Police say UPS driver with alcohol, pot caused multi-vehicle Route 28 crash
A UPS truck driver is accused of having an open container of alcohol as well as marijuana Friday night when his truck hit three vehicles traveling southbound on Route 28 near the RIDC Park in O’Hara, state police at Kittanning said.
Passengers in the vehicles hit by the UPS truck at 6:30 p.m. Friday were transported to various hospitals, police said. Their identities and conditions were not available.
Charges against the UPS driver, whose identity was not revealed, are pending the results of laboratory tests, police said.
The accident blocked traffic for about 90 minutes on the highway. Long lines of traffic were backed up, and some of the traffic was diverted into the RIDC Park.
Crews removed the vehicles, and the road was reopened about 8 p.m., a state police dispatcher confirmed.
Joe Napsha is a TribLive reporter covering Irwin, North Huntingdon and the Norwin School District. He also writes about business issues. He grew up on Neville Island and has worked at the Trib since the early 1980s. He can be reached at jnapsha@triblive.com.
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