A 34-year-old Knox man has been charged with vehicular homicide in connection with the deaths of two people in an August crash in Clarion County.
Nicholas Andrew Colwell is facing two felony counts of homicide by vehicle, a misdemeanor count of DUI and seven summary traffic violations.
Carrie A. Hunt, 54, of Clarion, and Gilbert E. Slaugenhaupt, 73, of Shippenville, were killed in the two-vehicle crash Aug. 22 along Paint Boulevard (Route 66) near Doe Run Road in Paint Township.
Hunt was found deceased when emergency services personnel arrived at the scene.
Heather M. Garrett, 43, of Strattanville, a back seat passenger in Hunt’s vehicle, was flown via medical helicopter to a Pittsburgh-area hospital for treatment of her injuries.
Colwell was transported to Clarion Hospital where he was interviewed by police. He allegedly told police he had just left work and believed he fell asleep at the wheel.
The police report did not list what injuries Colwell might have sustained.
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