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Speed Reduced On I-81 In Lebanon County Amid Cleanup, New Crash (UPDATE) Speed Reduced On I-81 In Lebanon County Amid Cleanup, New Crash (UPDATE)
Speed Reduced On I-81 In Lebanon County Amid Cleanup, New Crash (Update) Speed limits have been reduced on Interstate 81 in Lebanon County at the request of Pennsylvania State Police Jonestown, PennDOT announced on Wednesday, Dec. 11, as crews continue clearing a major crash involving a tractor-trailer hauling a prefab mobile home. PennDOT has reduced speed limits on I-81 in Lebanon County to improve safety as emergency crews manage ongoing incidents, including a crash involving a tractor-trailer hauling a prefab mobile home near the Interstate 78 split in Union Township. The tractor-trailer veered off the road into the bushes earlier in the day, causing exten…

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by Jillian Pikora
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Fatal Crash Into Pole On I-83 In York (DEVELOPING) Fatal Crash Into Pole On I-83 In York (DEVELOPING)
Fatal Crash Into Pole On I-83 In York (Developing) A coroner was called after a vehicle crashed into a pole in York County Monday morning, Dec. 9, according to the York County Department of Emergency Services. First responders were called the deadly single-vehicle collision at Old Trail Road and Interstate 83 in the area of Exit 32,  in Newberry Township at 8:17 a.m. A coroner was soon called to the scene, according to emergency dispatchers. No other injuries were reported and the road has since reopened. The coroner has not released details at the time of publishing. Check back here for updates.

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by Jillian Pikora
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3 Hospitalized After Crash Closes Central PA Road 3 Hospitalized After Crash Closes Central PA Road
3 Hospitalized After Crash Closes Central PA Road Three people were hospitalized following a single-vehicle crash in Dauphin County early Friday, Dec. 6, according to emergency dispatch. The crash occurred in the 2200 block of Fiddlers Elbow Road near Elle Way in Derry Township around 4 a.m., dispatch reported. The vehicle veered off the roadway and struck a tree, injuring all three occupants. All three individuals were transported to the hospital by ambulance. Their conditions remain unknown, dispatch said. Fiddlers Elbow Road was closed between High Street and the Swatara Creek bridge as Derry Township police investigated the scene. Dri…

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by Jillian Pikora
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Student, Trucker Injured In PA School Bus Crash: Police Student, Trucker Injured In PA School Bus Crash: Police
Student, Trucker Injured In PA School Bus Crash: Police A school bus and a passenger truck collided in Huntingdon Valley, prompting the closure of County Line Road in both directions, Lower Moreland Township Police announced on Thursday, Nov. 14. The crash happened at 311 County Line Road and Buxmont Road around 5:30 p.m., police said. Students were aboard the bus, and at least one sustained minor injuries. The truck driver, who required extrication, was taken to a hospital with moderate injuries. No updates on their condition were available as of Thursday evening. County Line Road remains closed between Pine Road and Bustleton Avenue as the Lo…

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by Jillian Pikora
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Car Flips Over Inside Covered Bridge In PA: Fire Officials (PHOTOS) Car Flips Over Inside Covered Bridge In PA: Fire Officials (PHOTOS)
Car Flips Over Inside Covered Bridge In PA: Fire Officials (Photos) A car crash inside a covered bridge in Lancaster County late Friday night, Nov. 8, officials announced the following day.  Upper Leacock Fire Company reported that the crash happened shortly after 11 p.m. on Saturday, Nov. 9.  Fire crews were dispatched after receiving reports of a vehicle accident involving a car flipped onto its side within a bridge in Upper Leacock Township. When emergency units arrived, all occupants of the car were already outside the vehicle. Firefighters provided lighting and assisted with clearing debris once the car was removed from the bridge, authoriti…

