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SRU student dies in Mercer County
Car accident over weekend of Homecoming involves alumnus
By Frank Skrip
Rocket News Editor
Issue date: 10/21/05 Section: News
A Slippery Rock University senior was killed in Pine Township, Mercer County on Friday night after a two car collision involving an SRU alumnus.
Kyle S. McFeely, 22, of Grove City, was taken to United Community Hospital and pronounced dead at 9:24 p.m., state police in Mercer said.
Although the cause of death was not necessarily suspicious, an autopsy was performed by Mercer County Coroner J. Bradley McGonigle III on Sunday. The cause of death has not yet been released.
One passenger in the other vehicle, Keath Sherbondy, 26, of Grove City, suffered minor injuries.
The other vehicle was driven by Christopher A. Matarrese, 26, of New Hope. The other passenger in the vehicle was SRU graduate Anthony Errera, 26, of Grove City. Neither were injured in the crash.
According to police, the accident occurred when Matarrese drove through a stop sign on Airport Road, colliding with McFeely who was driving south along Route 173.
An investigation is being conducted and charges are pending.
McFeely was a 2001 graduate of Grove City High School and a safety and environment management major at SRU.
He was a member of the Pennsylvania National Guard of Oil City, as well as an employee at General Electric and Pizza Hut.
His hobbies and interests included hunting, fishing, golf, softball, and weightlifting.
McFeely was a member of the Church of the Beloved Disciple of Grove City. He is survived by his parents; his sister, SRU student Amber Elizabeth McFeely; his grandmother Dee McFeely, and several aunts, uncles, and cousins.
Kyle S. McFeely, 22, of Grove City, was taken to United Community Hospital and pronounced dead at 9:24 p.m., state police in Mercer said.
Although the cause of death was not necessarily suspicious, an autopsy was performed by Mercer County Coroner J. Bradley McGonigle III on Sunday. The cause of death has not yet been released.
One passenger in the other vehicle, Keath Sherbondy, 26, of Grove City, suffered minor injuries.
The other vehicle was driven by Christopher A. Matarrese, 26, of New Hope. The other passenger in the vehicle was SRU graduate Anthony Errera, 26, of Grove City. Neither were injured in the crash.
According to police, the accident occurred when Matarrese drove through a stop sign on Airport Road, colliding with McFeely who was driving south along Route 173.
An investigation is being conducted and charges are pending.
McFeely was a 2001 graduate of Grove City High School and a safety and environment management major at SRU.
He was a member of the Pennsylvania National Guard of Oil City, as well as an employee at General Electric and Pizza Hut.
His hobbies and interests included hunting, fishing, golf, softball, and weightlifting.
McFeely was a member of the Church of the Beloved Disciple of Grove City. He is survived by his parents; his sister, SRU student Amber Elizabeth McFeely; his grandmother Dee McFeely, and several aunts, uncles, and cousins.
