MEADVILLE — The Pennsylvania State Police and the Crawford County Coroner’s Office continued their investigation on Monday into an accident involving a Pennsylvania Department of Transportation snow plow east of the city on Friday night that killed a 19-year-old woman.
Crawford County Coroner Eric Coston identified the victim on Monday as Nicole Smith, who he said lived in the area of the accident.
Smith was killed when she was struck by a PennDOT plow on Friday at about 7:15 p.m. as she was walking east on the westbound shoulder of Star Route/Route 27 in West Mead Township, according to state police in Meadville. The plow truck, driven by a 51-year-old Espyville man, was traveling west when the accident occurred, troopers reported.
The accident happened in the 21400 block of Star Route. Smith was pronounced dead at the scene at 7:55 p.m. Friday, Coston said.
Coston said Smith, whom troopers said was hit by the truck’s plow blade, died of blunt-force trauma to the head and face. He has not yet ruled on the manner of death as the accident investigation continues.
Smith was wearing dark clothing at the time of the accident, he said.
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