{"id":36189,"date":"2026-02-24T06:18:00","date_gmt":"2026-02-24T11:18:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lebobeat.com\/staging\/1488\/?p=36189"},"modified":"2026-02-19T14:04:44","modified_gmt":"2026-02-19T19:04:44","slug":"mt-lebanon-graduatekilled-in-i-79-crash","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lebobeat.com\/staging\/1488\/mt-lebanon-graduatekilled-in-i-79-crash\/","title":{"rendered":"Mt. Lebanon GraduateKilled in I-79 Crash"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Evan Matthew Gingo, 18, a Mt. Lebanon High School graduate and Slippery Rock University freshman, was killed Friday, Feb. 6, in a multi-vehicle crash on Interstate 79 in Butler County.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Gingo died in a chain-reaction crash along northbound I-79 in Jackson Township at about 10:30 a.m., according to Pennsylvania State Police. The crash occurred during snowy, icy conditions and involved more than two dozen vehicles.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A 2025 graduate of Mt. Lebanon High School, Gingo was returning to campus when his vehicle lost control on the slick roadway and collided with a trailer, police said. He was pronounced dead at the scene. Several other people were injured and taken to area hospitals.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Gingo was a first-year student at Slippery Rock majoring in exercise science.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Evan Matthew Gingo, 18, a Mt. Lebanon High School graduate and Slippery Rock University freshman, was killed Friday, Feb. 6, in a multi-vehicle crash on Interstate 79 in Butler County. Gingo died in a chain-reaction crash along northbound I-79 in Jackson Township at about 10:30 a.m., according to Pennsylvania State Police. 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