Former Connoquenessing inspector of elections killed in Mars-Evans City Road crash
A Connoquenessing Borough woman and former inspector of elections died Thursday, Sept. 17, following a rollover crash involving a cement truck and another vehicle on Mars-Evans City Road, according to an Allegheny County Police official.
Aileen Palloni, 77, died of blunt force trauma to her head and chest after being taken to a Pittsburgh hospital from the crash near the intersection of Mars-Evans City and Myoma roads, according to Jim Madalinsky, the senior public information officer for public safety for the Allegheny County Police Department.
He said the manner of death was considered accidental.
Callery Volunteer Fire Company Assistant Chief Randy Hoffman Jr. said his crew was told while cleaning up the crash the woman extricated from a Subaru had died after being taken to AHN Wexford Hospital by Quality EMS. She and the driver of the Subaru were both taken to area hospitals.
“Our thoughts are with the families, friends and everyone affected by today’s tragic incident,” the fire company said in a statement on Facebook.
Hoffman said last week that emergency personnel at the scene had observed only minor injuries.
Palloni successfully ran as a Republican for Inspector of Elections for Connoquenessing Borough in November 2021, according to the Butler County Bureau of Elections.
She did not run again four years later in 2025.
The crash occurred around 2:15 p.m. near the intersection of Mars-Evans City and Myoma roads, according to Butler County Emergency Services dispatch reports.
Palloni died at the hospital at 5:14 p.m., Madalinsky said.
While the cement truck rolled over in the crash, the Subaru sustained heavy front-end damage. Hoffman said it appeared the cement truck had begun to drive up onto the front end of the Subaru before it flipped.
The cement truck driver was able to exit the truck himself, according to information from the fire company.
Emergency personnel remained on scene for five hours until 7:15 p.m. The affected areas of Mars-Evans City and Myoma roads were closed for the duration.
Hoffman said since the truck was full, there was a lot of cement to clean off the road. PennDOT was contacted and lent equipment to scrape the concrete off the road after McGann & Chester Towing and Heavy Duty removed the cement truck.
Adams Township police, the Adams Area Fire District and Evans City Area Volunteer Fire Department also responded.
