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Woman Killed After Truck Overturns On I-81: PA State Police
A woman was killed when her truck overturned along Interstate 81 in East Hanover Township, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania State Police announced on Thursday, Sept. 11. Carol A. Lopez, 56, of Schuylkill Haven, was driving a 2015 Mack Granite truck northbound near mile marker 78.9 at 2:38 p.m. when the vehicle suffered a mechanical failure in the front right tire, according to investigators. The truck veered sharply to the right, struck a guide rail, climbed the embankment, and overturned before coming to rest, troopers said. Lopez was entrapped, and fire and EMS crews attempted life-saving mea…
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Tractor-Trailer Crash Cleared On I-81 In Dauphin, Lebanon Counties
A crash involving a tractor-trailer that shut down Interstate 81 northbound between Dauphin and Lebanon counties on Sunday, Aug. 17 has been cleared, Pennsylvania Department of Transportation officials announced. The collision happened near Exit 85 for PA 934 South in Annville, prompting authorities to close the highway from Exit 80 at Grantville/Hershey to Exit 85. Traffic was detoured off the interstate at Exit 80 following the closure around 6:30 p.m., according to PennDOT. As of 10 p.m., the crash scene had been cleared, though officials said motorists should expect residual delays in t…
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EMT Motorcycle Rider, 25, Killed In Three-Vehicle I-81 Crash: PA State Police
A 25-year-old EMT apprentice was killed in a three-vehicle crash that shut down Interstate 81 North in Dauphin County on Saturday night, Aug. 9, authorities announced the following week. The crash happened just after 9 p.m. near mile marker 67.8 in Susquehanna Township, according to Pennsylvania State Police Harrisburg. Troopers said the collision involved a 2005 Chevrolet Avalanche driven by Jerald Benjamin Karcewski of Downingtown, a 2022 Yamaha YZF690 motorcycle driven by Noah Joseph Dentry of Red Lion, and a 2015 Toyota Tacoma driven by Ryan Peter Hunchar of Royersford. Dentry, who beg…
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Maryland EMT Student, 21, Killed After Crashing Into Tractor-Trailer On I-81 In PA (
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A 21-year-old Maryland EMT was killed in a violent crash on Interstate 81 in Dauphin County, Pennsylvania State Police announced on Wednesday, May 28. Joscelynne Pannone, of Baltimore, was driving an SUV southbound on I-81 near Exit 80 (Route 743/Grantville/Hershey) when she lost control on the wet roadway around 2:30 a.m., authorities said. Her vehicle veered onto the right shoulder and slammed into the back of a parked flatbed tractor-trailer near the Grantville rest area at mile marker 79.4. The Dauphin County Coroner’s Office pronounced Pannone dead at the scene from multiple traumatic …
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Jackknifed Tractor-Trailer Shuts Down I-81 North In Lebanon County (
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A jackknifed tractor-trailer brought traffic to a standstill on Interstate 81 in Lebanon County, officials announced on Friday, May 9. The big rig jackknifed across all northbound lanes of the highway around 11:30 a.m., near Exit 85 for Route 934/Annville/Fort Indiantown Gap in East Hanover Township, Pennsylvania Department of Transportation officials said. The crash forced the closure of I-81 north between Exit 85 and Exit 89 for Interstate 78/Allentown. As of 12:08 p.m., all lanes remained blocked, and it was unclear when the interstate would reopen. Southbound lanes were also impacted d…
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PA 4-Year-Old Brynley Kropnick Killed In DUI Crash, Suspect Arrested: Police
A 55-year-old woman has been arrested in connection with the Harrisburg crash that killed 4-year-old Brynley “Bryn” Eliza Kropnick in November 2024, authorities announced. Mary Kaye Flatley was taken into custody on Monday, March 10, 2025, and charged with homicide by vehicle while DUI, homicide by vehicle, DUI: controlled substance - schedule 1, recklessly endangering another person, driving at a safe speed, and prohibiting text-based communications, according to Harrisburg Police. The crash occurred on Nov. 8, 2024, at the U.S. Route 22/322 interchange with Interstate 81. The …
