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CBS News
5 hours ago
- CBS News
Driver charged with DUI in fatal Jefferson Hills motorcycle crash
A warrant is out for a man who police said was drunk when he crashed into a motorcycle and killed the rider earlier this year in Jefferson Hills. More than four months after the death of her dad, Christine Kelley holds him close, with his ashes by her heart on a necklace and a photo of him on her wrist on a bracelet. "This man was everything to me, to my family," Kelley said. "They took away my dad." It was the afternoon of March 14, when 69-year-old John Wobrak was doing what he loved to do, riding his Harley Davidson, when Jefferson Hills police said a Jeep ran into him head-on, crossing from the opposite lane of traffic on Scotia Hollow near Ridge Road. "That was literally the worst day of my life," Kelley said. "I remember just screaming, just screaming, and my oldest son, he come downstairs, and he said, 'Please tell me this isn't true.' I said, 'It's true, buddy.'" The man behind the Jeep, 42-year-old William Haughey Jr., is now facing several charges after police said in a warrant that he killed Wobrak while drinking and driving, and accelerating his speed, never using the brake. "This person should be ashamed," Kelley said. In court documents, officers describe Haughey remaining at the scene, stumbling and slurring and muffling his words, with "extremely bloodshot and glassy" eyes, and the smell of alcohol on his breath. Through their investigation, police discovered Haughey had three vodka sodas in the span of about an hour at Beer Belly's Bar and Grill in West Elizabeth. They learned by speaking with the bartender and viewing surveillance video that only three minutes went by between the time that Haughey left the business and got into the crash. After Haughey refused multiple times to field sobriety and breathalyzer tests, police got a warrant for a blood draw. The results showed a BAC of 0.142%. "This person will never know the hole that's been left by what they've done, because they didn't know my dad," Haughey said. Kelley is relieved to learn about the charges and hopes justice will be served, but she remains angry, knowing this could have been prevented. "If this person wouldn't have been drinking and driving and acting recklessly and doing the things that they did, then my dad would still be here," Kelley said. This isn't the first time Haughey has been caught drinking and driving. Court records show Haughey pleaded guilty to DUI twice, in 2018 and 2012. In both cases, he spent months on probation.
CBS News
6 days ago
- Automotive
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At least 2 hospitalized after multi-vehicle crash shuts down part of Route 51 in Jefferson Hills
At least two people were transported from the scene following a multi-vehicle crash on Route 51 in Jefferson Hills on Friday morning. Three vehicles, including a tractor-trailer, were involved in the incident, which was reported around 6:20 a.m. Crews from Allegheny County's accident reconstruction unit were also called to the scene. Officials said there was no timeline for when this part of Route 51 would reopen. This is a developing story. Check back for updates.
CBS News
26-06-2025
- Climate
- CBS News
West Penn Power to cut electricity in Jefferson Hills for necessary repairs
West Penn Power to cut electricity in Jefferson Hills for necessary repairs West Penn Power to cut electricity in Jefferson Hills for necessary repairs West Penn Power to cut electricity in Jefferson Hills for necessary repairs If you're a West Penn Power customer around Floreffe and Jefferson Hills, check your voicemail. Approximately 600 customers will have their power temporarily shut off on Friday as crews make repairs that have been pushed back twice. The planned outage was supposed to happen on Thursday. Before that, it was originally scheduled for Monday. "It's going to be rough," Robert Gulla of Jefferson Hills said. "There's a lot of senior citizens in this area," Gloria Gulla of Jefferson Hills said. "They're going to have a hard time trying to function without air." The Gullas know that struggle well. "With my heart condition [and] no air conditioning?" Robert Gulla exclaimed. Gloria told KDKA-TV that she has cancer for the second time after already battling lung cancer. She's receiving treatments and says the heat makes it harder to breathe. It wasn't fun for them when heat damaged a conductor at the Floreffe substation on Sunday. "We were without power for the longest time there," Robert Gulla said. "Right now, we only have one feed into that substation. The other line is the one that's damaged," West Penn Power spokesperson Todd Meyers said. West Penn says it wanted to fix that on Monday. "Because things were too hot, we had to push that out to later in the week," Meyers said. Wednesday's severe weather in parts of the area didn't help either. "Our crews were out there working to restore power after some of those storms," Meyers said. There are nearly 10 streets impacted. West Penn says the outage will affect customers in the vicinity of: State Street Finleyville Elrama Road Route 837 Collins Avenue Davidson Avenue Circle Avenue Ramage Avenue Veronica Drive Lobbs Run Road Not all homes on those streets will be affected. "We give them notice with an automated call," Meyers said. "We know which customers would be impacted; it's the most efficient way to get through to our customers." West Penn says it doesn't want to wait. Meyers told KDKA-TV that something as simple as a car into a pole could make things even worse. Other services could suffer as well if the fix hadn't been made soon, allowing for secondary ways to service that area. "There's a drinking water company that would also be impacted if that line, the one that's remaining in service, [were] to go down," Meyers said. "We don't believe the outage is gonna have to take that entire window," Meyers said. It's a long window, but the Gullas understand why it's necessary. "If they've gotta do it, I guess they've gotta do it," Robert Gulla said. Friday's outage is scheduled to be from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m.
