Man Dies After Crashing Into Tree, Then Creek
PITTSBURGH (KDKA) – Police are investigating a fatal crash in Hanover Township Saturday morning.
It happened sometime before 9 a.m. along Purdy Road near Aunt Clara Road.
Authorities say 54-year-old Fredrick Speer III of Burgettstown was killed when his Jeep traveled off the northbound side of road and hit a tree, causing it to roll down an embankment. The car eventually landed upside down in a creek.
Police say he was found after being spotted by a passing FedEx driver.
Speer was pronounced dead at the scene.
No word on what caused the accident.
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