Two Kids Sent to Hospital after Tarentum Crash

On August 2, sisters 14-year-old Alei Luther and 11-year-old Natalie Orr were at the park at the corner of 9th Avenue and PA 366 in Tarentum with their cousin, 15-year-old Riley Myers. As they crossed in the crosswalk on PA 366 to head home, a driver “came out of nowhere” and hit Alei and Natalie. Alei suffered a broken finger and a broken leg, which needed to have a metal rod surgically implanted. “I tried getting up because I saw Natalie on the ground,” she said. “Then, I tried to get up to get to her, but I couldn’t get up.” Natalie suffered a broken pelvis and several broken ribs, as well as a punctured lung. Riley, who was uninjured, immediately ran to the girl’s home to get their mother. “I thought [Natalie] was dead,” she said. According to Tarentum Police, the driver wasn’t speeding, and stayed at the scene of the crash. Alei has since showed signs of Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder, including recurring nightmares of the crash. “I can’t go back up there,” she said.