Man Dies In Crash On Route 31 In East Huntingdon
By: KDKA-TV News Staff
EAST HUNTINGDON TOWNSHIP (KDKA) - A Mount Pleasant Township man died in a crash on Route 31 in East Huntingdon Township when his car crashed into the back of a tractor-trailer on Tuesday afternoon.
According to the Westmoreland County Coroner, Lawrence Savage was driving on Route 31, failed to slow down, and crashed into the back of the truck.
When first responders arrived on the scene, Savage was then taken to a local hospital and was pronounced dead.
The coroner says that Savage was not wearing a seatbelt and believes that cell phone usage was a factor in the crash.
State police are also investigating the crash.
