FAYETTE COUNTY, PA. (THECOUNT) — Miranda Huseman of, Republic, PA, and Daniel A. Guthrie, of New Salem, PA, have been identified as the victims in a single-vehicle crash in Fayette County early Saturday.
Huseman, 27, and Guthrie, 32, were both killed Saturday morning around 2 a.m. in a single-vehicle crash near Redstone Township.
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According to officials, Huseman was operating a Honda Fit on Filbert Orient Road in New Salem, when for unknown reasons, the vehicle crossed centerlines and exited the roadway. The vehicle then made contact with a substantial tree.
Officials noted “significant speed,” as a possible factor in the double-fatal crash.
The car scraped against a wall that runs alongside the road and then hit a tree, causing “massive destruction” and ejecting Ms. Huseman, said officials.
Both victims were pronounced dead at the scene of massive blunt force trauma injuries.
Neither victim wore a seatbelt, reports Post-Gazette.
The relationship between the victims is unclear.
Redstone police say the investigation into the cause of the crash remains open.
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Geo quick facts: Fayette County is a county of the U.S. state of Pennsylvania. Fayette County is located in southwestern Pennsylvania, adjacent to Maryland and West Virginia. As of the 2010 census, the population was 136,606. Its county seat is Uniontown – Wikipedia.