Man Pleads Guilty In Fatal Penn Hills DUI Crash
By: KDKA-TV News Staff
PITTSBURGH (KDKA) - A man has admitted to driving drunk when he killed one person and injured two others in a crash.
Kevin Morrow appeared in front of a judge Monday morning and pleaded guilty to multiple charges, including homicide by vehicle while DUI and two counts of aggravated assault while DUI.
The two-vehicle collision happened on Saltsburg Road in 2019 just before 2 a.pem. Twenty-three-year-old Mark Hazur was pronounced dead at the scene, while his passenger was transported to the hospital. Morrow and his passenger were also taken to the hospital.
Morrow was traveling eastbound on the road and crossed the center line into oncoming traffic during a curve, authorities said. He then struck Hazur's vehicle.
Police say results showed his blood alcohol content was twice the legal limit.
Sentencing has been set for Sept. 27.