Two people were killed in a crash on Route 56 in Westmoreland County Friday afternoon.
Westmoreland County Coroner Timothy Carson reported that 36-year-old Robert Deemer of Johnstown and 84-year-old Gerald McGeary of Seward were the two who died in the head-on collision near Laurel Ridge State Park in Saint Clair Township at 1:09 PM. According to Carson’s report, Deemer was driving a Dodge Ram pickup truck when he crossed the center line and struck McGeary’s Chrysler 300. The two were pronounced dead at the scene by deputy coroner Sean Hribal. Neither driver wore a seat belt at the time. Two others who were not identified were taken to a Cambria County hospital for treatment of injuries.
Carson ruled that McGeary and Deemer died due to blunt force trauma from the crash and ruled their deaths accidental. State Police from the Greensburg Barracks and the Armagh/East Wheatfield Volunteer Fire Department assisted other first responders on-scene.
