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Crash Claims City Woman’s Life

By Staff Reports
The Tube City Almanac
July 07, 2021
Posted in: Crime and Police News

A McKeesport woman died following a one-car crash Saturday afternoon near the McKeesport-Duquesne Bridge.

Levona Hawkins, 50, was pronounced dead at the scene, the Allegheny County Medical Examiner’s Office said.

Allegheny County police said the wreck happened in the 500 block of Pirl Street just after 4 p.m. The vehicle in which Hawkins was traveling was found over a hillside. Police said she had been thrown from the car.

The county police homicide unit and collision reconstruction unit are investigating, police said, and are seeking witnesses to the crash.

Anyone with information about the incident is asked to call the county police tip line at 1-833-ALL-TIPS. Callers can remain anonymous, police said.

Originally published July 07, 2021.

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