Man Pulled From Burning Vehicle After Crash

August 21, 2025 4:53 am

HENRY CLAY TOWNSHIP, Pa. — (WPXI) – A man was rescued from a burning vehicle in Fayette County Tuesday night. State police say they were called around 11:15 p.m. for a two-vehicle crash on National Pike, west of Fern Road in Henry Clay Township. A sedan heading eastward crossed into the opposing lane and hit a semi-truck head-on. The sedan caught fire while the driver, Jared Peck, 23, of Markleysburg, was trapped inside. Police say a nearby family ran to the burning sedan and pulled Peck out. Medics took him to Ruby Memorial Hospital, where he is in stable condition. The semi-truck driver was not hurt.