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Female Flagger ID'd After Fatal Strike At PA Construction Site: Coroner Female Flagger ID'd After Fatal Strike At PA Construction Site: Coroner
Female Flagger ID'd After Fatal Strike At PA Construction Site: Coroner The woman who died while working as a traffic flagger at a construction site early morning on Thursday, Oct. 10, has been identified by the Lancaster County Coroner's Office the following afternoon.  Linetta Wells, 56, of the 900 block of North Hanover Street in Pottstown was directing traffic when she was struck by a SUV at the intersection of Stone Mill and Plymouth roads in Manor Township around 7:38 a.m., according to Lancaster County Wide Communications and later named by First Deputy Coroner Casey Buckley. She was pronounced dead at the scene at 8:38 a.m.…
'My Son Killed My Roommate' PA Teen Sentenced For Homicide: DA 'My Son Killed My Roommate' PA Teen Sentenced For Homicide: DA
'My Son Killed My Roommate' PA Teen Sentenced For Homicide: DA A 19-year-old has been sentenced for killing his dad's roommate, the Lancaster County District Attorney's office announced on Tuesday, Oct. 1.  Brian Deante Gray "just snapped" and beat his dad's roommate 68-year-old Michael Xavier Pfender to death on Monday, Dec. 12, 2023, his father told police according to the affidavit of probable cause obtained by Daily Voice.  Gray was sentenced to serve 15 to 40 years in state prison after pleading guilty to the third-degree murder Before Judge Jeffrey Conrad on Tuesday, Oct. 1. Gray and Pfender had been drinking and hanging…
21-Year-Old Man Killed In Airborne Crash: PA State Police 21-Year-Old Man Killed In Airborne Crash: PA State Police
21-Year-Old Man Killed In Airborne Crash: PA State Police A 21-year-old man died in an airborne crash into a utility pole, Pennsylvania State Police announced on Sunday, Sept. 29.  Ryan Stiver, of the 300 block of Gap Road in Ronks, has been identified as the man who died in a single-vehicle crash in the 400 block of Strasburg Road/Route 741 in Paradise Township at 9:25 a.m. on Saturday, Sept. 28, as detailed by PSP Lancaster Trooper Paul Price and identified by Lancaster County Chief Deputy Coroner Eric Bieber the following day. Stiver was heading west in a black 2005 Acura TL when he lost control for an unknown reason, becoming ai…
Second Man Found Dead In Pennsylvania Over Two Days: Authorities Second Man Found Dead In Pennsylvania Over Two Days: Authorities
Second Man Found Dead In Pennsylvania Over Two Days: Authorities A second man has been found dead in Pennsylvania over the weekend, police announced on Sunday afternoon, Sept. 22. The second man was found during a search for a missing man from Lititz, according to the local police.  The search began around 8:25 p.m. on Friday, Sept. 20, as detailed in the release. "During the course of the investigation that evening, the LBPD gained information suggesting the male could be in the area of the State Game Lands located in Elizabeth Township," as stated by the police. With the assistance of Middle Creek Search and Rescue, Pennsylvania State Police, PA…
UPMC Nurse Killed In PA Rt 283 Crash: Lancaster County Coroner UPMC Nurse Killed In PA Rt 283 Crash: Lancaster County Coroner
Upmc Nurse Killed In PA Rt 283 Crash: Lancaster County Coroner A 33-year-old UPMC registered nurse has died after being ejected from a vehicle during a crash on PA Route 283, authorities announced on Wednesday, Sept. 11.  Karra Kate Clevenger of Middletown was the passenger in a 2025 BMW X5 SUV that rear-ended "a 53' Wabash reefer style trailer being pulled by a Freightliner Truck Tractor that was also traveling West," the police said and as later identified by the Lancaster County Coroner's office. The crash happened on Rt 283 West just west of Route 741 in East Hempfield Township at 11:31 p.m., on Sunday, Sept. 8, as Daily V…
Pedestrian ID'd After Fatal Hit-Run Strike Near Dutch Wonderland: Coroner Pedestrian ID'd After Fatal Hit-Run Strike Near Dutch Wonderland: Coroner
Pedestrian ID'd After Fatal Hit-Run Strike Near Dutch Wonderland: Coroner The pedestrian who was fatally struck by a vehicle outside a hotel near multiple amusement parks has been identified by the Lancaster County Coroner on Friday, Aug. 30.  John Zimmerman, 72, original of Lititz but recently of Lancaster, died at the scene of the strike at 2270 Lincoln Highway East at Fairfield Inn, according to the coroner. The strike happened around 4:10 a.m. and Zimmerman was pronounced dead at 4:54 a.m., as dispatchers said and as noted in the coroner's release.  Zimmerman was already dead when first responders arrived, according to LCWC. He was hit in the e…
Amish Buggy Driver Caused Fatal Crash In PA (UPDATE) Amish Buggy Driver Caused Fatal Crash In PA (UPDATE)
