However, several of Pittsburgh’s surrounding counties of Armstrong, Butler, Fayette, Washington and Westmoreland all ranked within the top 10 in their respective size categories. The largest cities in Pennsylvania, Philadelphia and Pittsburgh, are not in the most deadly counties. The average DUI deaths per 100,000 residents in small counties was 3.04, compared to the midsize county average of 2.58 and the large county average of 1.90. Small counties more likely to have higher DUI deaths per capita, compared to midsize and large counties. For comparison purposes, we separated each county into categories based on population: large, midsize and small.ĭespite its small population, Susquehanna County exceeds all other counties in DUI fatalities per capita, with 7.69 DUI deaths per 100,000 residents. Listed above are the 10 worst large counties in Pennsylvania for DUI fatalities however, our analysis sampled data for all 67 counties across the state. Situated on the western Pennsylvania and Ohio border, the largest cities here are Washington and Monongahela.īreakdown of the most dangerous counties in Pennsylvania for DUIs, by county size Washington County 2.09 DUI deaths per 100,000 residentsĭUI fatalities have seen a 66% decline from 2015 to 2017 in Washington County. York County saw a 20% decrease in DUI fatalities since 2012, despite being the most populous large county in our list of the top 10 in Pennsylvania for DUI fatalities.ġ0. York County 2.15 DUI deaths per 100,000 residents The town of Bethlehem is split between Northampton and Lehigh counties Northampton residents are 43.5% more likely to be involved in a fatal DUI crash than Lehigh county residents.ĩ. Northampton County sits along the Pennsylvania and New Jersey border.
Northampton County 2.46 DUI deaths per 100,000 residents Positioned southeast of Pittsburgh, this county has seen DUI fatalities drop by more than half from 2015 to 2017.Ĩ. In Westmoreland County, there were 27 fatalities as a result of drunk driving in the most recent three-year period.
Westmoreland County 2.46 DUI deaths per 100,000 residents Berks’ largest city of Reading is one of the most expensive cities in Pennsylvania for auto insurance.ħ. Situated between Harrisburg and Philadelphia, Berks County had 31 total fatalities caused by drunk driving between 20. Berks County 2.51 DUI deaths per 100,000 residents Luzerne also had the most significant decrease of the top large counties - a 35.9% decline in average DUI fatalities over the past three years.Ħ. Luzerne had a 39% higher DUI-death-per-capita rate than neighboring Lackawanna County and town of Scranton. The electrocution caused the bus to catch fire.Wilkes Barre and Hazleton are the two largest cities in Luzerne County, located in the northeast part of the state. “The very sad part of this is, after talking to his wife, he had hearing issues, and it’s possible that could have been an issue in this.”īecze said the ground was charged with electricity and VanKirk was died instantly when he stepped out of the bus. “The witness was yelling at the driver to stay in the bus, but he didn’t listen,” Becze said. Live wires were lying on top of the school bus and VanKirk apparently moved the bus, knocking them to the ground, according to an unidentified witness. “There were no skid marks or anything like that, so I don’t know how that happened, whether he looked down or had a medical emergency of some kind,” the chief said.
Becze said he has not determined what caused the wreck. The accident happened at Foster and Mercer roads in North Sewickley Township.īecze said VanKirk, a driver for First Student bus company, which has a contract with the Riverside School District, was going over his route for a last time before school starts on Monday when the bus sheared a utility pole. Friday, according to police Chief Jeff Becze. Timothy VanKirk, 60, of Ellwood City died instantly from the live high-voltage electrical wires that were on the ground outside the bus that had crashed around 2:45 p.m. A bus driver with hearing problems might not have heard another motorist’s shouted warnings Friday before he got out of his wrecked school bus on a rural Beaver County road and was electrocuted, an official said.
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