HS Junior Killed, Dad Of 4 Hospitalized In Head-On Crash: PA State Police HS Junior Killed, Dad Of 4 Hospitalized In Head-On Crash: PA State Police
HS Junior Killed, Dad Of 4 Hospitalized In Head-On Crash: PA State Police Multiple families have been affected by a deadly head-on crash at the Dauphin and Schuylkill counties lines. Ronald "RJ" Maichle, 17 of Gratz, was driving a 2005 Chevrolet Malibu east on Berry Road/PA Route 209 in Williams Township when he crossed over the center line and slammed into a 2021 Ford Escape, Pennsylvania State Police detailed in a release. His family and school later identified the driver as RJ.  The crash happened at 4:17 p.m. on Dec. 3, according to the police.  ***MCI on Route 209*** The Engine Company and Rescue Company recently cleared a motor vehicle accident on Rou…
Delaware 87-Year-Old Woman Dies Days After Lehigh Valley Crash: Coroner Delaware 87-Year-Old Woman Dies Days After Lehigh Valley Crash: Coroner
Delaware 87-Year-Old Woman Dies Days After Lehigh Valley Crash: Coroner A passenger in a Salisbury Township crash has succumbed to her injuries, said the Lehigh County Coroner's Office.  Camille Couzens, an 87-year-old Wilmington, Delaware resident, was in a car that collided with another on I-78 around 8:15 p.m. on Sunday, Nov. 26, officials said.  She was rushed to Lehigh Valley Hospital-Cedar Crest where she died from multiple traumatic injuries on Friday evening, Dec. 1, the coroner said. The manner of death was ruled accidental.  Pennsylvania State Police in Fogelsville are also investigating the crash, the coroner said.  The I-78 wre…
Fatal Crash Caused By Icy Road At Philadelphia Airport, Police Say (UPDATE) Fatal Crash Caused By Icy Road At Philadelphia Airport, Police Say (UPDATE)
Fatal Crash Caused By Icy Road At Philadelphia Airport, Police Say (Update) A 51-year-old man died in a crash near Philadelphia International Airport Wednesday morning, Nov. 29, police said. The male driver struck a tree in a southbound 2004 silver Toyota on the 7800 block of Bartram Avenue around 5:45 a.m., city police said. The vehicle slid on an ice patch on the road causing the driver to lose control of the vehicle and crash, police said. PFD-Medic Unit pronounced the driver dead on the scene at 5:59 a.m. The scene was held. 
Poconos Woman, 56, Killed In Early Morning Crash: Police Poconos Woman, 56, Killed In Early Morning Crash: Police
Poconos Woman, 56, Killed In Early Morning Crash: Police One woman is dead and two other people are wounded after a two-car crash in Pocono Township early Monday, Nov. 27, according to authorities.  Police were called to Route 314 between Summit Road and Swiftwater Avenue around 6:45 a.m., the department said in a release.  They arrived to find a 56-year-old passenger in a 2010 Kia Soul dead from her injuries, the release says. Her name was not reported though police said she was a resident of Pocono Summit.  The driver of the Kia and the driver of a 2005 Chevrolet Colorado were both hospitalized with "moderate" injuries, off…
Car Crash Shutters Route 1 In Chester County: Officials (DEVELOPING) Car Crash Shutters Route 1 In Chester County: Officials (DEVELOPING)
Car Crash Shutters Route 1 In Chester County: Officials (Developing) A car wreck shut down a portion of Route 1 in East Marlborough Township on Tuesday afternoon, officials told Daily Voice.  The northbound lanes of the Route 1 bypass near the Route 82/Unionville Road overpass were briefly closed on Nov. 21, Chester County authorities said.  The roadway was reopened by 4 p.m., they added.  It was not immediately clear by Tuesday night if anyone was hurt.  This is a developing story, check back for more. 
