Man charged in Forward Twp. fatal, 5-vehicle crash
A man charged in a five-vehicle crash last year that killed a father of three was traveling 128 miles per hour when his Jaguar crossed the center line on Evans City Road, police said.
State police filed charges on Friday with District Judge Amy Marcinkiewicz against Mohammed L. Rahhal, 25, of Butler.
Among the eight charges against Rahhal are involuntary manslaughter, homicide by vehicle, careless driving resulting in unintentional death, reckless driving, driving in the wrong lane, and exceeding the 55 mph speed limit by 73 mph.
Troopers also issued an arrest warrant for Rahhal on Friday.
Five vehicles were involved in the crash, which occurred just after 5:30 p.m. on June 24, 2021, on an area of Evans City Road about 1,250 feet north of Ash Stop Road in Forward Township.
Troy K. Andres, 44, was pronounced dead at the scene.
An autopsy determined the father of three likely died of blunt force trauma as a result of the high-speed crash.
According to police reports, Rahhal’s silver 2020 Jaguar F-Series Sedan was traveling east on Evans City Road when Rahhal crossed into the oncoming lane and sideswiped a GMC Acadia driven by Rochelle A. Wolfe of Butler.
The report stated that Rahhal’s vehicle “had an unknown interaction” with a Honda CRV driven by Emma R. O’Donnell of Cranberry Township before striking the Ford Focus driven by Andres and a Nissan Rogue driven by Linda L. Corey of Butler.
After hitting the vehicles, Rahhal’s vehicle left the road and crashed into the northern embankment.
Rahhal was taken by ambulance to Allegheny General Hospital for treatment of his injuries, the severity of which were unknown.
Wolfe, O’Donnell and Corey all refused treatment at the scene.
One of the cars involved caught fire after its occupants were out of the vehicle, and one person had to be extracted from another vehicle, according to Matt Otto, Evans City Fire Chief.
Emergency responders were on the scene of the crash for six hours.