CBS News
27-05-2025
- Automotive
- CBS News
Stretch of Coal Valley Road in Jefferson Hills to close for the next two months
A section of Coal Valley Road in the Mon Valley is going to be closed for the next two months as work continues on the Mon/Fayette Expressway project. The Pennsylvania Turnpike Commission says Coal Valley Road will be closed between Rt. 885 in Jefferson Hills Borough and Rt. 837 in Clairton for approximately two months. A map shows the stretch of Coal Valley Road that will be closed between Rt. 885 in Jefferson Hills and Rt. 837 in Clairton for the next two months. KDKA The 1.7 mile stretch of road is being closed so that crews can rebuilding the road around the bridges for the new stretch of the Mon/Fayette Expressway. Coal Valley Road has been closed a number of times in recent months as crews have been working on the new part of the expressway that will eventually connect Pennsylvania 43 to Interstate 376 in Monroeville. The Turnpike Commission says a detour around the closure will stretch four miles and will direct drivers along Rt. 885 and Walnut Avenue through Clairton to get back onto Rt. 837 near the Clairton-Glassport Bridge. "Depending on weather conditions, Coal Valley Road should be reopened in early August," the Turnpike Commission said.
CBS News
25-05-2025
- CBS News
Games resume at Jefferson Hills baseball field after vandals allegedly damage the property
Games resume at Jefferson Hills baseball field after vandals allegedly damage the property Games resume at Jefferson Hills baseball field after vandals allegedly damage the property Games resume at Jefferson Hills baseball field after vandals allegedly damage the property Police in Jefferson Hills say the people responsible for desecrating the main field at 885 Park early Saturday morning have been identified. Police say charges are pending against those accused of doing this. They did not say anything about who they are yet. KDKA-TV is working to learn more. Despite the damage, our national pastime found a way to continue there this weekend. Baseball is often the soundtrack of summer, but it appears someone tried to stop the beat. "It's terrible. I can't believe somebody would do that," Colleen McCafferty of Jefferson Hills said. The main field at 885 Park was in pristine shape for a tournament this weekend. "Spent all evening Friday working on this field," Thomas Jefferson 8-U baseball coach Tim McElhone said. But right before 3:30 Saturday morning, security snapshots shared by McElhone with KDKA-TV show some people, and an ATV, attempting to sully that work. "There's deep divots throughout our outfield," McElhone said. The people who did this did not just tear up the ground. "The kids were all upset about it," McCafferty said. They tried to tear through a community. "The hard work of so many people was almost ruined by the acts of one or two," McElhone said. "Almost," because the games at 885 Park went on this weekend. "Everybody pulled together as a community, which is great to see," Kayla Hanley of Pleasant Hills said. The coaches prepped the diamonds, and the parents cheered on their sons. "It's just the kids. All they want to do is play baseball," Hanley said. It has been quite the cycle of emotions for those kids and the coaches. "Went from anger to sadness to joy!" McElhone said. There are several takeaways from this, too, like a level of resolve McElhone got to see. "A lot of pride in those young kids, and, you know, not letting adversity stop them from their goal and having fun," he said. That is worth even more applause for these parents because just as much as the plays on the field, it's the young players learning that when you get knocked down, you find a way to "play on." "They just went out there and played their little hearts out," McCafferty said. "You love to see a positive story come out of something like this," Hanley said. McElhone said the kids will probably have to deal with the outfield damage for the rest of the summer. It is expected to be fixed by the fall.
