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A man walking across the street to pick up his newspaper was struck and killed by a car Saturday, the Allegheny County Coroner's Office said.

Homer Stotler, 71, was hit by a Chevy Cavalier just after 8:30 a.m. at the corner of New Texas and Renton roads, the coroner's office said. The driver's name was not available.

Stotler died at Forbes Regional Hospital a short time later from head and chest injuries, the coroner's office said.

Allegheny County homicide detectives are investigating.

West

South Fayette
Scott man dies when truck hits tree

A Scott man was killed Saturday when the pickup truck he was driving veered across the center line and hit a tree, the Allegheny Coroner's Office said.

Daniel Kearney, 20, was driving north in his Ford Ranger about 3:24 a.m. when he crashed in the 3300 block of Washington Pike, the coroner's office said.

Kearney was pronounced dead at the scene. He died of head, neck and trunk injuries, the coroner's office said.

Officials tour damage from Ivan

Officials surveyed post-Hurricane Ivan recovery work in South Fayette Saturday morning.

The township's manager, Mike Hoy, told the touring officials most of the damaged infrastructure -- including roadways, bridges and storm water pipes -- have been restored. Work on Morgan Park will continue through the winter so that the township's baseball league can play on the park's ballfield in the spring, Hoy said.

Among those on the tour yesterday were U.S. Rep. Tim Murphy, an Upper St. Clair Republican; state Rep. Nick Kotik, a Robinson Democrat; and Allegheny County Councilman Vince Gastgeb, a Bethel Park Republican. A representative of state Sen. John Pippy, a Moon Republican, also was present.

City

North Side
Man mugged after visiting hospitalized wife

A 65-year-old Butler County man who had just visited his wife at Allegheny General Hospital, North Side, is in critical condition after he was mugged Friday night, according to Pittsburgh police.

"He was visiting somebody in the hospital, he left and now he's in the hospital," said Officer Rich Artzberger. "He has a ruptured spleen, and his face is all broken up."

The Harrisville man was robbed of $60 and the key to his Chevrolet Blazer between 9 and 10 p.m. on Cedar Avenue near Foreland Street. The vehicle was not taken, and no one has been apprehended, Artzberger said.

Downtown
Groups march against brutality

Members of various local organizations participated in a march to protest police brutality Saturday.

About 40 people congregated at the Freedom Corner in the Hill District in the morning to commemorate the 10th National Day of Protest to Stop Police Brutality, Repression and Criminalization of a Generation. After a round of songs, they proceeded Downtown for a rally in front of the Allegheny County Courthouse.

Among the groups represented were the Black Political Empowerment Project, Pittsburgh Organizing Group and Thomas Merton Center.

Region

Washington County
Finleyville man dies in one-car crash

A Washington County man died after his car struck a tree in wet, foggy weather early Saturday morning.

Andrew J. Baumgart, 27, of Finleyville, was driving west on State Route 136 at a high rate of speed when he lost control of his 1999 Honda Accord, crossed the eastbound lane and hit a tree near McIlvaine Road between Somerset and Nottingham townships in Washington County, according to state police.

Baumgart, who was the only person in the car and was not wearing a seatbelt, died at the scene about 5 a.m. of blunt force trauma, according to Washington County Coroner Tim Warco.

Fayette County
Man charged with assaulting ice cream man

State police in Uniontown charged a Farmington man Saturday with attacking the driver of an ice cream truck in South Union five months ago.

Trooper Juan Curry said Jacob Randall Springer, 22, was driving a vehicle May 29 when he cut off the truck, driven by Bernard Joseph Geisel Jr., 23, of California. Police said the men exited their vehicles and Springer assaulted Geisel. On Oct. 20, Springer was questioned and he confessed, Curry said.

Springer was charged with simple assault, harassment, driving with a suspended or revoked license and reckless driving, Curry said. He is in the Fayette County Prison in lieu of $1,000 straight cash bond, Curry said. A preliminary hearing is slated for Oct. 27.

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