Two Port Authority Operators Die From COVID-19

December 8, 2020 4:10 am

PITTSBURGH- (WPXI) – Two employees of the Port Authority of Allegheny County recently died from COVID-19. “Today, our hearts are broken,” Port Authority CEO Katharine Kelleman said in a news release. “We are mourning the loss of two members of the Port Authority family. One employee was an operator for 21 years and, most recently, worked out of the East Liberty bus garage, the release stated. Marlon Lucas, 57, last worked Nov. 25. According to reports, Lucas went to the hospital after getting COVID-19. By Friday, he was on a ventilator. And early Sunday morning, he died. The second employee was an operator for seven years and, most recently, worked out of the Collier bus garage. Patrick Hazlett last worked Nov. 24, and a member of his family reported that he had tested positive for COVID-19 the following day. He died Monday at 34 years old. (Photo: WPXI)