Volunteer firefighter from Collier died in Parkway East crash
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The Allegheny County Medical Examiner’s Office on Thursday identified the man who died in a crash the day before on the Parkway East as 32-year-old Terry Tackett.
Tackett, a volunteer firefighter who lived in Collier, was taken to UPMC Mercy in Uptown after the crash happened around 6:20 a.m. Wednesday in the outbound lanes of the Parkway East near the Squirrel Hill Tunnel. He died shortly after 7 a.m., the medical examiner’s office said.
Police said the crash involving three vehicles, including a tractor-trailer, happened as traffic was slowing down because of an overturned vehicle in the area.
The Presto Volunteer Fire Department confirmed Thursday that Tackett was a firefighter there, but declined further comment, citing the family’s right to privacy.