Coroner IDs victim of fatal Jefferson Township crash

UPDATE |

Somerset Co., PA (WJAC) — Somerset County coroner Cullen Swank has identified the victim of Tuesday's fatal crash in Jefferson Township.

Officials say 20-year-old Kaitlynn Beatty, of Irwin, Pa, was pronounced dead at the scene of a three-vehicle crash just before 10 a.m. Tuesday.

Police say the crash occurred just after 7 a.m. in the area of Glades Pike and Tree Army Road.

Swank says Beatty died from blunt force trauma to the chest.

County emergency officials also confirmed that Beatty was employed as a 911 dispatcher in Somerset County.

State police are still investigating the cause of the deadly crash.

ORIGINAL |

State police in Somerset County say a Westmoreland County woman was reportedly killed in a multi-vehicle crash early Tuesday morning in Jefferson Township.

Investigators say first responders were dispatched to a three-vehicle crash, in the area of Glades Pike and Tree Army Road, just after 7 a.m.

Police say the driver of one of the vehicles, identified as a 20-year-old woman from Mt. Pleasant, was pronounced dead at the scene.

Troopers say the crash investigation is ongoing.

Stay with 6 News online and on-air for further updates.

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