Second Vehicle May Be Involved In Fatal Penn Hills Hit-And-Run, Detectives Say
PITTSBURGH (KDKA) -- Allegheny County detectives released a still image of the second car they believe also hit 51-year-old Joseph Morris of Penn Hills.
Detectives have not yet released the make and model, but believe it appears to be a sedan. It will have damage to the front and undercarriage.
Investigators said an $8,000 dollar reward is up for grabs for anyone who can provide information to police.
Morris was hit while walking home from work after dark in late April. Police now believe he was first hit by a light blue Saturn that was driven by 21-year-old Surron Buch.
The accident incapacitated Morris. Law enforcement thinks the second car came in the opposite direction and hit Morris before dragging him nearly a half mile along Hershey Road.
Neither car stopped and left Morris along the road.
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It was during Burch's Wednesday bond hearing that the district attorney's office revealed the new evidence about a second vehicle. We also heard for the first time from Burch's defense attorney, Kerry Lewis.
Lewis told KDKA over the phone that his client has always maintained that he never dragged anything underneath his car.
Burch is due back in court for another hearing on June 28 in city court.
Anyone with information on the vehicle is asked to call the Allegheny County Police Tipline at 1-833-ALL-TIPS, or 1-833-255-8477.
