Here are some of the latest news items from this morning, Friday, Dec. 20:
Oakland intersection modified after fatal crash
Changes are coming to an Oakland intersection where a woman was hit and killed by a truck Dec. 5 while crossing the street.
Pittsburgh’s Fatal Crash Response Team recently visited the intersection of Terrace and Darragh streets on the University of Pittsburgh’s upper campus at about the same time of day Pitt employee Jessie Maroney, 37, of South Park was fatally struck.
In a statement Thursday, the team recommended nearby traffic signals operate 24/7, instead of switching to flashing lights during overnight hours, and pedestrians get a three-second head start on the crosswalk timer.
No turn on red restrictions from all four directions were implemented earlier this week.
The university has stepped in, too, adding more lighting, repainting markings and ramping up police presence in the notoriously perilous corridor.
In November 2023, a UPMC employee was fatally struck by a company shuttle at the intersection of Terrace Street and Sutherland Drive, near the Petersen Events Center.
A third pedestrian death along Terrace Street, also from a UPMC shuttle, happened in 2020.
City officials are nearly a year into their Vision Zero campaign, which aims to curb car crashes and eliminate fatal ones through traffic-calming measures on troublesome roads.
Four injured in school bus crash
At least one person was taken to the hospital after a car rear-ended a Butler Area School District school bus Thursday afternoon in Summit Township.
Butler County dispatchers told TribLive the crash happened around 3:10 p.m. at the intersection of Chicora and Oneida Valley roads.
There’s no word on whether the driver was hurt, but altogether, four people were treated for injuries.
School officials told TribLive news partner WTAE at least two of those people were students who required follow-up medical care.