Police Officer Hurt In Bucks County Crash: Authorities Police Officer Hurt In Bucks County Crash: Authorities
Police Officer Hurt In Bucks County Crash: Authorities A Perkasie police officer was briefly hospitalized and a driver is in custody after a two-car crash on Sunday night, Nov. 19, according to officials.  The officer was headed north on Arthur Avenue near the Perkasie Library around 9:30 p.m. when a southbound Volkswagen Tiguan crossed into his lane, authorities said.  After an "offset head-on collision," the officer was treated at Grandview Hospital and released, said the department.  Police said the driver of the Tiguan, a 29-year-old Telford woman, "displayed signs of intoxication at the scene" and was arrested aft…
Grandson Of NJ Author Dies In PA Wreck Grandson Of NJ Author Dies In PA Wreck
Grandson Of NJ Author Dies In PA Wreck Jerome "Jerry" Derenzo of Saddle River, New Jersey died in a car crash in Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania early on Friday, Nov. 17, authorities say. He was 31.  Derenzo, the grandson of the late best-selling novelist Mary Higgins Clark, was headed west on Sunbury Road in Barry Township when he lost control of his truck before 1 a.m., Pennsylvania State Police said. Posted by Jerry Derenzo on Friday, January 31, 2020 His Chevrolet C/K 3500 hit an embankment after leaving the road and he was pronounced dead at the scene, troopers said.  Derenzo attended St. Joseph’s Re…
Serious Crash Shuts All Lanes On Portion Of Route 78 Serious Crash Shuts All Lanes On Portion Of Route 78
Serious Crash Shuts All Lanes On Portion Of Route 78 A serious crash brought a large emergency response to Route 78 early Sunday, Nov. 12. The crash happened in Union (Hunterdon Count) on the westbound side of the highway near Exit 11. All lanes were closed as of 8:30 a.m. Daily Voice has reached out to New Jersey State Police for details.
DWI, Unlicensed PA Driver Sought In NJ Crash That Left Victims Seriously Injured: Police DWI, Unlicensed PA Driver Sought In NJ Crash That Left Victims Seriously Injured: Police
DWI, Unlicensed PA Driver Sought In NJ Crash That Left Victims Seriously Injured: Police Police in New Jersey have issued a warrant for the arrest of a DWI driver from Pennsylvania wanted in a crash that left two people seriously injured last month. Mitchell G. Holley, 34, of Downingtown, was heady south on Route 35 in Wall Township on Saturday, Oct. 7 around 6:45 p.m., when his Nissan Alitma left his lane of travel and struck a Mazda CX3, police in Wall Township said. The 39-year-old Mazda driver and his 31-year-old female passenger, both of Point Pleasant, were extricated, and taken to Jersey Shore University Medical Center, police said. Following the return of toxicology re…
Three-Car Crash Detours Traffic In Lehigh Valley Three-Car Crash Detours Traffic In Lehigh Valley
Three-Car Crash Detours Traffic In Lehigh Valley State police are responding to the scene of a three-vehicle wreck in Lower Macungie on Tuesday morning, Nov. 7.  It happened at the intersection of Lower Macungie Road and Cedar Crest Boulevard, troopers said in a statement around 8:20 a.m. Fire and EMS units also responded to the scene.  Traffic was briefly detoured to Riverbend Road while crews worked the scene, and the road was cleared by 9:45 a.m., authorities said.  Police have not said if anyone was hurt in the crash.  This is a developing story. Check back later for more. 
Husband Dies Days After Wife In PA Crash: Coroner Husband Dies Days After Wife In PA Crash: Coroner
Husband Dies Days After Wife In PA Crash: Coroner Another person has died following the two-car wreck in Lower Macungie last week, according to the Lehigh County Coroner's Office.  Bruce C. Schuessler, 73, died from blunt-force head trauma on Sunday, Nov. 5, officials said. His manner of death was ruled accidental.  Schuessler and his wife Kathy Ann Schuessler were in a Honda CRV that pulled into oncoming traffic on Mill Creek Road on Monday afternoon, Oct. 30, Daily Voice reported.  Both Schuesslers were rushed to Lehigh Valley Hospital-Cedar Crest where 67-year-old Kathy Ann died hours later, authorities said pr…
Wrong-Way, Speeding Driver Sends Police Car Into Philadelphia Corner Store Wrong-Way, Speeding Driver Sends Police Car Into Philadelphia Corner Store
Wrong-Way, Speeding Driver Sends Police Car Into Philadelphia Corner Store A Philadelphia police officer was hospitalized after a speeding, wrong-way driver struck his car and pushed it into the entrance of a corner store Saturday, Nov. 4, authorities said. A officer assigned to the 14th District was conducting a stop on a silver Kia Sedona around 5:30 p.m. on he 400 block of E. Cambria Street, according to a PPD spokeswoman. The Kia was speeding westbound on an eastbound block and drove into the marked police cruiser, the spokeswoman said. The vehicle was sent into the entrance of the convenience store on impact. The officer was taken to the hospital in stable co…