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January 27, 2012

Briefly Noted: City Solicitor Recovering After Crash

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Weather may have played a role in the accident that sent the city's solicitor to the hospital early Sunday morning*.

City police Chief Bryan Washowich said an 2004 Cadillac SUV driven by J. Jason Elash, 40, of McKeesport was traveling south on Route 48 when it went out of control on a curve between Old Long Run Road and the entrance to Olympia Shopping Center. The SUV left the road and struck an office building located at 716 Long Run Road.

The building houses a variety of electronics companies and a local office for Comcast Cable, and is owned by Paul F. Rost Electric Inc. of Greenock, according to county tax records.

Elash was the only person in the vehicle, Washowich said. The road was "ice patched" at the time of the accident, he said. According to the National Weather Service at Moon Township, temperatures dropped to 11 degrees at 3 a.m. Sunday morning.

Elash was transported by ground to UPMC Mercy Hospital for medical treatment and his SUV was towed from the scene, Washowich said. The investigation is ongoing. City firefighters and McKeesport Ambulance Rescue Service also responded to the scene.

City officials said Elash has been released from the hospital and is recovering at home.

* Editor's Note: Edited after publication to clarify when accident occurred.

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