DNA Samples ID Victims Killed In 80 Car Pile-Up On I-81

DNA samples were what ultimately helped officials identify the six victims killed in a nearly 80-car pileup on Interstate 81 caused by a snow squall last month, authorities said.

Scene of the crash on interstate 81.
Photo Credit: *Special to Daily Voice*

Jillian Pikora

04/21/2022 10:21 a.m.

The people who are listed together were riding in the same vehicle, according to state police. Their names were released Thursday, April 21.

Terri Stull, 56, and Douglas Teeter, 57; both of Lexington, Massachusetts
Rita Matos, 40, and Edward Ramos, 43; both of Carlisle
William Douglas, 69, of Pine Grove, West Virginia
Domingo Diaz, 66, of Brooklyn, New York

There were 39 commercial and 41 passenger vehicles involved in the crash, state police say.

Twenty-four people were injured in the crash and they were taken to four hospitals, police say. People who were able to walk away from their vehicles were taken by Schuylkill County Transportation Service buses to Wegman's Distribution Center to be reunited with their families, according to a previous release by Pennsylvania state police.

The roadway was closed for over 40 hours, reopening after being re-milled on Wednesday, Mar. 30 morning around 12:30 a.m., according to the release by Boehm.

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