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Man Run Over By Blacktop Roller In Fayette County

SOUTH CONNELLSVILLE (KDKA) -- Emergency responders were called to a Fayette County area Thursday, where a man was run over by a blacktop roller.

Fayette County 911 reports it happened in the 1800 block of Baldridge Avenue in South Connellsville.

Witnesses say it happened in the parking lot of Crown Cork and Seal and that medics treated the man for about an hour on scene.

Victim Jeremy Smitley was flown to UPMC Presbyterian and tells KDKA he has a broken leg, toes and a fractured pelvis.

He is not sure when he will be released, but says he is doing okay.

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