Canoe Creek Drowning Update 10:50 pm
Now to the latest on a 23-year old Williamsburg man who died at Canoe Creek State Park on Sunday.
Blair County Coroner Patty Ross says an autopsy showed Chad Skinner drowned.
He had gone for a swim in the lake, but never resurfaced prompting the hours long search.
Ross says there was no foul play but it is waiting on a toxicology report.
Fatal Blair County Hit & Run
UPDATE:
Blair County coroner Patty Ross has identified the victim of Thursday night’s fatal hit-and-run crash along Pleasant Valley Blvd.
Ross confirmed that the victim was 65-year-old James Jury, who authorities say was a homeless man.
Investigators say that they hope by releasing his name that they can identify his next of kin.
Anyone with information is asked to contact Logan Township Police.
ORGINAL:
Logan Township Police Department is investigating a fatal hit-and-run crash that occurred around 11 p.m. Thursday night.
According to police, the incident occurred along the 3300 block of Pleasant Valley Boulevard in Logan Township.
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A 65-year-old man was killed Thursday when a vehicle hit him on Pleasant Valley Boulevard. The vehicle fled the scene, Altoona police reported.
The victim was identified as Lynn James Jury of Altoona, Blair County Coroner Patty Ross told WTAJ. He died from blunt force trauma.
Logan Township police said in a news release the incident occurred near the 3300 block of boulevard in the area of the Pleasant Valley Shopping Center about 11 p.m. Altoona police assisted Logan Township at the scene, and the Pennsylvania State Police Crash Reconstruction unit is working with local law enforcement on the investigation.
Blair County Fatal Hit & Run
UPDATE:
Blair County coroner Patty Ross has identified the victim of Thursday night’s fatal hit-and-run crash along Pleasant Valley Blvd.
Ross confirmed that the victim was 65-year-old James Jury, who authorities say was a homeless man.
Investigators say that they hope by releasing his name that they can identify his next of kin.
Anyone with information is asked to contact Logan Township Police.
ORGINAL:
Logan Township Police Department is investigating a fatal hit-and-run crash that occurred around 11 p.m. Thursday night.
According to police, the incident occurred along the 3300 block of Pleasant Valley Boulevard in Logan Township.
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