
Witnesses say a man whose SUV plunged over a hillside in Churchill on Monday was driving over 80 mph just before the crash.
One person had to be rescued after a vehicle careened over a hillside along the Parkway East in Churchill during the morning rush hour.
The Parkway East reopened to traffic early Sunday morning.
If you are hitting the road on Saturday morning, you may want to avoid trying to head into Downtown Pittsburgh via the Parkway.
A scheduled closure of the inbound Parkway East will remain in effect through Sunday morning.
Traffic is moving on the Parkway East after an accident involving a pedestrian and a tractor-trailer caused a major backup earlier on Saturday morning.
Drivers traveling on the Parkway East Saturday morning will encounter construction crews and traffic delays.
PennDOT will be closing a section of the Parkway East at the end of the month.
Two people were injured when a car was flipped onto its roof.
Roads have been busy, but drivers say its not as bad as they feared on the day before Thanksgiving.
There was an accident reported on the Parkway East near the Oakland exit on Saturday morning.
Due to inclement weather, work that was scheduled for the Parkway this weekend has been cancelled.
There's another weekend of road closures and restrictions ahead as a construction project rolls on along the busy Parkway East.
Major restrictions will be in place this weekend on the Parkway North and East as construction projects continue into the fall season.
Chunks of concrete, big and small, are falling from the Parkway East into the Pittsburgh neighborhood known as The Run, prompting safety actions from PennDOT.
Folks in The Run are used to the sound of cars rushing above on the parkway east -- but for a solid three weeks -- and all through the night -- it's been the sound of jackhammers.
The Parkway East "bathtub" will close early Monday morning due to expected flooding.
Two lanes of the Parkway East have been closed due to a multi-vehicle crash.
There is a traffic alert for people planning to use the Parkway East this weekend, and PennDot issued a restrictions update on Saturday morning.
There will be restrictions on both the Parkway East and the Parkway North as PennDOT tries to squeeze in another weekend of construction.
Drivers who use the Parkway East need to come up with a backup plan through the weekend because of road work through the weekend, PennDot announced.
This coming weekend stands out as "quiet" when it comes to big events in Pittsburgh and PennDOT is taking full advantage.
Lane closures will be in effect for a section of the Parkway East for a repaving project.
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