Coroner: Man killed in crash on Route 40 in Washington County
A 35-year-old Washington, Pa., man was killed Saturday morning in a crash on Route 40 in Canton Township, according to Washington County Coroner S. Timothy Warco.
At 11:52 a.m., Patrick J. Hughes lost control of his car at Roosevelt Street, went up an embankment and through a tree, Warco said in a news release.
Hughes was ejected and trapped beneath the vehicle. He wasn’t wearing a seat belt, according to the news release.
State police are investigating the crash, but did not provide further information Saturday.
Tom Davidson is a TribLive news editor. He has been a journalist in Western Pennsylvania for more than 25 years. He can be reached at tdavidson@triblive.com.
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