Feb 27, 2007 By Jennifer Harr 2 min read

A New Castle man was killed in a car crash on Route 40 in Menallen Township early Tuesday in nearly the same place that a serious crash occurred on Friday. A New Castle man was killed in a car crash on Route 40 in Menallen Township early Tuesday in nearly the same place that a serious crash occurred on Friday.

State police Sgt. James Caccimelio identified the man as 26-year-old John Gordon Mason.

The fatality marks the eighth in Fayette County this month. The other fatalities have been scattered throughout the county, and some have been weather-related.

In a release, trooper Michael Irwin indicated that Mason, driving a Dodge Avenger, lost control of his car going around a left turn hearing toward Uniontown on Route 40 near Knucklehead s bar. Irwin indicated that Mason s car went into a yard, hit an embankment and his vehicle went airborne. The car went through a second yard before hitting a fence post and a small rock wall, Irwin indicated.

The car overturned before stopping in a third yard, police said.

Irwin indicated that Route 40 was clear and dry at the time of the crash.

State police accident reconstruction specialist Cpl. Joseph D Andrea said that the crash occurred about 50 feet from an accident Friday that left the suspected driver of that car in critical condition.

Steven Long of Denver, Pa., and passenger, Jennifer Madden of Mount Pleasant, also was heading toward Uniontown on Route 40 when Long lost control of his car near the bar. The vehicle hit a utility pole.

See tomorrow’s edition for more details.