NORTH STRABANE TOWNSHIP, Pa. — One man was killed and another was hurt in a wrong-way crash that had part of Interstate 79 southbound closed for hours Tuesday morning in Washington County, officials said.
The crash was reported just before 2 a.m. in North Strabane Township, forcing southbound lanes to be shut down between the Canonsburg and Houston exits until about 5:30 a.m.
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Two vehicles were involved in the head-on crash, officials said. Both were badly damaged.
According to Pennsylvania State Police, the 57-year-old man who died was the driver of a vehicle that was traveling north in the southbound lanes. He was identified as Darnell Hudson, of Washington.
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Alcohol was found in Hudson’s vehicle, but toxicology tests need to be completed, police said.
Police said Zachary Porta, the 28-year-old driver of the other vehicle who is from Altoona, was seriously hurt and taken to a hospital for surgery. He is expected to survive.
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