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December 1, 2010, ERIE, PA — A recent Erie Times News article laid it out: more people were killed in Pennsylvania over this Thanksgiving holiday than in any previous holiday this year. According to information released by the Pennsylvania State Police, 17 people were killed and 348 injured in 1,101 traffic accidents in Pennsylvania during the Thanksgiving holiday period. Notably,…

December 1, 2010, WARREN, PA — A Pittsfield man was killed in a pedestrian/car accident in Warren County yesterday morning. Herbert D. Schultz, 72, was walking west on the berm of Route 27 west of Hickory Lane in Pittsfield Township at about 6:45 a.m. when he was struck. Police said that Mr. Schultz was struck by an eastbound vehicle driven…

December 1, 2010, ERIE, PA — Thinking about whether you should get snow tires this season? In the last two days, I added 8 snow tires to my wife’s van and my truck. “A truck,” you say? Why would you need snow tires on a truck? In our articles library, we posted an article on the three most frequently asked…

November 29, 2010, Waterford, PA — A Waterford man was killed in a one car rollover accident on Baghdad Road early yesterday morning. Authorities report that Trevor D. Russell, 22, was westbound in his Nissan Xterra at about 3 a.m. just west of Tamarack Road when his vehicle slid sideways and the car began to roll. Mr. Russell’s vehicle reportedly…

November 27, 2010, ERIE, PA — A one car rollover accident on Interstate 90 in McKean Township injured two people Friday afternoon. The crash happened about a mile west of the Sterrettania Road Exit in the east bound lanes of I-90 around 5 p.m. Friday. The damage to the vehicle was significant but police report that the injuries were not…

November 27, 2010, Fairview, PA — A man was injured in an explosion at a Fairview Township plant this past Friday. The Erie County industrial accident occurred at Matrix Tool, 4976 Franklin Avenue in Fairview near 6 a.m. The injured man has not yet been identified and little is known about how the explosion occurred. Observers report that there does…

November 25, 2010, ERIE, PA — Hamot’s Holiday Care Cab is available again this year for holiday revelers who’ve had too much to drink and need a safe ride home. The program runs now through Friday at 3 a.m. and offers rides in the area defined by the lake shore (northern boundary), Interstate 90 (southern boundary), Millfair Road (western boundary)…