Crime & Safety

Burgettstown Man Dies in Quad Accident

Washington County Coroner Tim Warco ruled the death of Chad Culley an accident Tuesday evening.

A Burgettstown man died Tuesday afternoon after a quad accident, Washington County Coroner Tim Warco said in a release.

He said Chad Culey, 39, of Joffre-Cherry Valley Road was operating a friend's quad on his friend's property on Joffre-Bulger Road when it was driven into a small pond, where the recreational vehicle apparently overturned.

"A passing motorist discovered the quad and found the victim submerged in the water under the quad," Warco said in a statement.

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The manner of death for Culley is pending an autopsy.


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