Major Crash Kills Three
PSP Meadville
Three people were killed and four hospitalized in a car crash near the Crawford County town of Atlantic. In the early evening hours of Friday April 20th a car driven by Terry Bidwell of Titusville ran through the intersection of Atlantic Lake Road and Adamsville Road and collided with the truck of Brad Miller of Hartstown. Both vehicles ended up rolled over on the side of the road. Bidwell as well as a passenger named Alan Wengerd were pronounced dead at the scene and second passenger named Laura Wengerd died before reaching Meadville Medical Center. Brad Miller, Raymond and Edward Wengerd and an unnamed 15 year old boy were all injured and hospitalized at Meadville Medical Center.
Stolen Dynamite Located by Federal Agents
Radio PA
All the dynamite stolen from a worksite in Lancaster County have been recovered by the Bureau of Alcohol Tobacco Firearms and Explosives. Last week we reported the theft of 640 pounds of dynamite being used in the construction of an Eastern pennsylvania pipeline. Every last stick of dynamite and their blasting caps were found inside a creek about a mile from the scene.
Inter-State Thieves Caught in Clarion
PSP Clarion
Two men wanted for retail theft in multiple states were arrested last Friday after a traffic stop near Clarion. The two men from the nation of Georgia are part of a transient band of shoplifters wanted in Pennsylvania, Ohio, Virginia, Maryland, New York, and New Jersey. Charges in relation to multiple Clarion County thefts are being filed.
PA Feels Pain at the Pump
Radio PA
Gas prices across the state of Pennsylvania are approaching $3 per gallon and are likely to surpass that by the time summer rolls around. The Statewide average is currently around $2.95 per gallon which is up 30 cents from this time last year. Online searches reveal local gas prices are around $2.96 in Crawford County, $2.98 in Erie County, $2.97 in Clarion County, and $3.00 in Venango County.
Road Maintenance Schedules Released from PennDOT
PennDOT has released its weekly maintenance schedules for Crawford and Warren Counties accounting for the week of April 23rd. Planned maintenance includes countywide sign reviews, paving, spray patching, and bridge repairs. The full schedule is below.
Crawford County
| Activity | Municipalities | State Route | Common Road Name
|
| Ditching | Summit, Sadsbury, Cambridge, Rockdale, Summerhill townships | SR 3014,
SR 0006, SR 0408 |
Gehrton Road,
Route 6, Route 408 |
| Bridge Washing | Union, Hayfield townships | SR 0079 | Interstate 79 |
| Spray Patching | Conneaut, North Shenango, Sadsbury, Vernon, East Fallowfield, Summer, Summerhill, Spring townships | SR 0006,
SR 0018 |
Route 6, Route 18 |
| Bridge Work | Woodcock Township | SR 0006 | Route 6 |
| Pipe Replacement | Rockdale Township | SR 0408 | Route 408 |
| Spray Patching | Richmond Township | SR 0077 | Route 77 |
| Paving | Steuben Township | SR 1018 | Armstrong Road |
| Shoulder Cutting | Cambridge, Rockdale, Richmond townships | SR 0408 | Route 408 |
| Sign Review/Reset | County Wide | County Wide | County Wide |
Warren County
| Activity | Municipalities | State Route | Common Road Name
|
| Patching | Various | Various | |
| Shoulder Cutting | Columbus Township | SR 0006 | Route 6 |
| Inlet Cleaning | Watson Township | SR 0062 | Route 62 |
| Inlet Cleaning | Limestone Township | SR 0062 | Route 62 |
| Slide Clean Up | Limestone Township | SR 0062 | Route 62 |
| Inlet Cleaning | Various | Various | |
| Bridge Cleaning | Various | Various | |
| Pipe Replacement | Sugar Grove Borough | SR 1005 | Miller Hill Road |
| Bridge Rail Install | Freehold Township | SR 0958 | Route 958 |
| Pipe Resets | Farmington Township | SR 0957 | Route 957 |