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Police: 1 person dies in Butler Township crash involving 3 vehicles

Police: 1 person dies in Butler Township crash involving 3 vehicles
HE’S FACING. ALSO IN BUTLER COUNTY. BUTLER TOWNSHIP POLICE ARE INVESTIGATING A DEADLY CRASH. THIS ACCIDENT INVOLVING THREE VEHICLES HAPPENED AROUND 7 P.M. LAST NIGHT AT THE INTERSECTION OF ROUTE EIGHT AND LITTMAN ROAD. POLICE SAY 51 YEAR OLD JULIE PERSON WAS TRAVELING SOUTH ON ROUTE EIGHT WHEN SHE HIT A CAR STOPPED AT A LIGHT. THAT CAR THEN CROSSED THE ROADWAY AND HIT ANOTHER CAR, STOPPED AT A LIGHT. 61 YEAR OLD KEVIN MCCARTY WAS KILLED IN THE CRASH. HE WAS THE FRONT SEAT PASSENGER IN ONE OF THE CARS. THREE OTHER PEOPLE WERE TAKEN TO THE HOSPITAL. THERE’S NO WORD ON THEIR INJURIES. POLICE SAY PERSON IS FACING A NUMBER OF CHARGES, INCLUDING HOMICIDE B
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Police: 1 person dies in Butler Township crash involving 3 vehicles
One person died in a multi-vehicle crash in Butler Township Tuesday evening, township police said. The crash occurred on Route 8 at Litman Road at about 6:50 p.m.Police said Julie Parison, 51, of Mars, was traveling south on Route 8 when she hit an SUV that was stopped at a red traffic signal. The SUV then crossed the road and struck a northbound car that was also stopped at the light, police said.A passenger in the front seat of the SUV died, police said. He was identified as Kevin McAtee, 61, of Saxonburg. Police said the driver of that vehicle and the driver of the northbound car were taken to hospitals.Police said Parison faces charges that include homicide by vehicle.Parison was taken to the hospital and will be arraigned following her release, police said.The crash remains under investigation, police said.

One person died in a multi-vehicle crash in Butler Township Tuesday evening, township police said.

The crash occurred on Route 8 at Litman Road at about 6:50 p.m.

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Police said Julie Parison, 51, of Mars, was traveling south on Route 8 when she hit an SUV that was stopped at a red traffic signal. The SUV then crossed the road and struck a northbound car that was also stopped at the light, police said.

A passenger in the front seat of the SUV died, police said. He was identified as Kevin McAtee, 61, of Saxonburg. Police said the driver of that vehicle and the driver of the northbound car were taken to hospitals.

Police said Parison faces charges that include homicide by vehicle.

Parison was taken to the hospital and will be arraigned following her release, police said.

The crash remains under investigation, police said.