Washington Man Charged In Fatal Pedestrian Hit & Run

August 22, 2023 9:32 am

PITTSBURGH — Two people have been charged in a fatal hit-and-run that took place on Pittsburgh’s South Shore in January. Zachary Gleason, 35, a father of four, was struck around 3 a.m. on Jan. 14 while he was walking on West Carson Street. He was taken to Mercy Hospital where he died. Police say Markel Anthony Pulliam Jr., 25, of Washington, was driving a Honda Civic with a suspended license when he hit Gleason and fled the scene. Gleason was down in the road when he was then hit by a Chrysler 300 driven by Anthony Leon Baldwin, 55, of Pittsburgh, police said. Pulliam is charged with accidents involving death, accidents involving death while not licensed, driving with a suspended license and failing to stop and give aid. Baldwin is charged with accidents involving death.