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Accidents in the Pittsburgh area that occur in the early morning hours often involve may tend to involve drivers who have been drinking. A fatal hit-and-run that took place recently in Leetsdale may have been one of those occurrences. A man was arrested on charges including drunk driving after the fatal accident, which took place between midnight and 3 a.m. earlier this week. Police who responded to the scene found the victim lying next to his car along the...

The City of Pittsburgh may be getting red light cameras. Legislation was introduced to Pittsburgh City Council that would allow the use of red light cameras throughout Pittsburgh. Red light cameras are used to capture the license plate number of any vehicle violating the red light signal. From the picture, the police can then issue a ticket through the mail to the driver who ran the red light. The expectation of the cameras is to make intersections safer. Studies...