1 killed, 1 hurt in crash on Saw Mill Run Boulevard
A 26-year-old woman was killed late Saturday in a one-vehicle crash on Saw Mill Run Boulevard, according to Pittsburgh police.
Katherine Lynn Barvilchak of Pittsburgh was pronounced dead at the scene, according to the Allegheny County Medical Examiner.
Emergency responders were called to the crash into a utility pole around 11:20 p.m. just outside the Fort Pitt Tunnels on Route 51 near the border of the Duquesne Heights and Mount Washington neighborhoods.
A second female occupant of the vehicle was taken by ambulance to a local hospital in critical condition.
The highway was closed in both directions during the investigation.
Renatta Signorini is a TribLive reporter covering breaking news, crime, courts and Jeannette. She has been working at the Trib since 2005. She can be reached at rsignorini@triblive.com.
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