OUR APP COVERING FAYETTE COUNTY TONIGHT. STATE POLICE SAY A DRIVER WAS KILLED IN A CRASH EARLIER TONIGHT ON ROUTE 982, IN BULLSKIN TOWNSHIP, NEAR MOUNT PLEASANT. THE CORONER HAS IDENTIFIED THE VICTIM AS 50 YEAR OLD DAVID LANCASTER. TROOPERS ARE STILL INVESTIGATING THIS TWO CAR CRASH, BUT THEY BELIEVE A SEDAN DRIVER TRIED TO MAKE A TURN NEAR ROUTE 31 AND CROSSED INTO
Fayette County coroner called to crash on Route 982 in Bullskin Township
Updated: 11:57 PM EST Feb 20, 2026
Pennsylvania State Police said one person died Friday in a head-on crash in Fayette County.The crash happened around 4 p.m. on Route 982 in Bullskin Township.The coroner’s office said David Lancaster, 50, of Mount Pleasant, died at the scene.”A sedan operated by the deceased driver was negotiating a curve in the roadway when it crossed into the opposite lane and struck Unit 2 head-on,” state police Trooper Kalee Barnhart said.Police said the driver of the other vehicle was not injured.Download the WTAE app to stay connected with breaking news. Sign up for our email newsletters to get breaking news in your inbox.
BULLSKIN TOWNSHIP, Pa. —
Pennsylvania State Police said one person died Friday in a head-on crash in Fayette County.
The crash happened around 4 p.m. on Route 982 in Bullskin Township.
The coroner’s office said David Lancaster, 50, of Mount Pleasant, died at the scene.
“A sedan operated by the deceased driver was negotiating a curve in the roadway when it crossed into the opposite lane and struck Unit 2 head-on,” state police Trooper Kalee Barnhart said.
Police said the driver of the other vehicle was not injured.
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