Jeannette Couple Die In Hempfield Accident

HEMPFIELD TWP., PA — A Jeannette couple died in a single-vehicle collision Saturday night in Westmoreland County. According to coroner Kenneth Bacha, 61-year-old Walter Gardner was the operator of a 2001 Ford F-150 traveling north on Agnew Road.  Catherine Gardner, 58, was riding as the lone passenger when the vehicle left the roadway for an unknown reason just before 6:00 p.m. The truck traveled down an embankment into a wooded area, rolled over, and came to rest upright in a small creek according to reports. The couple both died of blunt force trauma of the head and torso and were pronounced dead just after 6:30 p.m. Both victims were not wearing seatbelts at the time of the crash, and cellphones do not believe to be a factor. The air bags did deploy during the crash. Pennsylvania State Police Greensburg also investigated on scene.