4 injured in head-on crash on Route 31 in Donegal
Four people seriously injured in a head-on crash on Route 31 in Donegal Township Thursday were flown by emergency medical helicopter to UPMC Presbyterian hospital in Pittsburgh, state police said.
The collision occurred about 4:45 p.m. near the entrance to the Caddie Shak recreational complex when an eastbound Honda Civic traveling down a hill crossed into the westbound lanes of the road, hitting a Subaru SUV, Cpl. Jonathan Lindsay said.
Shane R. Mowry, 36, of Jeannette was driving the Honda and his passenger was Kele D. Townsend, 32, of Jeannette, according to state police. Driving the Subaru was Rosemarie M. Lang, 79, of Pittsburgh with Maria A. Dinzeo, 34, of San Francisco, Calif. as her passenger. No information was available on their conditions.
Chestnut Ridge Firefighters had to cut off the driver’s side door on the Honda and remove the roof to free the occupants trapped in the vehicle, said Josh Umbaugh, assistant fire chief.
Firefighters had to remove a door on the Subaru to free the occupants in the SUV, he said.
The Westmoreland/Fayette/Allegheny County Animal Response Team helped with a dog that had two broken ribs as a result of the crash, according to the group’s Facebook page.
Route 31 between Jones Mill and Schoolhouse Road remained closed for several hours as a state police accident reconstruction team investigated.
Firefighters from the Mt. Pleasant area assisted at the scene.
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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