Fatal crash could be a tragic accident – ​​Butler Eagle

Initial investigations into Friday night’s accident that left a 13-year-old Buffalo Township boy dead and his friend injured indicate that glare from the sun and the condition of the road may be the main causes of the tragedy.

On Friday evening at 6:50 p.m., emergency personnel were called to Cole Road in Buffalo Township for a report of two boys who had been struck by a pickup truck while riding their bicycles.

A boy, whom the Allegheny County Coroner’s Office identified Saturday as Dylan Tarbi, 13, of Buffalo Township, was taken by helicopter from the scene of the accident to UPMC Children’s Hospital in Pittsburgh, where he died at 8:22 p.m.

The other boy was taken to the local emergency room by his parents.

Buffalo Township Police Chief Tim Derringer said the investigation into the crash was ongoing, but initial findings indicated that the driver of the black pickup truck that struck the boys did not see them because he was blinded by the sun while crossing a hilltop.

He said no charges have been filed against the pickup driver, whose name was not released Saturday.

“The case is currently under investigation,” said Derringer. “As soon as we have reviewed everything, we will make a decision.”

“At this point, it looks like a very tragic accident.”

Derringer said the boys were driving on the right side of the road with traffic moving.

He said they were about a mile from home and on their way to a local store.

Derringer said officers are reviewing footage from a dashboard camera in the pickup truck. He said he was not aware of any other witnesses to the accident other than the surviving boy.

He said the driver of the pickup truck was not impaired, stopped immediately and remained on scene and fully cooperated with police.

The driver is a resident of Buffalo Township, Derringer said.

He said Dylan Tarbi was unconscious at the scene of the accident while his friend got up, walked around and talked before being taken to the emergency room to be examined for minor injuries, Derringer said.