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Estate Of PA “Grammy” Sues For Wrongful Death Following Fatal I-81 Crash:
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Editor's Note: Flock Freight, Inc. has been removed as a defendant from the lawsuit. This article has been updated to reflect that change. The estate of a woman known lovingly as "Grammy" to her family is suing for her wrongful death after a tragic crash on Interstate 81, according to court documents obtained by Daily Voice on Wednesday, Jan. 29 and Tuesday, Nov. 12. Eileen Beck, 80, who was born and raised in West Orange, New Jersey, and her companion John Sheltman, 79 — both with ties to Selinsgrove but most recently lived in Towada — were in a Subaru Outback. Lieu Nguyen, 49, of Har…
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Celebration Of Life Planned For PA 4-Year-Old After Fatal Crash
A 4-year-old girl known for her love of life, learning, and chocolate ice cream with sprinkles has been identified as the victim of a devastating crash in Harrisburg earlier this month, authorities confirmed to Daily Voice on Friday, Nov. 29. Brynley “Bryn” Eliza Kropnick, of East Lampeter Township, was fatally injured in a vehicle accident at the U.S. Route 22/322 interchange with Interstate 81 on Friday, Nov. 8, around 6:15 p.m., according to the Dauphin County Coroner's Office. Her manner of death was ruled accidental after an autopsy on Nov. 12. Her family and community are mourning the…
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Tractor-Trailer Fire Shutters Part Of PA Turnpike: PennDOT
A tractor-trailer caught on fire along the Pennsylvania Turnpike prompting a detour to be put in place on Tuesday, Oct. 22, according to the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation. The fire broke out in Upper Allen Township near mile marker 234.7 around 2:09 p.m., according to PennDOT's 511PA. The turnpike is closed at the Gettysburg interchange. There is a detour in place: Gettysburg Pike WB to Carlisle all traffic should take US 15 North to PA Rt. 581 West to Interstate 81 South to US 11 South — and then re-enter at the Carlisle Interchange 226/Old 16. Ther…
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PA Dad ID'd After Fatal Motorcycle Crash On I-81: State Police
The motorcyclist killed in a crash on Interstate 81 was identified by the Pennsylvania State Police and his family on Monday, Sept. 2. Glen "Jose" Leon Veliz, 38, of Reading, died at the scene of the crash near mile mark 82 on Interstate 81 South in East Hanover Township, Lebanon County at 5:16 p.m., on Saturday, Aug. 31, PSP Jonestown Trooper Jordan Seiler detailed in the release. Traffic was detoured at exit 85 in South Hanover Township, reopening around 9:19 p.m., according to a statement by Pennsylvania Department of Transportation spokesperson Fritzi Schreffler and as Daily Voice previ…
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Central Penn Baseball Star Struck Dead By Tractor-Trailer On I-81: Coroner
A former college baseball player was struck dead on Interstate 81 on Sunday, Aug. 25, the Cumberland County Coroner Charley Hall told Daily Voice. Quinton J. Heckard, 26, of Hummelstown, was hit by a tractor-trailer on I-81 South at mile marker 61.7 at 8:13 a.m., according to Hall. The fatal pedestrian strike happened when "Heckard stepped in front of the truck from the shoulder of the road," Hall said. He was pronounced dead at the scene from "Multiple Traumatic Injuries at the scene," the coroner said but the manner of his death was not released. An investigation into …
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Florida Mom Killed In Multi-Vehicle Crash On I-81 At Lebanon, Schuylkill Line: State Police
The victim of a fatal multi-vehicle crash that shuttered 10 miles of Interstate 81 has been identified by the Pennsylvania State Police on Wednesday, July 24. Passenger, Jennifer L. Perez-Wolfkeil, 66, and driver, David W. Wolfkeil, 69, both of Niceville, Florida, were in a Kia Sportage when they rear-ended 2024 Nissan Kicks while merging from the right to the left lane at mile marker 98.3 in Pine Grove around 4 p.m. on Tuesday, July 23, PSP Jonestown Trooper Dallin Ocasio detailed in the release. The car behind them, a 2017 Hyundai Sonata rear-ended the Kia— this pushed th…
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Moped Rider Killed In I-81 Crash With Tractor-Trailer, PA State Police Say
