Overview
- The three-vehicle collision occurred Jan. 15 around 11:45 a.m. on I-79 south near mile marker 122 in Jackson Township, Mercer County.
- State police reported a stopped semi in the right lane was rear-ended by a second semi, which came to rest in the left lane before Austin Golab’s car struck its rear.
- The Mercer County Coroner said Golab was pronounced dead at the scene from blunt force trauma to the head and chest, and the death was ruled accidental.
- Troopers said conditions were whiteout on snow-covered roads, and the National Weather Service warned drivers that even light snow can create dangerous interstate travel.
- The driver of the second semi was hospitalized with unknown injuries, and the crash closed the interstate for about four hours as crews responded.