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by Jillian Pikora
Police & Fire
Dad With Baby On The Way Killed In South Central PA Crash, Fund Says Dad With Baby On The Way Killed In South Central PA Crash, Fund Says
Dad With Baby On The Way Killed In South Central PA Crash, Fund Says A community is rallying after a 30-year-old motorcyclist was killed in a two-vehicle crash on Tuesday morning, Oct. 29, according to the Springettsbury Township Police. Ziare Jackson, a York native, was riding a 2024 Suzuki motorcycle when it struck the rear of a 2007 Ford Focus driven by a 46-year-old man also from York, police detailed in a release. This happened in the 3400 block of East Market Street around 5:46 a.m., according to the police. The road was closed in the area for several hours. Springettsbury Township Police are investigating. Anyone with information regarding the cras…

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by Jillian Pikora
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Pedestrian Hospitalized After Strike In Harrisburg: Dispatch Pedestrian Hospitalized After Strike In Harrisburg: Dispatch
Pedestrian Hospitalized After Strike In Harrisburg: Dispatch A pedestrian is in the hospital after being struck by a vehicle on Monday afternoon, Oct. 14, according to the Dauphin County Department of Public Safety Emergency Communications Center. The person was struck at the intersection of 21st and Belleview streets in Harrisburg around 3:12 p.m., according to dispatch logs. They were taken to the hospital with unknown injuries. Details about the victim were unavailable. The striking vehicle stayed on the scene, according to dispatch. This is the second pedestrian strike in Harrisburg that Daily Voice has reported on in less than 24 hours. …

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by Jillian Pikora
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Trucker MedEvac'd After Slamming Into Littlestown Laundromat (PHOTOS) Trucker MedEvac'd After Slamming Into Littlestown Laundromat (PHOTOS)
Trucker MedEvac'd After Slamming Into Littlestown Laundromat (Photos) A trucker was medically evacuated by a helicopter to an area hospital following a serious crash into a Littlestown laundromat early on Thursday morning, Sept. 12, authorities explained.  The driver is thought to possibly have had a medical issue before he lost control of the vehicle, exiting the road, hitting a parked vehicle, causing the tractor-trailer to rollover and slam through the Littlestown Laundry Center, authorities said.  The crash happened in the 500 block of South Queen Street at 5:29 a.m. according to emergency dispatch.  A utility pole broke during the crash, officials said.…

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by Jillian Pikora
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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…

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by Jillian Pikora
Police & Fire
Boy Bicyclist Hospitalized After Strike By Vehicle: Lititz Police Boy Bicyclist Hospitalized After Strike By Vehicle: Lititz Police
Boy Bicyclist Hospitalized After Strike By Vehicle: Lititz Police A teenage boy is in the hospital after being struck by a vehicle while riding a bicycle, Lititz Borough Police announced on Saturday, Aug. 24.  The teen was riding his bike north on the sidewalk along PA Route 501 when he crossed over into East Lincoln Avenue right in front of a vehicle that was traveling west on the Avenue, "resulting in a collision," police explained in the release.  Lititz Borough of police were called to the crash at the intersection of North Broad Street (SR501) & East Lincoln Avenue on Friday, Aug. 23, around 8:50 p.m., according to a release by the depa…

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Vehicle Slams Into Fence On Rt 30 Ramp: PennDOT Vehicle Slams Into Fence On Rt 30 Ramp: PennDOT
Vehicle Slams Into Fence On Rt 30 Ramp: PennDOT A vehicle crash into a fence at a Route 30 ramp is causing some delays on Monday, Aug. 5, according to PennDOT's 511PA.  The crash happened at the Route 30 Westbound on-ramp at Kreutz Creek Road in Hellam Township around 11:15 a.m., according to the York County Department of Emergency Services dispatch log.  The ramp was closed as emergency crews remained on the scene. It's unknown if anyone was injured.  Daily Voice has reached out to officials for more details so check back here for possible updates. 

