DUI Pending in Muse Crash That Injured Three

Cecil Township police said Thursday that one of the drivers involved in an accident Wednesday that sent three people to a Pittsburgh hospital was arrested on suspicion of driving under the influence.

Police Lt. Shawn F. Bukovinsky said Doreen Dykeman, 54, of Muse, was taken into custody and transported to Canonsburg General Hospital for a blood test following the crash around 6:30 p.m. Wednesday. A DUI charge is pending the results of that test, and other citations may also be forthcoming, he said.

According to Bukovinsky, Dykeman and John Moore, 56, were approaching each other while driving in opposite directions on Muse-Bishop Road near the intersection of state Rt. 980 when she went to dial her cell phone and looked up after hearing a car beep its horn.

But Dykeman told police that by the time she looked up, she had already crossed the center line, striking Moore’s vehicle and causing it to lose control and roll over several times, Bukovinsky said.

Members of the were called to the scene to extricate Moore from the vehicle. Moore and two passengers, Carol Moore, 56, and Mary Ellin, 72, all of Pittsburgh, were taken by Southbridge EMT to Allgheny General Hospital for treatment, Bukovisnky said.

A hospital spokeswoman on Thursday afternoon said that both John Moore and Mary Ellin were in fair condition. No information about Carol Moore's condition was available.

Muse-Bishop Road was closed near the Muse VFD for about an hour while crews worked to clear the scene, police said.