Rollover Crash Kills 18 Year Old, Injures 3 More

(WPXI) PITTSBURGH — A young man was killed and three others were injured in a rollover crash in Pittsburgh’s Point Breeze neighborhood. Just before 1 a.m. Thursday, police, fire and EMS were all dispatched to Beechwood Boulevard between Beechwood Lane and Gettysburg Street for a single vehicle rollover crash. The three survivors of the crash were able to get out of the car after it flipped upside down on the road after hitting a pole. The driver and one passenger were taken to the hospital in stable condition. The other passenger was taken in critical condition. On Thursday afternoon, the Allegheny County Medical Examiner’s Office identified the victim as Jakob James Sirlin, 18, of Squirrel Hill. Police say their investigation points to speed as a factor in this crash. That information did not surprise neighbors who say the stretch along Beechwood Boulevard in between Reynolds and Hastings Street can be dangerous because of speeding.