A Monroeville man died early Saturday after crashing into construction equipment on William Penn Highway.
Michael M. Berkley, 37, died at Forbes Hospital just before 1 a.m.
According to Allegheny County officials, witnesses said Berkley was driving at a high rate of speed in the 4200 block of William Penn Highway near Chase Bank and Panda Express about 11:49 p.m. on Friday when he crashed into a piece of parked construction equipment.
Berkley was taken to the hospital where he was pronounced dead about an hour later.
The Allegheny County Police homicide and collision reconstruction unit are investigating.
Paula Reed Ward is a TribLive reporter covering federal and Allegheny County courts. She joined the Trib in 2019 after spending nearly 17 years at the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, where she was part of a Pulitzer Prize-winning team. She is the author of “Death by Cyanide.” She can be reached at pward@triblive.com.