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by Jillian Pikora
Police & Fire
Fleeing DUI Driver Charged In Firefighter's Death: Bucks DA Fleeing DUI Driver Charged In Firefighter's Death: Bucks DA
Fleeing DUI Driver Charged In Firefighter's Death: Bucks DA A 26-year-old driver was heavily intoxicated when he fled from a Hilltown Township police officer leading to a crash that killed his passenger, a former volunteer firefighter, authorities said. Colin John Wahlers, of Perkasie, was arraigned Friday, Aug. 2, on charges of homicide by vehicle while DUI, homicide by vehicle, fleeing or attempting to elude police, involuntary manslaughter, driving under the influence-general impairment, driving under the influence-highest rate, and recklessly endangering another person, according to the Bucks County District Attorney. He was also charged with fi…

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by Jon Craig
Lifestyle
'Dance Moms' Star Charged With DUI In PA: Affidavit 'Dance Moms' Star Charged With DUI In PA: Affidavit
'Dance Moms' Star Charged With DUI In PA: Affidavit A former "Dance Moms" star has been charged in Pennsylvania for allegedly driving drunk, according to court documents obtained by Daily Voice.  Christina "Christi" Lukasiak, 47, of Mars, PA, whose daughter, Chloe Lukasiak, starred on Lifetime's hit show "Dance Moms", was charged by Murrysville Police with a misdemeanor DUI at 5:39 p.m. on June 27, her latest court docket shows.  The reality star was found by officers in her black 2018 Audi Q7 crashed into a tree with a telephone pole hanging over her car off of Logan Ferry Road, as Patrolman Ross Welshons detailed in the affidavit…

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by Jillian Pikora
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MedEvaced Teen Charged In Serious Crash: Pennsylvania State Police MedEvaced Teen Charged In Serious Crash: Pennsylvania State Police
MedEvaced Teen Charged In Serious Crash: Pennsylvania State Police A 19-year-old man has been airlifted to the hospital and charged in the crash that sent him there, Pennsylvania State Police in Chambersburg announced on Thursday. Lazarus Anders Burleson of Mont Alto was driving a 2004 Chevrolet Trail Blazer north on Black Gap Road when he attempted to turn left onto Scotland Main Street, PSP troopers explained. That's when he entered the southbound lane of Black Gap Road and was struck by a 2021 Peterbilt 567 dump truck driven by 66-year-old Bradley R. Leedy of Chambersburg. The crash happened in the 4500 block of Scotland Main Street at 5:47 a.m. on June…

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by Jillian Pikora
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30-Year-Old York Mom Killed In US Rt 30 Crash ID'd: Lancaster Coroner 30-Year-Old York Mom Killed In US Rt 30 Crash ID'd: Lancaster Coroner
30-Year-Old York Mom Killed In US Rt 30 Crash ID'd: Lancaster Coroner A 30-year-old mom woman is dead following a multiple-vehicle crash involving entrapment that closed all lanes of US Route 30 East in part of Lancaster County, authorities announced on Tuesday, June 4.  Dayanara Santiago most recently lived in the 200 block of South Duke Street of York City, according to Chief Deputy Coroner Eric Bieber. Her cause of death was Multiple Traumatic Injuries and the manner ruled Accidental.  The crash involved a tractor-trailer with someone inside the cab entrapped with injuries, PennDOT spokesperson David Thompson told Daily Voice. Dayanara was in a passenger v…

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by Jillian Pikora
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26-Year-Old Red Lion Woman Admits To Striking 16-Year-Old Girl Dead While Getting On School Bus 26-Year-Old Red Lion Woman Admits To Striking 16-Year-Old Girl Dead While Getting On School Bus
26-Year-Old Red Lion Woman Admits To Striking 16-Year-Old Girl Dead While Getting On School Bus A 26-year-old Red Lion woman has pleaded guilty in connection to striking dead a 16-year-old girl getting on a school bus, according to updated court documents filed on May 29, 2024.  Arianna Landis died at Hershey Medical Center on Nov. 11, 2022, as detailed in her obituary.  Emergency responders were called to a report of a person struck by a vehicle in the 500 block of York Haven Road in Newberry Township shortly after 7 a.m., on Oct. 26, 2022, as the area police detailed in a release that afternoon.  The Northeastern School District in Machester announced that she s…