A Manchester man has died following a crash while riding his moped on Interstate 81, Pennsylvania State Police announced on Tuesday, July 16. Richard Thornton Fletcher, 70, was riding a gold Yamaha YW50F south on I-81 when he attempted to merge from the right in front of Anthony James Snyder, 26 of Harrisburg's white 2023 Freightliner M2 in the left lane, as detailed in the release by PSP Harrisburg Trooper David Jeffers. The moped's rear bumper collided with the front passenger's side bumper of the tractor-trailer, causing Fletcher to lose control and fall off into the highway's shou…
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CASE: Philly Woman Found Strangled Off I-81 In Schuylkill County
Pennsylvania State Police continue to investigate the murder of Caryn Fortino. Fortino, 38, was found dead in a wooded area off of Interstate 81 in Delano Township on May 23, 2003. She had been strangled, according to troopers. Authorities said Fortino was from the Philadelphia area and was last in contact with loved ones that February. A 2003 report from the Allentown Morning Call said her last known address was in Egg Harbor, New Jersey, but that she had moved back to Philly before her death. She was not reported missing, changed addresses often, and was thought to be w…
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Pair Ejected In Fatal Head-On Crash Along I-81: PA State Police
A 51-year-old woman has died a week after being ejected during a head-on crash along Interstate 81, Pennsylvania State Police and the Dauphin County Coroner confirmed to Daily Voice on Tuesday, April 9. Sharon Michelle Bentler, originally of Berwick and most recently of Harrisburg (according to her social media and court records), passed away at Penn State Hershey Medical Center on Sunday due to multiple traumatic injuries she sustained in a crash on I-81 on April 3 Dauphin County press secretary Diane McNaughton told Daily Voice. Her death was ruled accidental by the county co…
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Florida Man Wanted In NJ Flees Chase On I-81 In PA: State Troopers Say (
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A Florida man wanted in New Jersey, fleeing from Pennsylvania State Police in Jonestown has caused an "active police incident" on Interstate 81, Trooper Megan Frazer said on Thursday. Jimmy Lee Fancy, 35, of Daytona, FL was wanted on "warrants for firearm violations from New Jersey as well as other active warrants in Pennsylvania," Trooper Frazer stated in a release. The pursuit in PA began in Jonestown in the area of 81 Southbound at mile marker 85 when a trooper saw Fancy committing traffic violations while driving a silver Kia SUV around 9:45 a.m. on Jan. 25, as …
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Funeral Details Released For 5 NY Women Struck Dead On I-81 In PA (
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Funeral details and a statement from the family have been released after five women returning from Umrah in Mecca, Saudi Arabia were killed on Interstate 81 on Tuesday evening, Jan. 16. The women "were on their way back home from the Dulles airport," their family told Daily Voice. They were struck dead by a tractor-trailer at the 199.3-mile marker in Scott Township, approximately 12 miles north of Scranton, troopers detailed in a release. Four women were in a Honda Odyssey that lost control and hit the concrete lane divider around 5:15 p.m., authorities said. The crash left the Honda disabl…
Weather
NWS: Winter Storm Warnings Issued In The Following Pennsylvania Counties
Almost half of Pennsylvania's counties are under winter storm watches, warnings, and advisories issued by the National Weather Service. From Saturday until Sunday, the following Pennsylvania counties are being alerted by the NWS for a heavy winter storm: Adams. Allegheny. Bedford. Blair. Cambria. Cameron. Carbon. Centre. Columbia. Clearfield. Clinton. Cumberland. Dauphin. Fayette. Franklin. Fulton. Huntingdon. Indiana. Juniata. Lackawanna. Lebanon. Luzerne. Lycoming. Mifflin. Monroe. Montour. Northumberland. Perry. Pike. Schuylkill. Snyder. Somerset. Sullivan. Susquehanna. Union. Wayne. Wy…
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I-81 In PA Reopens Following Triple Fatal Maryland Crash (
