SALEM TOWNSHIP, Pa. -- A head-on car crash early Friday on Route 22 in Westmoreland County killed two people.
Police said the collision happened near Hannastown Road (State Route 1055) in Salem Township just before 2 a.m.
Slideshow: Images From The SceneAccording to a state police report, Ryan A. Diehl was driving an SUV the wrong way in the westbound lanes when he crashed into a car in the left lane.
Diehl, of Blair County, was pronounced dead at the scene by Deputy Coroner John Ackerman.
The driver of the second car, Christopher McDermott, was taken to a Pittsburgh hospital. Early Friday afternoon, an updated police report said McDermott had died.
State police at the Kiski Valley barracks are investigating the crash. They said neither Diehl nor McDermott was wearing a seat belt.
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