Alleged Driver Of Penn Hills Hit And Run Appears In Court

PENN HILLS (KDKA) — Surron Burch, the alleged driver of the car that struck and killed Joseph Morris, appeared in court today to face charges.The 51-year-old Morris died last April after he was struck by a hit-and-run driver on Hershey Road in Penn Hills then dragged more than a half-mile to Universal Road.Police were tipped off about a damaged blue Saturn parked in McKeesport and that led to the arrest of the alleged driver 21-year-old Burch.
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