A demolition project in Washington is on hold after a 30-ton excavator toppled into a ditch at the site of the former ...

Sky 4 flew over the scene in downtown Washington, Pennsylvania, where the Courthouse Square building is being demolished.

The large excavator being used to raze the Courthouse Square parking garage in Washington overturned Tuesday morning and toppled into a trench, bringing the demolition project to a screeching halt.

We’re told the operator was never trapped, and at this point hasn’t been taken to a hospital.

It’s unclear exactly when they’ll be able to get this excavator out. The goal is to resume construction within three days.

Negotiations with the developer have continued since the county opened its replacement courthouse at the Red Soils campus. The project will not erase every trace of the old landmark. The proposal ...