3 people from Butler County killed in crash Saturday in Crawford County
Three people from Butler County were killed on Saturday evening in a single-vehicle car crash in Crawford County.
Pennsylvania State Police said that a 2008 Scion TC, driven by Ronald J. Parisi, 21, of Chicora was traveling east on Centerville Road in Athens Township when it went off the road and struck a tree around 8:10 p.m.
Parisi was killed, as was Joshua R. Boettner, 19, of Butler. A 17-year-old passenger from Butler, who was not identified by state police, was also killed.
The backseat passenger was ejected from the vehicle.
None of the three people in the car were wearing seat belts, state police said.
The crash remains under investigation.
Paula Reed Ward is a TribLive reporter covering federal and Allegheny County courts. She joined the Trib in 2020 after spending nearly 17 years at the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, where she was part of a Pulitzer Prize-winning team. She is the author of "Death by Cyanide." She can be reached at pward@triblive.com.
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