Man, 80, killed in Downtown Pittsburgh crash

January 18, 2013 3:51 pm
  • Scene of the wreck at Gateway Center
    Darrell Sapp/Post-Gazette
    Scene of the wreck at Gateway Center
  • The remains of the vehicle from a wreck on Liberty Avenue Downtown.
    Darrell Sapp/Post-Gazette
    The remains of the vehicle from a wreck on Liberty Avenue Downtown.
  • The front view of the car involved in the wreck at Gateway Center
    Darrell Sapp/Post-Gazette
    The front view of the car involved in the wreck at Gateway Center
Click image to enlarge

Share with others:

Print Email Read Later
By Liz Navratil / Pittsburgh Post-Gazette

An 80-year-old man died in a crash Downtown today when his car crashed into a metal pole at Gateway Center.

Pittsburgh police Zone 2 Cmdr. Eric Holmes said this morning that initial reports indicate the man might have had a medical emergency while driving on an off-ramp toward Stanwix Street.

The Allegheny County medical examiner's office identified the man as a Donald Fox.

The silver sedan crashed about 10:40 a.m. Liberty Avenue remains closed at Stanwix Street.

"We're very lucky no one else was hurt," the commander said.

An autopsy is scheduled for Saturday.

Liz Navratil: lnavratil@post-gazette.com, 412-263-1438 and on Twitter: @liznavratil. Lexi Belculfine contributed.
First Published January 18, 2013 11:30 am
PG Products