Hazmat Team Called To 2 Crashes Closing All Lanes Of I-81 In Lebanon County: State Police Hazmat Team Called To 2 Crashes Closing All Lanes Of I-81 In Lebanon County: State Police
Hazmat Team Called To 2 Crashes Closing All Lanes Of I-81 In Lebanon County: State Police UPDATE: Interstate 81 reopened at the Lebanon/Schuylkill County line around 10:30 a.m., according to Lebanon County emergency dispatchers. ORIGINAL: A hazmat team has been called after two crashes shuttered all lanes of Interstate 81 in Lebanon County on Tuesday, September 6, Pennsylvania state authorities say. The crashes happened in the southbound lanes just before 5 a.m., according to a release by the Pennsylvania state police. All southbound lanes have been closed from Exit 100: PA 443 - Pine Grove to Exit: 90 PA 72, according to 511PA. The first crash involved two vehicles and bloc…
'Pool Of Blood' At Harrisburg Hotel After Jamaican Man Attacks Man With Rock: State Police 'Pool Of Blood' At Harrisburg Hotel After Jamaican Man Attacks Man With Rock: State Police
'Pool Of Blood' At Harrisburg Hotel After Jamaican Man Attacks Man With Rock: State Police A 19-year-old Jamaican man beat a man with a rock until he was "gushing blood," Pennsylvania state police say.  Kemaree Reid, first threw a rock at the man during a fight over a work issue, but then grabbed a second rock and punched him "over and over and over," until he saw "a large pool of blood," Reid told state police in an interview according to court documents.  The assault happened at La Quinta Inn and Suites located at 265 North Hershey Road, in West Hanover Township at 8:38  p.m. on Sunday, August 28, according to a release by state police.  The injured man suf…
Head-On Tractor-Trailer Crash Kills 25-Year-Old Lebanon County Woman With 'Beautiful Soul' Head-On Tractor-Trailer Crash Kills 25-Year-Old Lebanon County Woman With 'Beautiful Soul'
Head-On Tractor-Trailer Crash Kills 25-Year-Old Lebanon County Woman With 'Beautiful Soul' A Lebanon woman was killed in a head-on crash with a tractor-trailer on Wednesday, August 17, 2022., according to a release by the Pennsylvania state police.  Vanessa R. Henner, 25, of Lebanon, died at the scene of the crash at 4:34 p.m., police detail in the release.  Henner was driving her 2002 Chevrolet Cavalier north when, for an unknown reason, she drove over the median on Route 72 in Union Township hitting the 199 Volvo tractor-trailer head-on in the 2900 block, police say.  George A. Fence, 59, of Montgomery, Pennsylvania, who was driving the tractor-trailer continued on the road, s…
1-Year-Old Boy 'Seriously Injured' In Hit-Run By Pedophile: Pennsylvania State Police 1-Year-Old Boy 'Seriously Injured' In Hit-Run By Pedophile: Pennsylvania State Police
1-Year-Old Boy 'Seriously Injured' In Hit-Run By Pedophile: Pennsylvania State Police A one-year-old boy was seriously hurt in a crash involving a hit-and-run involving a pedophile, authorities say.  Robert Ray Ickes, 56, of Fannettsburg, fled the scene of a crash in the area  20800 block of Back Road in Fannett Township around 5:40 p.m. on August 9, according to a release by state police.  Witnesses told police that Ickes, while driving a 1997 maroon Mercury Cougar, attempted to drive around a car parked on the side of the road and stuck the infant, but kept driving.  The Infant "flew 10-20 feet eastward where he landed near the fog line on the northbou…
Mom, Firefighter BF Abused Infant Until It Had Brain Bleeds: Pennsylvania State Police Mom, Firefighter BF Abused Infant Until It Had Brain Bleeds: Pennsylvania State Police
Mom, Firefighter BF Abused Infant Until It Had Brain Bleeds: Pennsylvania State Police A firefighter and his girlfriend abused her 1-year-old daughter until she had multiple brain bleeds and her body was covered in bruises, authorities say.  Ryan Thomas McClucas, 28, beat the infant until she was unresponsive while at his girlfriend's home in the 100 block of Market Street in Williamstown Borough just after midnight on Wednesday, August 3, Pennsylvania state police state in an affidavit.  The girlfriend and mom, Brandi Lee Sheesley, 35, smacked the girl's mouth and denied the baby medical care for two days, police allege. The girl was rushed to Hershey Medical Center by a h…
Liberians Driving From Ohio ID'd Following Serious Crash On I-81 In PA Liberians Driving From Ohio ID'd Following Serious Crash On I-81 In PA
Liberians Driving From Ohio ID'd Following Serious Crash On I-81 In PA Two Liberian citizens have been identified following a serious two-vehicle crash along Interstate 81 in central Pennsylvania, authorities say. Dr. John E. McCarthy, 55,  was driving his mother-in-law Helen Weah, 70, in a 2018 Hyundai Electra traveling southbound from Ohio when they crossed over the grassy median for an unknown reason striking a 2018 Subaru Outback near mile marker 90 along the interstate in Lebanon County, Pennsylvania, according to the release by state police and the family. The Kane family from North Carolina was in the Outback— Emily, 81, who was driving her hu…
