Plum

This is a few miles from where I live, east of Pittsburgh.
A Greensburg businessman and his cousin were killed in a one-vehicle crash Sunday afternoon shortly after the two men left a party for the businessman's 2-year-old daughter at his Hempfield Township home.
Westmoreland County Deputy Coroner Gerald Fritz identified the driver as Brian A. Svetz, 33, of Rembrandt Circle, and his passenger as Robert E. Burmeister, 35, of Mt. Manor Road, Manor. Svetz was the owner of Svetz Orthotics and Prosthetics in Greensburg.
Svetz and Burmeister decided to take Svetz's 2006 Porsche 911 Turbo for a drive around 3:20 p.m. and left the party unbeknownst to others at his home, Fritz said.
State police at Greensburg said last night the men were traveling south on Arona Road at a high rate of speed when the car went off the west berm of the road and hit several trees a half-mile from Svetz's home.
Adamsburg Fire Chief Don Thoma said the car traveled as much as 75 feet through trees before it rolled over.
"It looks like it may have become airborne. It knocked some trees down and rolled over."
Police said Svetz was wearing a seat belt, but it was unknown if Burmeister was restrained.
Svetz was trapped in the vehicle, and Burmeister was ejected, Fritz said. He was found lying about 20 feet from the car. Fritz said both men appeared to be dead when emergency personnel arrived.
"Our paramedics were here first and one of our officers. There were some nurses trying to help, but they left by the time we got here. It's a mess," Thoma said. "We had the helicopters and everything ready, but there was nothing we could do."
Fritz pronounced Burmeister dead at 4:50 p.m. and Svetz a minute later.
Both victims died of multiple trauma, the coroner said. Toxicology tests will be performed on the victims, but no autopsy is planned.
Thoma said the damage to the car was so severe, it was difficult to determine the make.
Numerous state police cars were on the scene, along with firefighters from Adamsburg and Strawpump volunteer fire companies and ambulances from Adamsburg and Irwin.
Arona Road was blocked off for about a mile. Traffic had to be rerouted for several hours.

tifosiman

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You see, if that would have been a 944, they probably would have walked away from it.

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89magic98

Brakes don't work too well when you're airborne.

tifosiman

Unless you have................................wait for it..................................................airbrakes.

nineeagles

that location is about 20 minutes from me and I have not heard this story.

Plum

It's all over the local news.
Check online at KDKA, Post Gazette or Tribune Review.

xsboost90

ouch!

silverBean

All jokes aside, that is really sad.

Calmchaos

Can you imagine how DESTROYED that car was that it was hard to determine the make?
Everyone and their mother knows what a Porsche looks like.

SamGrant951

I feel bad for the family..sucks

fork_included

depends what porsche,

the 911 style body i knew ever since i was a kid

but the 944/928 style, or a 914 i doubt many people know what it is

i remember before i got a porsche id be driving and i see a car in front of me and i'm like "what the hell is that", then i just see the words "porsche" on the back and think to myself "what an odd porsche", now i know that it was a 928... but i wouldnt be suprised if many others would be cluless as to any of the other styles porsche had to offer.

Calmchaos

it was a new 911... not too hard to ID IMO

fork_included

no no you're quite right i'm just generalizing

db944

There is a video report on the local news channel here:

http://kdka.com/topstories/local_story_338084457.html

Dr.Porsche

Very sad. Prayers go out to the families of thise individuals. Used to live mear the "Burgh" and those roads are twisty and hilly. Very sad.