CLAIRTON, Pa. — A man was taken into custody, and multiple people were injured following a two-vehicle crash and an assault in Clairton on Monday morning.
The crash happened around 8:18 a.m. in the 500 block of St. Clair Ave, at the intersection of Fifth Street and St. Clair Avenue.
Our crews on scene saw a silver Toyota SUV that crashed into a building with part of the structure on top of it, and its airbags deployed. A red Kia also had heavy damage on one side.
Allegheny County Police believe the crash was part of a domestic incident. According to preliminary reports, the man, later identified as Vance Gibson Jr., 28, intentionally crashed his vehicle into the rear of a second vehicle before assaulting the female driver. The assault continued until a bystander intervened and stopped the Gibson. That woman was taken to a hospital in stable condition.
Two other people were also taken to a hospital following the crash. A woman who was a passenger in the victim’s vehicle and a juvenile male who was in the suspect’s vehicle were last listed in stable condition.
Gibson was taken into custody by police where the crash happened.
Channel 11 was there as officers escorted Gibson out of the Clairton police department after he had been in custody for hours on Monday.
Gibson is facing multiple charges, including attempted homicide, aggravated assault and endangering the welfare of a child. He’s currently in the Allegheny County Jail.
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