PA Hospital Attempted Rapist Who Attacked Nurses While 'Dreaming' Gets Prison Time: DA PA Hospital Attempted Rapist Who Attacked Nurses While 'Dreaming' Gets Prison Time: DA
PA Hospital Attempted Rapist Who Attacked Nurses While 'Dreaming' Gets Prison Time: DA A Pennsylvania man who claimed to have woken up from a dream and been in a "blackout" when he attacked three nurses has been sentenced to up to 35 years in Pennsylvania state prison, authorities said. Christian Bonnette, 37, of Harrisburg, was convicted of attempted rape and three counts of aggravated assault for the Aug. 20, 2018, attack, according to the Dauphin County district attorney's office. Bonnette was at the hospital awaiting surgery on a broken jaw he sustained during a fight, the DA says. Bonnette lured a nurse into his room at the Hershey Medical Center and immediately be…
Newborn Induced By PA DUI Driver Dies At Hospital: Police Newborn Induced By PA DUI Driver Dies At Hospital: Police
Newborn Induced By PA DUI Driver Dies At Hospital: Police A 21-year-old mother-to-be unexpectedly went into labor only to have her newborn die due to “undetermined trauma” possibly caused by a head-on crash with a  driver under the influence, according to Pennsylvania state police. The woman was in a 2018 Hyundai Santa Fe heading east on Allentown Boulevard/Route 22 near Clover Lane when it was hit head-on by a 27-year-old man going west in a 2012 Kia Optima in West Hanover Township on Sunday, Mar. 27, at 8:43 p.m., state police said in a release on Tuesday. The 26-year-old driver of the Hyundai, a 54-year-old woman, and a 3-year-old boy wer…
Middle School Student Targeted In Deadly Shooting ID'd By DA Middle School Student Targeted In Deadly Shooting ID'd By DA
Middle School Student Targeted In Deadly Shooting ID'd By DA A 13-year-old boy was killed in what is believed to have been a targeted shooting, as stated at a press conference held by Lebanon County officials. Jason “Jay” Rivera, of Lebanon, was shot in the 300 block of Vine Street in South Lebanon Township, Lebanon County on Tuesday night, the district attorney said at the conference on Thursday.  Rivera died at Hershey Medical Center later that night, the DA said. His family remembers him as a happy, loving boy who liked football, baseball, sneakers, playing Fortnight, and drawing, the DA and his family said at the conference. He was a s…
Popular Wine-Making Grandfather, Dog Killed Crossing PA Street Popular Wine-Making Grandfather, Dog Killed Crossing PA Street
Popular Wine-Making Grandfather, Dog Killed Crossing PA Street A central Pennsylvania man and his dog were struck dead by a pick-up truck on New Year’s Eve, according to police. Christopher “Chris” Dettrey, 64, of Mechanicsburg, formerly of Harrisburg, "passed away peacefully while being comforted by his loving family" at Hershey Medical Center on Saturday, Jan. 1, according to his obituary. His dog Rocky died at the scene, according to his obituary and police. The pair had nearly crossed Walnut Street at Stauffer Alley when the southbound pickup truck struck them at 6:40 a.m., PennLive reports citing Police Chief Margaret Myers. The crash remains u…
Woman Driving Stolen Hits State Police Vehicle During Police Pursuit On PA Turnpike Woman Driving Stolen Hits State Police Vehicle During Police Pursuit On PA Turnpike
Woman Driving Stolen Hits State Police Vehicle During Police Pursuit On PA Turnpike A central Pennsylvania woman crashed into a state police vehicle during a chase on the Pennsylvania Turnpike Wednesday morning, according to a release by Pennsylvania state police trooper Megan Ammerman. State police from Troop T in Bowsmanville were called to a report of a sedan driving recklessly near the Lawn Service Plaza in Conewago Township in Dauphin County around 7 a.m., according to the release. Upon arrival, troopers found her in the vehicle, which they learned was stolen from Philadelphia upon searching the plates in NCIC, according to Ammerman. Instead of obeying the t…
PA Dad Vaped THC Marijuana Prior To Crash That Killed 2 Children, State Police Say PA Dad Vaped THC Marijuana Prior To Crash That Killed 2 Children, State Police Say
PA Dad Vaped THC Marijuana Prior To Crash That Killed 2 Children, State Police Say Months after communities rallied for multiple injured people and killed children, charges have been filed against an uncle and foster parent who is responsible for a double fatal crash, according to Pennsylvania state police. Greg Nornhold, 35, of Mechanicsburg, was driving a Volkswagen Tiguan while under the influence of THC marijuana, at the time of crash on Interstate 81 on Aug 3, according to a release by Pennsylvania state police. Nornhold drove across the grass median of the northbound lanes into the southbound lanes colliding with a Ford F150 and Ford Focus, according to Pennsylvan…