A 41-year-old Rimersburg man was struck and killed while walking in the travel lanes of Route 28 in Armstrong County early Sunday morning. Charles E. Goodman was hit by a northbound SUV between exits 18 and 19 at about 12:15 a.m. and was pronounced dead at the scene.
According to WTAE, Goodman was walking directly in the travel lanes of the roadway when the SUV struck him. The driver of the vehicle suffered a possible injury but was not taken to a hospital, according to the police report cited by the station.
Driver Evaluated, Not Hospitalized
The driver was evaluated at the scene, per the same account from the police report. No further details on the driver's identity or condition have been released.
A separate report from Butler Radio confirmed that the driver was evaluated at the scene following the collision. Beyond the stretch of Route 28 between exits 18 and 19 in Armstrong County, no further location details have been released.
A Stretch of Highway With a Grim History
This is not the first fatal crash to strike Route 28 in the region in recent memory. A man died in April after a serious crash along the highway in Boggs, Armstrong County, according to a report from WTAE at the time. In February 2025, a pedestrian accident closed the northbound lanes of Route 28 near Etna for several hours and left one person dead, as reported by CBS Pittsburgh. And in October 2024, a man died in a single-vehicle crash on Route 28 in Etna, according to the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, which cited the Allegheny County Medical Examiner.
No additional information about the investigation into Goodman's death has been made public. It remains unclear whether authorities will pursue charges in connection with the crash.
