Charleroi man killed in Luzerne Township crash
A Charleroi man was killed in an early morning crash Monday in Fayette County.
State police said Raekwon Stevenson, 24, was driving at a high rate of speed on Thornton Road (Route 166) in Luzerne Township when he crossed into the northbound lane near the intersection of Creek Road. He hit a vehicle operated by Valerie J. Brown, 58, of McClellandtown head on, authorities said.
Police said Stevenson was pronounced dead at the scene of the 2:22 a.m. crash by Fayette EMS. Brown was taken to a local hospital for treatment of suspected injuries.
Representatives from the Fayette County Coroner’s office and members of volunteer fire companies from Tower Hill No. 2, Republic and Brownsville also responded to the scene.