ALLEGHENY COUNTY, PA – Detectives from the Allegheny County Collision Reconstruction Unit have arrested a 30-year-old Export man following a fatal hit and run incident in Plum Borough.
On Monday, June 11, at around 3:50 p.m., a collision was reported on the 100 block of Unity Trestle Road.
First responders arrived to find 66-year-old motorcyclist James Baker in critical condition. Baker was later pronounced deceased at a local hospital.
The suspect vehicle, identified as a white Lincoln sedan, was found unoccupied in Export, Westmoreland County shortly after the incident. Towner Henretty, the vehicle’s owner, lived nearby. Witness statements and cell phone data led investigators to conclude that Henretty was behind the wheel during the crash and had fled the scene.
The Allegheny County Collision Reconstruction Unit is responsible for investigating major traffic incidents within the county. Anyone with additional information about this case is asked to reach out to the unit.