Woman killed in two-vehicle Rostraver crash
A Donegal, Westmoreland County, woman was killed in a two-vehicle accident Thursday afternoon on Route 51 in Rostraver Township.
Lenora L. Maiolo, 45, was pronounced dead at 4:10 p.m. by Westmoreland County Deputy Coroner Jonathon W. Jenkins at the scene of the accident on the northbound side of Route 51 near Vernon Drive, according to a news release from Westmoreland County Coroner Kenneth A. Bacha.
The GMC Envoy Maiolo was driving traveled off the left side of the roadway at 3:14 p.m. before striking the rear of another vehicle and overturning, the release said.
Maiolo was ejected from the vehicle and suffered multiple blunt-force injuries, the release said.
Speed was believed to have played a factor in the accident and Maiolo was not wearing a seat belt, the release said.
The cause and manner of Maiolo’s death are pending an autopsy.
State police and Rostraver Township police are investigating the accident.
The northbound lanes were shut down for several hours and traffic was reportedly backed up after 6 p.m.