Crime & Safety

Cranberry Woman in Serious Condition after I-79 Crash in Muddy Creek Township

State police continue to investigate.

A Cranberry Township woman is in serious condition after a crash on Interstate 79 in Muddy Creek Township during rush hour traffic on Tuesday.

State Police at Butler said Maureen Roche, 56, was driving north on I-79 around 5 p.m. when she went off the road and struck the back end of farm tractor that was parked along the highway.

Roche, who had “major injury” according to the police report, was cut out of her car by Portersville firefighters. She was flown by helicopter to Allegheny General Hospital on Pittsburgh’s North Side

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Police are continuing to investigate. 


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