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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
FAIRFIELD TOWNSHIP, Pa. -- 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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