Over 100 Cited On Interstate 79
Mike gets reaction from the National Motorists Association about Tuesday’s 100 plus violations for speeding on the Carnegie section of Interstate 79.
View ArticlePolice Crack Down On Construction Zone Speeders
PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — Just in time for the Memorial Day weekend, PennDOT and state police are teaming up to crack down on speeding through construction zones. They are calling it Operation Yellow Jacket....
View ArticleDrunk Driver Killed In McCandless High Speed Crash
McCANDLESS (KDKA) – An intoxicated driver who allegedly refused a taxi ride after a night of drinking at a local bar was killed in a crash in McCandless Sunday evening. According to investigators,...
View ArticleHazelwood Parents Calling For Vehicles To Slow Down On Second Avenue
PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — Parents in Hazelwood took to the streets this morning to protest what they say are dangerous conditions caused by speeding vehicles. The traffic coming off the Glenwood Bridge dumps...
View ArticlePennDOT, Police Cracking Down On Aggressive Driving
PITTSBURGH (KDKA) – If you’re an aggressive driver, you better listen up as PennDOT and police are cracking down all across the area. Our cameras caught several drivers along Route 51 in Rostraver...
View ArticleMan Injured, Facing Charges In Overnight Chase
PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — A motorcyclist was seriously injured and is facing charges following an overnight police pursuit on Pittsburgh’s South Side that ended in the Armstrong Tunnel. According to...
View Article$1 Million Worth Of Heroin Found During Somerset Co. Traffic Stop
SOMERSET, Pa. (KDKA) — A routine traffic stop last week turned into one of Somerset County’s largest drug busts. Police say Friday morning 27-year-old Warren Green of Brookline was pulled over on the...
View ArticleDirt Bikers Causing Problems In Several City Neighborhoods
PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — Pittsburgh City Councilwoman Natalia Rudiak says for whatever reason, perhaps the warm weather, the city is seeing “a lot more complaints about dirt biking on streets and...
View ArticleMotorcyclist Pinned Under Car
LAWRENCEVILLE (KDKA)- A motorcycle lost control early Friday morning and crashed along Butler Street in Lawrenceville. Around 3 a.m., the motorcycle hit a car on Butler Street. The motorcycle went one...
View Article2 Killed After Speeding Car Crashes, Flips Multiple Times
SMITH TOWNSHIP (KDKA) – Two men were killed and two others injured after crashing and flipping their car multiple times early Saturday morning in Washington County. It happened around 1:45 a.m. when...
View ArticleVictim Who Reported Theft Of $113,000 Arrested
PITTSBURGH (KDKA) – Police say a Squirrel Hill man who claimed to be the victim of a crime, has now been arrested himself. In a criminal complaint Pittsburgh police say Isaac Cameron, 21, was arrested...
View ArticleLocals Thwart Crime With Neighborhood “Block Watch”
CARRICK (KDKA) — Kirk Avenue is a quiet little street in the Pittsburgh neighborhood of Carrick, but wasn’t that way just a year ago. “Drugs coming in daily, people, cars coming in and out,” said Donna...
View ArticleIs It Legal To Flash Headlights To Warn Drivers Of Speed Traps?
PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — If you’re like many, you’ve probably been speeding down the interstate, and suddenly, a Good Samaritan flicks his lights at you. “I’ve done it so that others know that there’s a...
View ArticleState Police Stepping Up Speed Enforcement On I-70
PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — Concerned by the rising number of accidents on Interstate 70, state police are stepping up speed enforcement. Police say their goal is to keep people safe, not to make money by...
View ArticleDA To File Criminal Charges Against Bus Drivers Involved In Parkway North Crash
PITTSBURGH (KDKA) – There were no passengers on the bus and the driver survived, but the Port Authority says the driver of a second bus involved in a violent crash may have been driving recklessly. Now...
View ArticlePittsburgh Couple Killed In High-Speed Crash In Fla.
PITTSBURGH (KDKA) – A Pittsburgh-area family is mourning the death of their brother and his wife who were killed on Thanksgiving night when an alleged drunk driver slammed into their car in Florida....
View ArticlePolice, PennDOT Cracking Down On Work Zone Speeding
PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — Police and PennDOT put out a warning and promised tough punishment for drivers who don’t slowdown in construction zones, but it appears few drivers are getting the message. So, now...
View ArticleTrial Begins For Man Accused In 2013 Route 28 Fatal Crash
PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — The trial of a man accused in a fatal crash on Route 28 in O’Hara Township began Wednesday afternoon. Jared Schillinger is charged with homicide and DUI in the death of 18-year-old...
View ArticleNeighbors Worried About Speeding After Latest Accident On South Side Street
http://media.pittsburgh.cbslocal.com/CBSPIT_1205201518502986161AA.mp4 PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — As 22-year-old Samantha Davis’s jeep teetered on the edge of the 18th Street sidewalk Tuesday morning,...