Amish Buggy Driver Caused Fatal Crash In PA (Update) An Amish great-grandfather caused the crash that ended his life, East Earl Township explained in a release on Wednesday, Aug. 28.  Levi R. Stoltzfus, 81, of Narvon, was driving the buggy east at the intersection of Sheep Hill Road and Springville Road in East Earl Township when he "failed to stop for the stop sign at Springville Road (PA route 897)," police said.  A 44-years-old woman from New Holland was driving a BMW X5 SUV north on Springville Road "when the horse and buggy entered the intersection the front end of the BMW collided with the right side rear wheel of the bug…
Michele Rhodes, 55, ID'd As Woman Who Died At Elizabethtown Fair: Coroner Michele Rhodes, 55, ID'd As Woman Who Died At Elizabethtown Fair: Coroner
Michele Rhodes, 55, ID'd As Woman Who Died At Elizabethtown Fair: Coroner The woman who died following a "medical emergency" at the Elizabethtown Fair on Tuesday, August 20 has been identified by the Lancaster County Coroner's Office.  Michele Rhodes, 55, of Akron, PA, and originally from Mount Holly, NJ, choked to death at the Elizabethtown Fair, Chief Deputy Coroner Eric Bieber explained and as detailed in her obituary posted by Roseboro Stradling Funeral and Cremation Services, Inc., Denver.  Police officers were eating lunch at the fair located at 900 East High Street in Elizabethtown Borough when the incident began at 12:55 p.m. Aug. 20, as Da…
Coroner Called To PA Fair After Woman Has 'Medical Emergency' Officials Say Coroner Called To PA Fair After Woman Has 'Medical Emergency' Officials Say
Coroner Called To PA Fair After Woman Has 'Medical Emergency' Officials Say A woman has died following a "medical emergency" at the Elizabethtown Fair on Tuesday, August 20, the Elizabethtown Police Department told Daily Voice on Thursday, Aug. 22. Officers were eating lunch at the fair located at 900 East High Street in Elizabethtown Borough when the incident began at 12:55 p.m. Aug. 20, as detailed in the police release. The 55-year-old woman went into cardiac arrest and officers immediately gave her CPR until Emergency Medical Services from MESA arrived, according to the police. Shortly after the woman died due to the medical emergency, the police exp…
MURDER-SUICIDE: Pair Found Shot Dead In Ronks Home, Coroner (UPDATE) MURDER-SUICIDE: Pair Found Shot Dead In Ronks Home, Coroner (UPDATE)
Murder-suicide: Pair Found Shot Dead In Ronks Home, Coroner (Update) Two people who were found dead inside a home in Lancaster County on Wednesday, August 7 have been revealed to be a murder-suicide the coroner announced on Thursday afternoon, Aug. 8. Ann M. Sellers, 47, and Kyle D. Heagy, 32, were found inside a home in the 2800 block of Lincoln Highway East, Ronks at approximately 7:08 a.m. by East Lampeter Township police, as detailed in the release.  The officers were conducting a welfare check when the pair was discovered. The Lancaster County Coroner's office was called to the "and assisted with the investigation," as stated in the rele…
Teen Girl Struck Dead In Lancaster, Coroner Says Teen Girl Struck Dead In Lancaster, Coroner Says
Teen Girl Struck Dead In Lancaster, Coroner Says A 15-year-old girl was found dead on the side of the road on Monday morning, Aug. 5 the Lancaster County Coroner Eric Bieber announced. The coroner had been called to a pedestrian struck at 1420 Beaver Valley Pike in Strasburg Township at 3:28 a.m., according to the release. The teenage girl was found by investigators and the coroner along the side of the road following the vehicle strike, as detailed in the release. The local girl's name, cause, and manner of death were not released.  Her body was taken to Lancaster County Forensic Center for an autopsy. This fatal crash is under i…
After 26 Years DNA ID's Body In Susquehanna River As Missing Harrisburg Man After 26 Years DNA ID's Body In Susquehanna River As Missing Harrisburg Man
After 26 Years DNA ID's Body In Susquehanna River As Missing Harrisburg Man A body found in the Susquehanna River has been identified as that of a missing Susquehanna Township man — 26 years later all thanks to one tooth, the Lancaster County Coroner's Office announced on Tuesday, July 2.  James Floyd Gibson, 39 of Susquehanna Township, Harrisburg, had been missing since Feb. 4, 1998. Around 12:16 p.m. on April 18, 1998, a fisherman unknowingly found his body in the Turkey Point area of the Susquehanna River, located in Manor Township, Lancaster County, the coroner's office detailed in the release.  His clothing was gone and "significant postmortem …
Airborne 21-Year-Old Killed In 4 Vehicle Crash: PA State Police Airborne 21-Year-Old Killed In 4 Vehicle Crash: PA State Police
Airborne 21-Year-Old Killed In 4 Vehicle Crash: PA State Police A 21-year-old man was killed in a four-vehicle crash on Route 30 on June 17, the Pennsylvania State Police announced in a release the following Monday. Shortly after the crash, Preston Mowery, of Ephrata, was found seatbelted but unresponsive in the driver’s seat of a 2013 Chevrolet Malibu along the side of Route 30/Lincoln Highway around 7 a.m. on Monday, according to the Lancaster County Coroner’s Office and the Pennsylvania State Police.  Three other vehicles were involved: a tractor-trailer, a Tesla, and another sedan—  all only drivers in the vehicles, according to the PSP re…