MAN STRUCK BY VEHICLE IN LOWER BURRELL

A man is dead after being struck by a vehicle in Lower Burrell yesterday.  Authorities say the wreck happening at Greensburg Road and New York Avenue sometime in the early morning hours.  The body of 62-year-old Harry J. Thomas was then found later in the afternoon, according to Westmoreland County Coroner John Ackerman.  Officials say the driver who was involved in the incident is cooperating with investigators.