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Police Release Name Of Man Killed In Crash

83 Year Old Man Killed In Crash In Westmoreland County

POSTED: 9:27 pm EDT May 20, 2008
UPDATED: 9:47 pm EDT May 20, 2008

Police have released the name of the man killed in a car accident in Westmoreland County.

Troopers said 83-Year-Old Earl West pulled out of his driveway along Route 711 and into the path of a coal truck Tuesday afternoon.

The truck slammed into the driver's side of West's car, flipping it onto its side.

The car then collided with a utility pole and a pine tree.

West was pronounced dead at the scene.

Route 711 was shut down for a short time while investigators recreated the accident.

It has since reopened.


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