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Part of Interstate 81 in Pennsylvania was shuttered following a triple fatal multi-vehicle crash at the border with Maryland, Pennsylvania Department of Transportation Officials told Daily Voice on Friday. Four tractor-trailers, at least two passenger vehicles, and several motorcycles were involved in a deadly crash at mile marker 10 on Interstate 81 South in Washington County Maryland around 11 a.m. on Sept. 1, PennDOT spokesperson Fritzi Schreffler told Daily Voice. Three people are confirmed dead, several others are entrapped, and at least one person has been airlifted from the scene a…
Police & Fire
Criminal Past Revealed About Pennsylvania Man Accused Of Assaulting Ranger On Appalachian Trail
UPDATE: David Edward Browne, 27, of Shippensburg, is in Pennsylvania State Police custody as of 10:46 a.m. on Friday, Aug. 25. According to Trooper Frazer he was taken in without further incident following the fires on the Appalachian Trail and the alleged assault of a ranger. Daily Voice readers claim he was found near Interstate 81. Traffic was delayed on I-81 in Cumberland County, as Daily Voice reported, but readers also told us there were helicopters and a drone circling the area over Perry and Cumberland counties Friday morning. David previously lived in Martinsburg, West…
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: Victims ID'd In Tractor-Trailer V. RV Crash On I-81 (
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All five people and a dog involved in a tractor-trailer and RV on Interstate 81 late on Wednesday night have died, authorities told Daily Voice. Pennsylvania State Police and the families have identified the crash victims. The family in the RV were: Donald 'Don', Kimberly 'Kim', Miranda, and Dane Molander, and their dog Rue of Middletown, PA. The family was on their way home from an ATV event when their RV blew out a tire triggering the deadly crash, authorities say. I’ve never felt so gutted waking up to a bunch of texts and reading the news of the passing of the Molander family. Th…
Police & Fire
Bus Passengers Killed In I-81 Crash In Pennsylvania ID'd: Coroner
The names of the three charter bus passengers who died in a crash with a passenger car on Interstate 81 in Pennsylvania on Sunday have been identified by authorities. The victims are: Kadiatou Barry, 21-year-old female, of Cincinnati, Ohio. Serigne Ndiaye, 26-year-old man, an unknown residence. Alioune Diop, 39-year-old man, of Bronx, New York. The crash happened when a Honda CRV was stopped in the right lane of the highway on the southbound side while the bus, carrying between 40 and 50 people, was negotiating a right curve near mile marker 74 in Lower Paxton, Pennsylvania State Police …
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Three Bus Passengers Dead, Dozens Hurt In Crash On I-81 In Pennsylvania
Three charter bus passengers died in a crash with a passenger car on Interstate 81 in Dauphin County Sunday night, Aug. 6, authorities said. A Honda CRV was stopped in the right lane of the highway on the southbound side while the bus, carrying between 40 and 50 people, was negotiating a right curve near mile marker 74 in Lower Paxton,, Pennsylvania State Police said. That's when the bus veered the north side of the highway and went onto the grassy roadside, hit and embankment, and overturned just before 11:50 p.m., PSP said in a release. The roof of the Val Hool bus struck the back e…
Police & Fire
Bear Struck Dead On US Rt. 15 In PA: Authorities (
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A bear was killed when a pick-up truck hit it on US Route 15 in Pennsylvania on Wednesday, authorities say. A white pick-up truck hit the bear crossing Rt. 15 north a little after 10 a.m. on July 26, 2023, according to the Barlow Volunteer Fire Department. The crash happened near Gettysburg at mile marker 7.2, according to the department. Company 22 and Mutual Aid responded to the call to the scene. The driver was unharmed. This is the second crash involving a bear on a Pennsylvania highway that Daily Voice has reported on in less than 24 hours. In the o…
Obituaries
Motorcyclist Dies After Slamming Into Bear On I-81 (
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A 67-year-old man has died after his motorcycle hit a bear on Interstate 81 early on Tuesday, July 25, 2023, state police say. Frank J. Castrignano was heading south when the bear wandered onto the highway from the eastern shoulder, authorities said. The crash happened around 7:30 a.m. in Rice Township, according to State Police. After impact, the bike spun out and the rider fell off, police continued. The Shavertown rider was wearing a helmet and eye protection, troopers noted. He was rushed to Geisinger Wyoming Valley Hospital in Wilkes-Barre where h…
