Retired Pittsburgh firefighter wanted in fatal hit-and-run arrested

PITTSBURGH — A retired Pittsburgh firefighter wanted in connection with a hit-and-run crash that left a man dead on the city’s North Side was arrested Thursday, police said.%

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The hit-and-run happened along Federal Street in December, just days before Christmas. Police said Gregory Simpson was crossing the intersection of Federal Street Extension and Seabright Street in Perry South to get to his car when he was struck by a vehicle. Simpson was left in critical condition and transported to Allegheny General Hospital,

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Authorities issued an arrest warrant Wednesday for David Anderson in connection with Simpson’s death. He was taken into custody Thursday.%

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According to the criminal complaint, Anderson told investigators that the night of the hit-and-run, he had several drinks at a bar, got into his car to go home and “blacked out.”

He said he didn't remember hitting anything and came out the next morning to find his truck damaged, the complaint said. Anderson said he then took his damaged vehicle to an auto body shop to be fixed.

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