Person found dead on Jefferson Avenue
A Washington man was found dead on Jefferson Avenue Saturday morning.
According to Washington County Coroner Tim Warco, a motorist stopped to assist the driver of a pickup truck about 12:30 a.m., believing that the truck’s driver had hit an animal.
But the motorist realized the object in the road was a person and called 911.
The person has been identified as 51-year-old Steven Elliott of Washington.
It is being investigated by the Washington Police Department. The department was assisted at the scene by the Pennsylvania State Police, Ambulance Chair and EMS and the Washington Fire Department.