Maryland man charged for causing two-vehicle crash in Pittsburgh

(File hoto of a Pennsylvania State Police Trooper Car)

Noah Haswell, Beaver County Radio News

(Pittsburgh, PA) Pennsylvania State Police in Pittsburgh reported Sunday that a 22-year-old man from Silver Spring, Maryland, was charged with a summary traffic violation for tailgating following a crash in Pittsburgh on May 1.

According to police, Giuseppe Lo Piccolo was driving on Interstate 279 South at about 4:21 p.m. when he struck the rear of a vehicle driven by 47-year-old Joseph Skundrich of Cranberry Township after it stopped for traffic.

Police said Skundrich and his passenger were transported to Allegheny General Hospital for treatment. Lo Piccolo was not injured.