Gibsonia woman dies in Richland crash
A Gibsonia woman died in a crash Friday afternoon along Route 8 in Richland.
The Allegheny County Medical Examiner’s Office identified the crash victim as Cinnamon L. Gilch, 53.
The crash occurred near the Walmart store at around 1 p.m., an Allegheny County Public Safety supervisor said. The road was closed in both directions between Kenneth Drive and Vista Vue Drive.
The highway had reopened by about 8 p.m.
A spokesperson for the Northern Regional Police Department, which serves Richland, could not be reached for comment Friday night.
Joe Napsha is a TribLive reporter covering Irwin, North Huntingdon and the Norwin School District. He also writes about business issues. He grew up on Neville Island and has worked at the Trib since the early 1980s. He can be reached at jnapsha@triblive.com.
Remove the ads from your TribLIVE reading experience but still support the journalists who create the content with TribLIVE Ad-Free.