Charleroi man killed in Luzerne Township crash
A Charleroi man was killed in an early morning crash Monday in Fayette County.
State police said Raekwon Stevenson, 24, was driving at a high rate of speed on Thornton Road (Route 166) in Luzerne Township when he crossed into the northbound lane near the intersection of Creek Road. He hit a vehicle operated by Valerie J. Brown, 58, of McClellandtown head on, authorities said.
Police said Stevenson was pronounced dead at the scene of the 2:22 a.m. crash by Fayette EMS. Brown was taken to a local hospital for treatment of suspected injuries.
Representatives from the coroner’s office and members of volunteer fire companies from Tower Hill #2, Republic and Brownsville also responded to the scene.