2 medical helicopters dispatched to crash in Unity, firefighters say

Two patients were flown by medical helicopters to trauma centers in Pittsburgh after a head-on collision Monday on Route 982 in Unity, according to firefighters.

The collision occurred at 5:58 a.m. at the highway’s intersection at Coventry Lane in the vicinity of Glengarry Golf Course, said Pleasant Unity fire Chief John Bacha. State police said a Kia Optima being driven by Gianni A. Gonzalez, 22, of Miami, crossed the center line and slammed into a Ford Focus being driven by Jason E. Roney, 44, of North Huntingdon.

One patient had to be extricated from the car by firefighters, Bacha said.

“There were four people injured, but two declined treatment. One person was flown to a trauma center in Pittsburgh from Arnold Palmer Regional Airport and the other was flown by another helicopter that landed in the parking lot of the golf course,” Bacha said.

Paramedics from Mutual Aid Ambulance assisted the injured as they were taken to the helicopter landing zones, firefighters said.

There were two passengers in the car driven by Gonzalez — Shandon A. Marsden, 23, and Jaron J. Green, 23, both of Greensburg, according to state police. Green and Roney both sustained suspected serious injuries, troopers said.

Pleasant Unity was assisted at the scene by firefighters from Kecksburg, Trauger and Youngstown.

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