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Route 222, PA
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Road Rage Shooting On Rt 222, Berks County Authorities Say
A gunman who shot at another driver near the Berkshire Mall on Monday, July 1 is being sought by police. The road rage incident unfolded on Route 222 in Wyomissing around 12:45 p.m., authorities announced the following day. A driver in a black Honda sedan fired at another vehicle, striking it twice, according to investigators. No one was injured in the shooting. Anyone who witnessed the incident is asked to call Wyomissing Borough police at 610-375-6102 or submit an anonymous tip through the Berks County Crimewatch webpage.
Police & Fire
Highway Robbery, Assault On Rt 222 In Ephrata: Police
A woman was left with bruises on her face and arms after a convict accosted her vehicle on Route 222 and robbed her, West Earl Township Police announced in a release on Tuesday, June, 11. Michael Eugene Ermold Jr., 57 of Lancaster (who is reportedly experiencing homelessness), is accused of attacking a woman near mile marked 36.8 shortly before 7 p.m. on June 4, the police detailed in a release. The woman reported that he assaulted her inside of her vehicle "took the [her] cash before throwing the purse back into the vehicle [... then] fleeing on foot," according to the release. Office…
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John Milliman Killed In Tractor-Trailer Crash On US Rt 222
Officials have named the 91-year-old man killed in a Lower Macungie crash on Monday afternoon, Jan. 22. John H. Milliman was a passenger in a BMW headed north on Route 222 around 10:40 a.m., according to state police. The BMW was struck by a tractor-trailer when it turned left onto Kressler Road, rotating 90 degrees and coming to rest near the center median, troopers said. Milliman, of North Whitehall, was taken to Lehigh Valley Hospital-Cedar Crest where he died from multiple blunt force injuries a few hours later, the Coroner's Office said. His manner of death was ruled a…
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PA Bicyclist Was Found By Brother After Deadly Hit-Run: Authorities
A Lancaster Township man is accused of fleeing the scene of the deadly crash that killed 23-year-old Anson Burkholder in Maidencreek Township last month. Moshe K. Notis, 28, is charged with homicide by vehicle and other counts related to the Sept. 20 crash, said the Berks County District Attorney's Office. Investigators say Burkholder, of Maidencreek, was biking home after stopping by a farm to tend to animals around 8 p.m. When he never made it back, his brother went looking and found the 23-year-old dead off the shoulder of Route 222 near the edge of a cornfield, accord…
Police & Fire
Berks Bicyclist Dies In Crash On Route 222: Police
A Berks County bicyclist was found dead by a loved one after he was hit by a vehicle on Route 222, according to authorities. Northern Berks Regional Police said the cyclist was located on the highway between Rich Maiden Road and Pleasant Hill Road around 8:15 p.m. on Wednesday, Sept. 20. The victim was 23-year-old Anson Burkholder of Maidencreek Township, the Berks County Coroner's Office confirmed to Daily Voice. A family member found Burkholder near his damaged bicycle after he was late coming home and called police, the department said. Route 222 was temporarily closed…
Police & Fire
Coroner IDs Berks Man Killed In Rt. 222 Crash
Officials have identified the driver killed in an accident on Route 222 in Berks County over the weekend. Ernest Lee McLean, 56, of Blandon, was driving near Old Topton Road in Maxatawny Township at around 5 a.m. on Saturday, April 29 when his car hit a tractor-trailer, said Lehigh County Coroner Daniel Buglio in a release. McLean was pronounced dead around noon on Monday, May 1, the coroner wrote. His cause of death was multiple traumatic injuries and the manner was accidental, Buglio added. The crash remains under investigation by state police, according to the release.…
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1 Dead In Crash Involving Tractor-Trailer On Route 222
One person died in a crash involving a tractor-trailer and a second vehicle on Route 222 Friday, Sept. 23, authorities said. The wreck happened in the southbound lanes near Burgert Lane in Maidencreek Township around 8:10 a.m., according to the Northern Berks Police Department. The driver of the car was pronounced dead at the scene by the Berks County Coroner's Office. He was identified as Christopher Lee Rankin, 28, WFMZ reports. Further details surrounding the crash were not immediately known. Pennsylvania State Police were also called to investigate and the highway reopened someti…
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ID Of Driver Killed In Wrong-Way Route 222 Crash Released: Report
An 82-year-old driver was killed in a wrong-way crash on Route 222 in Wyomissing (Berks County), WFMZ reports. Matthew Rourke, of Lenhartsville, was driving in the opposite direction of traffic in the northbound lanes of the highway when he struck a car, causing it to hit a third car around 10 p.m., the outlet says citing local police. Rourke was pronounced dead at the scene, while the other drivers were taken to Reading Hospital for treatment, according to the outlet. The cause of the crash was not immediately known. Click here for more from WFMZ.
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Authorities ID Route 222 Crash Victim As Exeter Township Man: Report
The victim in a crash last week on Route 222 in Berks County has been identified, The Reading Eagle reports. Kevin Crossett, 28, died Sunday at Reading Hospital, three days after sustaining injuries in a crash involving a tractor-trailer on Route 222 between Evansville and Pleasant Hill Road in Maidencreek Township, the news outlet says citing authorities. The crash closed the road for several hours as police investigated, according to the outlet. Click here for the full report from The Reading Eagle.
Police & Fire
Fiery Tractor-Trailer Crash Closes Route 222 In Lehigh County
A fiery tractor-trailer crash closed Route 222 in Lehigh County Tuesday morning, reports say. Flames engulfed a truck full of wood on Hamilton Boulevard (Route 222) in Upper Macungie Township around 9 a.m., WFMZ reports. Route 222 was closed in both directions as crews cleared the scene. No injuries were reported. Click here for the full report by WFMZ.
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'Major Traffic Disruptions' Expected In Lehigh County Due To Biden Visit
Major traffic disruptions are to be expected in Lehigh County Wednesday due to a visit by President Joe Biden, officials said. Pennsylvania State Police are expecting heavy delays from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Major highways including State Route 22, I-78, and Route 222, and their ramps and overpasses will be periodically or permanently closed throughout the timeframe, PA State Police said. This will cause secondary roads to become congested. State Police are advising the public to make alternate plans for travel and to avoid major roadways in the county during the timeframe. …
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Man Wanted For Robbery In Reading Leads Police On Pursuit Through Route 222, Crashes Car
A man wanted by police for a robbery in Reading lead officers on a pursuit last week through Route 222 and crashed his car into a median, leaving his passenger injured in an attempt to flee from police, authorities said. Officers spotted Chad M. Goldsborough, 28, leaving a convenience store and attempted to make a traffic stop in the afternoon of March 31, according to the Wyomissing Police Department. Goldsborough apparently denied officers' requests to stop and led them on a brief high-speed pursuit from Route 222 to Route 12, where his car crashed into the median, police said. Gold…
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