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On-Air WTAE-TV Reporter Hit By Car, Then Finishes Segment
Tori Yorgey, who starts at WTAE-TV in Pittsburgh in February, remarkably finished her report after an SUV sideswiped her.
HUNTINGTON, WV — A news reporter recently hired by WTAE-TV was struck by a car while on the air Wednesday but remarkably finished her report on a local water main break.
“Oh my God, I just got hit by a car, but I’m OK. I just got hit by a car, but I’m OK, Tim,” WSAZ-TV reporter Tori Yorgey told anchor Tim Irr an SUV grazed her.
“Well, that’s a first for you on TV, Tori,” Irr said as Yorgey, who starts at WTAE on Feb. 1, picked up her camera that also fell during the incident.
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“That’s live TV for you. It’s all good,” Yorgey said. “I actually got hit by a car in college, too, just like that. I am so glad I’m OK.”
The report was interrupted by the driver, who stopped to see if Yorgey was OK and apologized. Yorgey said she was fine.
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