Crime & Safety

Penn Hills Man Killed in Leetsdale by Hit-and-Run Driver

The hit-and-run occurred on Ohio River Boulevard.

A pedestrian was killed by a hit-and-run driver early Sunday morningΒ in Leetsdale.Β 

The Allegheny County Medical Examiner's office identified the person killedΒ as Charles Britt, 67, of PennΒ Hills.Β 

He was pronounced dead atΒ 3:08 a.m.

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An emergency dispatch supervisor told the Post-Gazette theΒ hit-and-runΒ occurred at 3 a.m. on Ohio River Boulevard in Leetsdale. The supervisor also said theΒ suspected driver of the vehicleΒ is in custody.

Authorities are investigating.Β 

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