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Car Crash on liberty 10/16 (by Bloomfield bridge)

Road is closed down. Debris everywhere. Just be careful even after the road opens again, if you are going inbound you may hit debris. Hopefully the road and the bike lane will be cleaned up.


stefb
2012-10-16 09:34:47

Bloomfield bridge? There was nothing there at 8:45 but there were fire trucks at the Iron City brewery and a detour setup.


rsprake
2012-10-16 13:11:55

This is what you probably saw, Ryan:


....Police began following the vehicle when it pulled onto Liberty Avenue without headlights. The woman refused to pull over the car, which was reported stolen earlier from McCandless.


Instead, police say the woman sped away and wound up crashing into the back of a stopped garbage truck near Liberty and 34th Street. Police don't believe the woman was wearing a seat belt because she was thrown from the vehicle......


Read more: http://www.post-gazette.com/stories/local/neighborhoods-city/woman-critically-injured-after-fleeing-from-police-in-lawrenceville-657754/#ixzz29T5AV1hP


swalfoort
2012-10-16 13:22:42