{"id":163956,"date":"2026-04-12T16:56:15","date_gmt":"2026-04-12T16:56:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/163956\/"},"modified":"2026-04-12T16:56:15","modified_gmt":"2026-04-12T16:56:15","slug":"man-crashes-vehicle-while-bringing-shooting-victim-to-hospital-in-western-pennsylvania-state-police","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/163956\/","title":{"rendered":"Man crashes vehicle while bringing shooting victim to hospital in Western Pennsylvania: state police"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"300\" height=\"169\" decoding=\"async\" data-nimg=\"1\" class=\"rounded-lg\" style=\"color:transparent\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/14066f6a8b6c1966e5bcc9c5fc86364e.jpeg\"\/><\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">State police are investigating a shooting and related DUI crash in Western Pennsylvania.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">According to a release, troopers were called to investigate a shooting in a restaurant parking lot, located in the 90 block of Lulay Street in Geistown, Cambria County.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Meanwhile, troopers were also notified of a single-vehicle crash at Ruby and Penrod streets in Stoneycreek Township that was related to the shooting.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">PSP says that a 21-year-old man from Johnstown was in the Tulunes parking lot when he was shot in his lower back.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">A 22-year-old man, also from Johnstown and an \u201cacquaintance\u201d of the victim, tried to drive him to the hospital in a 2018 Kia Forte.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">However, the vehicle crashed into a residential retaining wall and was unable to move. It was later towed from the scene.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">After the crash, the victim was taken to an area hospital, where he was last listed in stable condition. He is expected to survive.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">The driver was arrested for suspicion of alcohol-related DUI and drug possession, PSP says.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Police searched the area for witnesses but couldn\u2019t find evidence or surveillance video. As of now, no one else has been arrested, and no gun has been found.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Anyone with information on the incidents is told to call PSP Troop A &#8211; Ebensburg at 814-472-1653.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Download the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wpxi.com\/mobile-apps\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:FREE WPXI News app;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;FREE WPXI News app&quot;}\" class=\"link \">FREE WPXI News app<\/a> for breaking news alerts.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Follow Channel 11 News on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/wpxi\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Facebook;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;Facebook&quot;}\" class=\"link \">Facebook<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/WPXI\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Twitter;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;Twitter&quot;}\" class=\"link \">Twitter<\/a>. | <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wpxi.com\/video\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Watch WPXI NOW;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;Watch WPXI NOW&quot;}\" class=\"link \">Watch WPXI NOW<\/a><\/p>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"State police are investigating a shooting and related DUI crash in Western Pennsylvania. 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