On July 9, an elderly pedestrian was struck and killed by a pickup truck in western Pennsylvania. According to this article on Philly.com, a 79-year-old man was struck as he was crossing a city street. He died of blunt force trauma.
The man lived at an assisted living center in Altoona, PA.
The article did not report if the 28-year-old man driving the pickup was injured.
Pedestrian accidents account for 9.7% o [...]
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PA Pedestrian Accident Involving Pickup Kills 79-Year-Old
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Daughter of Pennsylvania Family Suffers Brain Injury
A Western Pennsylvania family from Cranberry is seeking compensation from Target after their female toddler suffered a critical brain injury from a toy bin that the company had authorized for distribution. The Associated Press says the covering of the bin, made of wicker, had suddenly landed onto the two-year-old and obstructed her oxygen flow. She endured suffocation that allegedly left her comatose with severe br [...]
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