ROSS TOWNSHIP, Pa. — Pennsylvania State Police have identified the person killed Tuesday in a crash involving a wrong-way tractor-trailer on the Parkway North.
Investigators say the crash happened around 1:45 p.m. when a tractor-trailer lost control, entered the median, then traveled through the guiderail and began driving south in the northbound lanes.
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The truck hit a Lincoln SUV, killing the driver. That driver has been identified as Joseph Sasso, 54.
The operator of the truck, PSP says, is a 70-year-old man. He was taken to a local hospital for treatment of unspecified injuries.
Sasso lived in Gibsonia and worked as an engineer for CDR Maguire Engineering.
The company sent us a statement saying in part:
“Everyone at CDR is heartbroken by the loss of our friend and colleague, Joe. For over a decade, Joe was not only an exceptional engineer and respected leader, but someone who made a lasting impact on the people around him through his kindness, humility, and willingness to mentor others.”
The company also offered thoughts and prayers to his wife Jamie and their children.
Channel 11 spoke to a number of Joe’s neighbors.
One called him a “perfect father.”
Others said he was the ideal family man and was heavily involved in the lives of his children.
They called the community “close-knit” and told us the news of his passing was “devastating.”
Channel 11 did reach out to the company that owns the semi that hit Sasso. We have not heard back.
No charges have been filed against the driver.
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