View ArticleMan Guilty On All Charges For 2013 Route 28 Fatal Crash
http://media.pittsburgh.cbslocal.com/CBSPIT_1305201518274032788AA.mp4 PITTSBURGH (KDKA) – A man has been found guilty on all charges stemming from a DUI crash in 2013, which left a teenager dead....
View ArticleSenate OKs Bill To Let Local Police Enforce Speed With Radar
HARRISBURG, Pa. (KDKA/AP) – Legislation is on the move to permit all of Pennsylvania’s municipal police departments to use radar to catch speeders. The bill passed the Senate, 47-3, and heads to the...
View ArticleOfficer Pulls Man Over For Speeding, Has Bizarre Close Encounter
ALPHARETTA, Ga. (AP) — Police say a motorcycle officer who stopped a driver for speeding on a suburban highway north of Atlanta had an ‘extraterrestrial encounter’ — sort of. George Gordon, a spokesman...
View ArticlePolice Bust Corvette Going 108 MPH
VANDERGRIFT (NewsRadio 1020 KDKA) – Allegheny Township Police got quite the surprise while performing a routine speed check this morning. Chief Tom Fontaine tells KDKA, officers were on Route 56 in...
View ArticlePolice: Man Caught Traveling 105 MPH With Unsecured Children In Car
BUTLER TOWNSHIP (KDKA) — A Butler County man is facing charges after he was caught going almost twice as fast as the speed limit with two small children in his vehicle last week. State police say...
View ArticleAntonio Brown Found Guilty In Speeding Incident, Ordered To Pay Fine
Follow KDKA-TV: Facebook | Twitter PITTSBURGH (KDKA/AP) — Antonio Brown has been found guilty and fined for a speeding incident along McKnight Road in November. A judge found Brown guilty of a summary...
View ArticlePolice: Teen Busted For Driving 105 MPH, Blames ‘Too Many Hot Wings’ For...
Canada (CBS Local) — “Too many hot wings.” That’s the excuse a Canadian teenage driver offered to police after he was busted for speeding, according to officials. The Royal Canadian Mounted Police in...
View ArticlePolice: Marijuana, Semiautomatic Gun Without Serial Number Found In Vehicle...
WAYNESBURG, Pa. (KDKA) – A young man is facing multiple charges after a traffic stop led police to discover marijuana and a semiautomatic handgun with the serial number filed off in his car. State...
View ArticlePennsylvania Lawmakers Mulling Whether To Let Local Police Use Radar For...
HARRISBURG, Pa. (KDKA) — State lawmakers are looking at whether to let local police use radar for speed enforcement. State senator Lindsey Williams is part of a bipartisan team that got Senate Bill 607...
View ArticlePittsburgh Officials Starting Project To Reduce Speeding On South Side
PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — Officials want to make a busy section on the South Side safer for everyone. The South Side Flats and Oakland are two of the busiest sections of the city for foot traffic, bicyclists...
View ArticlePennDOT Starts Using Cameras To Catch Speeders In Active Work Zone
PITTSBURGH (KDKA) – PennDOT will now start using cameras to catch speeders in active work zones. The 60-day pre-enforcement period for the statewide project called “Automated Work Zone Speed...
View ArticleReport: Cleveland Browns RB Kareem Hunt Cited For Traffic Violation,...
ROCKY RIVER, OH (KDKA) — According to a report from ESPN’s Jake Trotter and Adam Schefter, Browns running back Kareem Hunt was pulled over and cited for speeding on Tuesday. Browns’ RH Kareem Hunt...
View ArticleStatewide Program Begins Wednesday To Help Slow Down Drivers In Work Zones
PITTSBURGH (KDKA) – A statewide program to protect crews in work zones from drivers breaking the speed limit goes into effect today. Drivers caught speeding will get a warning for speeding and if they...
View ArticleDuring Pandemic, Ohio Issued More Than 2,000 Tickets For Cars Driving Over...
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Some drivers took advantage of roads and highways emptied by the coronavirus pandemic by pushing well past the speed limit, a trend that continues even as states try to get back...
View ArticleCarnegie Police To Crack Down On Speeding After Hit-And-Run Of Pregnant Woman...
By: KDKA-TV News Staff CARNEGIE, Pa. (KDKA) – Carnegie Police are targeting speeding drivers on one road after a pregnant woman and her dog were victims of a hit-and-run. Police say they’ve had...
View ArticleLife In The Fast Lane: As Drivers Return To The Road, GHSA Says Speeding...
PITTSBURGH (KDKA) – So what is your speed limit? If you do the speed limit these days – you are in the minority. “We don’t see speeding and aggressive driving as a safety issue as we do with drunk...
View ArticlePolice Warn Drivers To Slow Down Around School Buses In Swisshelm Park
By: KDKA-TV News Staff PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — Pittsburgh police are warning drivers to slow down. They have received multiple complaints about drivers in Swisshelm Park, especially after the Fern Hollow...
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