Saturday, March 16, 2013
Two children were also evaluated at the crash scene.
A 90-year-old woman was taken to Heritage Valley Sewickley hospital following a two-vehicle crash Saturday afternoon in Glen Osborne. Sewickley police said one passenger, Anna Mae Ganzar, who turns 91 next month, complained of neck pain and was taken by ambulance to the hospital. Valley Ambulance medics also evaluated two brothers ages 3 and 7, who were passengers in a separate vehicle. Police said the crash happened shortly after 2 p.m. on Route 65 at River Road as the vehicles were traveling southbound. Police said Ganzer was in the vehicle with her daughter, Barbara Starr, 54, of Sewickley, stopped at the traffic light when Abby Leigh Vargo's sport utility vehicle struck the back of their car. Vargo, 29, told police she was distracted …
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Tuesday, February 12, 2013
The woman behind the wheel of the car complained of chest pains following the accident and was taken to the hospital.
A woman was transported to Heritage Valley Sewickley hospital this morning after police said her car accelerated over a curb and crashed into a building used for storage at Shafer's Flower Shop in Sewickley. Sewickley Police Patrolman Kenneth Wolf said the woman told them she thought she had her car in reverse while attempting to park around 9 a.m. in the borough’s Green Street parking lot. Instead, police said she accelerated over the curb. “Unfortunately, she went over the fence and hit this building,” Wolf said. Police did not identify the woman. Wolf said the car knocked down the fence and traveled a few feet down a cement embankment before running head-on into a storage building behind Shafer’s Flowers at 410 Beaver St. Wolf said the …
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Tuesday, October 9, 2012
Police said one driver was unable to get out of her car after the crash.
A McKees Rocks woman was taken to the hospital Tuesday morning after a two-car crash on Route 65 that left her trapped inside her vehicle. Sewickley police reported that Marguerite Bailey was stopped at 9:30 a.m. on McKown Street in Glen Osborne, near the Critmore building, when she attempted to turn left toward Pittsburgh. Her car pulled into the path of Richelle Barrett's northbound car before the two collided. Police said Barrett of Pittsburgh hit the brakes right before the impact. "If (Barrett) had been going any faster, it would have killed (Bailey)," said Sewickley police Patrolman Frank Lesniak. Bailey had to be rescued from her vehicle and was transported to Heritage Valley Sewickley for an evaluation, police said. Her injuries…
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McKown St & Ohio River Blvd, Sewickley, PA
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Thursday, April 5, 2012
Recognizing the church's salute to first responders, Thursday was also declared Triumph Baptist Church Appreciation Day.
The Rev. Robert Johnson, a former investigator, police and security officer, said he understands the close bond firefighters and police officers share. He can also attest to the tragedies of life they often encounter together. “One thing I can attest to is that, as first responders, you’re exposed to the most disgusting, foul, putrid, negative side of life everyday,” said Johnson, who retired six days ago after 35 years in the public safety field. Johnson offered words of wisdom as part of a salute Thursday at Triumph Baptist Church to Sewickley's police and firefighters. The senior ministry at the church recognized the first responders for their "dedicated, unselfish and commendable public service." “The rest of us live in the same …