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by Jillian Pikora
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Driver On Fentanyl Killed Mom, Injured Child In Head-On Christmas Day Crash: Manheim Twp PD Driver On Fentanyl Killed Mom, Injured Child In Head-On Christmas Day Crash: Manheim Twp PD
Driver On Fentanyl Killed Mom, Injured Child In Head-On Christmas Day Crash: Manheim Twp PD A 24-year-old man high on marijuana and fentanyl caused a head-on crash killing a mom and injuring her child on Christmas Day, Manheim Township police announced on Friday, April 5.  Steven Joel Berrios Maldonado was driving 27-year-old Karina Cruz-Camuy and her sons in a Gray Volkswagon Jetta while high on drugs, the police explained citing a blood test he took at the hospital.  Investigators determined Maldonado was going a minimum of 50.28 miles per hour in the marked 35 MPH zone on Wabank Road near Rabbit Hill Lane in Lancaster Township, when he he left the westbound …

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by Jillian Pikora
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Entrapped Woman Charged After Hit By Dump Truck In Ephrata: Police (PHOTOS) Entrapped Woman Charged After Hit By Dump Truck In Ephrata: Police (PHOTOS)
Entrapped Woman Charged After Hit By Dump Truck In Ephrata: Police (Photos) A woman has been charged after her vehicle was struck by a dump truck — entrapping her on Thursday morning, Northern Lancaster County Regional police explained. Rebecca Heebner was stuck in her 2005 Toyota Scion after she was struck by Glen Horning, who was driving a 2005 Peterbilt dump truck, owned by Martin Paving, according to the NLCRPD. The police were called to the crash on Hackman Road at the intersection with Hoover Drive, Clay Township at the Ephrata line (according to Google Maps) at 6:33 a.m. on Dec. 7. Through an investigation, officers learned Heebner exited Hoover Drive …

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by Jillian Pikora
Obituaries
Teen ID'd After Dying On Thanksgiving Following Pennsylvania Crash: Coroner Teen ID'd After Dying On Thanksgiving Following Pennsylvania Crash: Coroner
Teen ID'd After Dying On Thanksgiving Following Pennsylvania Crash: Coroner An 18-year-old man died hours after a two-vehicle crash in South Central Pennsylvania, authorities announced on Friday, Nov. 24, 2023.  Logan A. Gilbert of the 800 block of Middle Street in Chambersburg and his passenger Corben M. Heaton, 19 also of Chambersburg, were speeding while driving north in his 2000 Honda Civic by 4595 Wayne Road/PA Route 316 on Wednesday, Nov. 22, the Pennsylvania State Police detailed in a release. The vehicle crested a hill and went over the center line of the road, the York County Coroner's office explained. That's when they entered into the southbound lanes s…

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by Jillian Pikora
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Father, Son Killed By Car Rolling Down Driveway In Philly Suburbs: Report Father, Son Killed By Car Rolling Down Driveway In Philly Suburbs: Report
Father, Son Killed By Car Rolling Down Driveway In Philly Suburbs: Report A 94-year-old father and his son were killed when they were hit by the elder's empty car rolling down a Bala Cynwyd driveway Monday morning, Oct. 30, 6abc reports. Nathan Kobrin pulled into the driveway of a home on Penbree Terrace around 9 a.m., according to the outlet. When he got out of his Toyota Camry, the car rolled back down the driveway and struck him, Lower Merion police reportedly said.  The Camry then rolled into Llandrillo Road where it hit Kobrin's 68-year-old son, Sydney Michael Kobrin, the outlet wrote.  Both men were reportedly pronounced dead …

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by Mac Bullock
Police & Fire
Child Struck By Car In Ephrata: Police Child Struck By Car In Ephrata: Police
Child Struck By Car In Ephrata: Police A boy was struck by a vehicle in Ephrata on Monday evening, police say.  The 12-year-old boy was not crossing at a crosswalk and did not yield the right-of-way to vehicles when he attempted to run across the street, the police said.  The boy was struck by a car driven by a 36-year-old resident in the 800 block of West Main Street/US 322 in Ephrata Borough at 6:36 p.m. on Oct. 2, according to borough police.  "The boy was transported to Hershey Medical Center for injuries that did not appear to be life-threatening," the Ephrata Police concluded its release.

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Kreider Farms Box Truck Slams Into Elizabethtown Church Kreider Farms Box Truck Slams Into Elizabethtown Church
Kreider Farms Box Truck Slams Into Elizabethtown Church Emergency crews were called to a church struck by a box truck on Friday morning, authorities say.  A Kreider Farms box truck struck Mount Calvary Church on North Holly Street by Hillside Avenue in Elizabethtown around 10:30 a.m. on Sept. 29, according to the fire department.  No injuries were reported.

