(North Sewickley Twp., Pa.) Pa State Police in Gibsonia are reporting that they were dispatched to the scene of a tractor trailer accident on the Pennsylvania Turnpike Sunday morning, September 5, 2021,  at 5:11 AM.
Upon arriving on the scene and investigating Troopers reported that 63-year-old Edward Hicks from Schertz Texas was operating a 2016 Peterbilt semi-truck traveling eastbound on the Turnpike in North Sewickley Twp.  when he was having a right front brake issue which caused the truck to leave the roadway and into a grassy embankment where it came to a final rest. Hick’s was transported to UPMC Passavant in Cranberry for suspected minor injuries. Troopers charged Hicks with not driving properly on roadways laned for traffic.