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Multiple Sheetz Thefts On I-81 In PA: Police (
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Two thefts at a Sheetz along Interstate 81 are under investigation— and police say at least one of these incidents could be part of a series of thefts at Sheetz in multiple states along Interstate 81. The 1900 Ritner Highway location of Sheetz had $18.36 of merchandise on Wednesday, April 19, 2023, according to Carlisle police in Pennsylvania. The suspected April thief.Carlisle PD The suspect fled the scene in the vehicle pictured below, according to the police. The suspect's car, according to the police. Carlisle PD On Thursday, May 4, 2023, the same Sheetz reported another th…
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Walmart Tractor-Trailer Crushes Sedan On I-81 In PA: Authorities (
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A sedan got stuck under a Walmart tractor-trailer on Interstate 81 on Friday morning, authorities said. The car was found crushed under the trailer near mile marker 13.5 on I-81 North around 4:35 a.m. on June 9, 2023, according to the Franklin Fire Company. A close-up of the car under the trailer.Franklin Fire Company The car was totaled but the tractor-trailer only had minor damage, fire officials said. The front bumper of the crushed car sticking out the other side of the trailer.Franklin Fire Company The driver was able to wriggle out of the sedan before emergency crews arrived,…
Obituaries
PA Family Killed In I-81 VA U-Haul Crash: Police
Shortly after friends said "drive safe & see you next time" to a Pennsylvania family, they received the news that all four members of the family had died in a crash on Interstate 81 in Virginia. A beloved grandmother, Douangpee Amnatkeo, 54, of Shippensburg, was driving a 2018 Chevrolet Equinox with her relatives Ericssan Kathpratoum, 13, Samiane Kothpratoum, 37, both of Shippensburg; and Monthy Matnopaseuth, 39, of Reading, in the passenger seats, while towing a U-Haul trailer back from the annual Lao New Year Festival at Wat Lao Buddharam in Murfreesboro, Tennessee, authorities said. …
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Trio ID'd After Chase Turned Deadly Crash Near I-81 In PA: State Police
The three people who were found dead after crashing into a tree overnight while fleeing from state troopers have been identified, Pennsylvania State Police announced in an updated release on Friday, May 5, 2023. Eric Carl, 37, of New Cumberland, was driving the vehicle, Carly Renee Taylor-Robinson, 26, of Harrisburg, was in the front seat and Darun Marquis Alexander was in the back seat, 33, of Harrisburg, according to the police. The trio had failed to stop their vehicle when troopers Corbin Walburn and Matthew Condard attempted a traffic stop around 1:35 a.m. on Thursday, as detailed in t…
Police & Fire
Woman Dies In Crash Into PennDOT Sign On I-81: PSP
A Chambersburg woman died at the scene of the crash into a PennDOT sign along Interstate 81, Pennsylvania State Police announce on Monday, May 1, 2023. Mollie F. Malloy was driving a red 2009 Toyota Yaris north on I-81 when she drove off the road and struck a PennDOT sign on the right side of the highway at mile marker 4.5 Antrim Township at 5:41 p.m. on Sunday, April 30, 2023, according to the state police. The vehicle overturned and rolled an unknown number of times, PSP said. The 56-year-old was pronounced dead at the scene at the Franklin County Coron…
Obituaries
Pregnant Mom ID'd As 7 Remain Hospitalized After I-81 Crash In PA
A 24-year-old pregnant mom has been identified as her three children and husband remain in the hospital following a serious crash on Interstate 81 on Friday, April 14, 2023, authorities told Daily Voice on Tuesday, April 18. Claudia K. Flores-Garcia (also known as Claudia Garcia Flores) of Chambersburg was pronounced dead at the scene of a crash after the blue Toyota Camry she was riding in back right seat after the car was struck by a white Dodge Ram 1500 as the car was merging from Lincoln Highway East (PA Route 30) onto the southbound ramp of I-81 at 10:22 p.m., according to PSP Chamb…
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