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Police & Fire
Power Knocked Out When Driver Crashes Into Utility Pole In Lititz: Police (PHOTOS) Power Knocked Out When Driver Crashes Into Utility Pole In Lititz: Police (PHOTOS)
Power Knocked Out When Driver Crashes Into Utility Pole In Lititz: Police (Photos) Power should be restored by 5:30 p.m. after a SUV plowed into a utility pole in Lititz on April 4, 2023.  The Northern Lancaster County Regional Police Department responded to a call of a vehicle accident with injuries in the 400 bock of Owl Hill Road Tuesday afternoon.  The driver left the road way for an unknown reason and struck a PPL power pole.  The driver was hurt, but the extent of their injuries is unknown.  PPL is in the area making repairs.  The investigation into the incident is ongoing. 

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Chester Co. Man ID'd After Amazon Truck Crash On Lancaster Pike Chester Co. Man ID'd After Amazon Truck Crash On Lancaster Pike
Chester Co. Man ID'd After Amazon Truck Crash On Lancaster Pike Authorities say that a Chester County man died at the scene of a crash on Lancaster Pike on Wednesday, Feb. 8.  A deputy coroner arrived on the scene near Schoolhouse Road in Providence Township and pronounced 61-year-old Mark Slobodjian, from Nottingham, dead around 6 p.m., according to the Lancaster County Coroner’s Office. Slobodjian had been driving his Chevrolet Equinox south and the tractor-trailer was heading north when— for an unknown reason, Slobodjian "swerved into the northbound lane causing a head-on collision,"  at 5:21 p.m., Pennsylvania State Trooper James Grothey states in …

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Police & Fire
Tractor-Trailer Cab Impaled By Its Own Load In Lebanon Co. (PHOTOS) Tractor-Trailer Cab Impaled By Its Own Load In Lebanon Co. (PHOTOS)
Tractor-Trailer Cab Impaled By Its Own Load In Lebanon Co. (Photos) Shifting cargo literally smashed into the driver's cab of a tractor-trailer hauling poles in Lebanon County, authorities say. The Annville Cleona Fire Department was called to the "vehicle accident" at the intersection of State Route 934 and Harrison Drive, North Annville Township on Wednesday, February 1, 2023, at 4:49 p.m., according to a release by the department.  The driver was safely extracted from the cab and taken to an area hospital with unknown injuries, according to the department officials. 

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Police & Fire
Mechanicsburg Woman Dies In PA Turnpike's Longest Tunnel: State Police Mechanicsburg Woman Dies In PA Turnpike's Longest Tunnel: State Police
Mechanicsburg Woman Dies In PA Turnpike's Longest Tunnel: State Police A Mechanicsburg woman died at the scene of a crash inside the longest tunnel on the Pennsylvania Turnpike.  The unnamed 64-year-old driving a 2007 Chrysler Town and County minivan crossed over over the eastbound lane, plowing through "multiple barricades" inside the Tuscarora Tunnel on Thursday, January 12, 2023, around 7:30 p.m. Pennsylvania state police detail in the release.  She "then proceeded to travel around two truck-mounted attenuators with activated arrow boards that were positioned in each of the two westbound lanes of travel," the police say.  She stopped wh…

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Police & Fire
Two Struck Pedestrians MedEvaced From Chambersburg: Police Two Struck Pedestrians MedEvaced From Chambersburg: Police
Two Struck Pedestrians MedEvaced From Chambersburg: Police Two people are in critical condition after being struck by a vehicle in Chambersburg on Thursday, Jan. 5, authorities say.  The police arrived to find the two victims struck in the 1000 block of Wayne Avenue at the intersection of Wayne and Sheller Avenues at 12:16 p.m. An "initial investigation revealed that both pedestrians were struck by a vehicle while attempting to cross the roadway mid-block and outside of a crosswalk," the Chambersburg police said in an updated release shortly after 3 p.m. Both pedestrians were flown to a nearby trauma center after they "sus…

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