Driver identified in Wednesday Route 28 crash
Vehicle Crash DME
An Oklahoma man was flown to a Pittsburgh hospital Wednesday after he struck a tree on Route 28 in Buffalo Township, state police said.
Tommy S. Copeland, 50, of Sand Springs, Okla., suffered serious injuries to the head and chest from the crash.
According to a crash report, Copeland was driving north in the left lane of Route 28 around 6:43 a.m., passing a vehicle.
Police said Copeland drove his Ford F-150 at a high rate of speed into the right lane to take exit 17, but could not because a school bus was on the exit ramp.
