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MD Dad, Business Owner ID'd After Fatal PA Motorcycle Crash: Coroner MD Dad, Business Owner ID'd After Fatal PA Motorcycle Crash: Coroner
MD Dad, Business Owner ID'd After Fatal PA Motorcycle Crash: Coroner A 48-year-old Maryland man died at the scene of a crash in Pennsylvania, authorities said on Thursday, June 13.  Andrew "Andy" Adelsberger, 48 of Boonsboro, MD, had an accidental death due to multiple blunt force injuries, according to the Adams County Coroner's Office. Andy was wearing a helmet when he lost control of his motorcycle on PA Route 116/Fairfield Road westbound near Valley View Trail, according to Carroll Valley police. The motorcycle went on to strike a tree approximately 10 feet from the side of the highway around 6:20 p.m. on Wednesday, June 12, authorities detailed.  Rt. 1…

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by Jillian Pikora
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Teen Killed, 2 Injured In Maryland Townhouse Fire: Police Teen Killed, 2 Injured In Maryland Townhouse Fire: Police
Teen Killed, 2 Injured In Maryland Townhouse Fire: Police A 15-year-old girl was killed in a Maryland townhouse fire Wednesday night, while two other victims were injured, police announced. The Howard County Department of Fire and Rescue Services responded to the blaze on the 11500 block of Shell Flower Lane in Columbia around 7:30 p.m. March 20. Crews found heavy flames coming from the second story and brought the fire under control in about 20 minutes. The HCDFRS confirmed Thursday morning that Katie Chase, 15, had died in the fire, and its cause was accidental. Two others, meanwhile, were taken to the hospital for evaluation. The family was …

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by Valerie Musson
Obituaries
Roofer Electrocuted In Work Accident In Maryland Remembered As 'Gentle Giant' Roofer Electrocuted In Work Accident In Maryland Remembered As 'Gentle Giant'
Roofer Electrocuted In Work Accident In Maryland Remembered As 'Gentle Giant' A Maryland family is mourning a soft-spoken gregarious giant who was killed in an unexpected accident while working a job he loved. On Friday, Sept. 22, family members say that Christopher Glasco went to work as a roofer when an inconceivable tragedy happened, sending his loved ones scrambling to give him a proper sendoff.  According to his family, Glasco was getting a ladder out when it struck a power line, electrocuting him, and he was pronounced dead after paramedics were unable to revive him. "Chris was not just a brother; he was a son, a friend, and a hardworking roofer who touch…

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by Zak Failla
Police & Fire
Motorcyclist Dies Hours After Crash By Cementry At PA/MD Stateline: Coroner Motorcyclist Dies Hours After Crash By Cementry At PA/MD Stateline: Coroner
Motorcyclist Dies Hours After Crash By Cementry At PA/MD Stateline: Coroner A motorcyclist fatally crashed into a tree by a cemetery along the Pennsylvania and Maryland state line, authorities announced on Tuesday, June 20, 2023. The unidentified man died just under two hours after the crash in the 6700 block of Steltz Road in Codorus Township around 6 p.m. on Monday, June 19, 2023, the York County Coroner's office detailed in the release. His death was certified by Deputy Coroner Michelle Kirchner at Wellspan York Hospital at 7:53 p.m., that same evening. His death was caused by "Multiple Blunt Force Injuries" and the manner was accidental, York County Coron…

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by Jillian Pikora
Police & Fire
Septic Truck Crash Kills 23-Year-Old Maryland Man: York County Coroner Septic Truck Crash Kills 23-Year-Old Maryland Man: York County Coroner
Septic Truck Crash Kills 23-Year-Old Maryland Man: York County Coroner A 23-year-old Whitehall Maryland man died at the scene of a two-vehicle crash involving a septic truck in Hopewell Township, Pennsylvania on Wednesday afternoon, authorities say.  Jacob Bertazon was heading north on Barrens Road with he crossed over the double yellow line for an unknown reason near the intersection of Barton Circle striking a septic tanker truck on Dec. 21 around  2:30 p.m., according to the York County coroner's officer and Pennsylvania state police.  Bertazon died an accidental death due to multiple blunt-force trauma, as certified by Deputy Coroner Milly Y…

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by Jillian Pikora
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Two Infants, Woman Killed, Six Hospitalized Following Crash At Pennsylvania-Maryland Stateline Two Infants, Woman Killed, Six Hospitalized Following Crash At Pennsylvania-Maryland Stateline
Two Infants, Woman Killed, Six Hospitalized Following Crash At Pennsylvania-Maryland Stateline Nine people from Chambersburg were in a deadly single-vehicle crash near the Pennsylvania-Maryland Stateline on Sunday, Dec. 4, authorities say.  59-year-old Mary Gordon lost control of her vehicle and crashed her 2018 Dodge Journey into a tree in the 5900 block of Little Cove Rd. at around 1:56 a.m., according to Pennsylvania state police. She was airlifted and taken to WellSpan York Hospital where she died an accidental death caused by multiple blunt force injuries at 5:43 a.m., as certified by York County Deputy Coroner Kayla Starner. Two girls who were passengers listed as "0 years old…

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by Jillian Pikora
Police & Fire
PA Man Strangled By Pet Snake Shot By Police Dies Days Later PA Man Strangled By Pet Snake Shot By Police Dies Days Later
PA Man Strangled By Pet Snake Shot By Police Dies Days Later A Pennsylvania man who was strangled by his pet snake has died days after the incident, authorities said. Elliot Senseman, 27, died from anoxic brain injury due to asphyxiation by constriction after an 18-foot Boa constrictor-type snake wrapped itself around the man's neck inside his Church Street home in Fogelsville (Upper Macungie Township) on Wednesday, July 20, according to the Lehigh County Coroner's Office. The snake completely cut off oxygen to Senseman's brain, the coroner's office said. Officers arrived around 2:10 p.m. to find Senseman in cardiac arrest with the snake still wrapp…

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by Nicole Acosta
Police & Fire
Woman Run Over, Killed By Her Own SUV Outside Maryland Taco Bell: Police Woman Run Over, Killed By Her Own SUV Outside Maryland Taco Bell: Police
Woman Run Over, Killed By Her Own SUV Outside Maryland Taco Bell: Police An 81-year-old woman was killed after accidentally being run over by her own SUV in St. Mary’s County, officials announced. Mechanicsville's Doris Marita Thompson was parked in front of Taco Bell on Triangle in Charlotte Hall when she got out of her 2013 Ford Escape, which began rolling backwards across the parking lot around 5:30 p.m. on Monday, June 6, officials in St. Mary's County said. She was run over and pronounced dead at the scene, according to Jason Babcock, the Public Information Officer for the St. Mary’s County Sheriff's Department. Operator error appears to be the c…

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by Zak Failla