Crime & Safety

Police ID Man Killed in 50-Car PA Turnpike Crash

The Pittsburgh doctor died on the turnpike after he was struck by a vehicle, police say.

Written by Community Editor Nicole Foulke

Pennsylvania State Police have released the identity of the man who was struck and killed on the Pennsylvania Turnpike Sunday afternoon, where 50-something vehicles were part of mass vehicular crashes. 

Andrew S. Fisher, 35, of Pittsburgh, had been walking on the westbound side of the turnpike around 12:28 p.m. by the 300.8 post in West Nantmeal to observe a severe part of the vehicle collisions, according to State Police.

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He was located at the north part of an embankment when an Infinity driven by Susanne M. Case, 72, from Trenton, approached the collision scene, according to State Police. 

Case, trying to avoid hitting people standing in the road, drove to the berm and hit Fisher where he stood on the north embankment, said police.

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Fisher died on the turnpike from his injuries.

Fisher was a doctor and former Peace Corps volunteer, according to Philly.com.

State Police Corporal Richard Dean, who has been investigating the crashes, told Patch that they believe that the initial crash began with about 30 or 35 vehicles, and then about 20 more became involved, bringing the total to around 50-some vehicles.

Officials believe that weather likely contributed to the crash. There were multiple car crashes reported on I-95 and I-476 on Sunday.

Patch editor Courtney Elko was stuck on the westbound side of the turnpike from 12:45 p.m. to 4:45 p.m., when traffic had stopped.

"Cars were up embankments and all over, on and off the road. Some lost tires and there as debris all over the road," Elko said. "During the four hour wait, people were walking their dogs on the turnpike, standing outside chatting and some pulled off onto the shoulder, abandoned their cars and started walking. At least one car lost power and had to be jumped, fortunately it started up again."


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