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Driver Identified In Fatal Fiery Crash Into Central Pennsylvania Home, Officials Say (Update)
A driver who died after crashing into a Lancaster County home and sparking a fire has been identified, authorities said.
Emergency crews responded to the 100 block of Mill Road in West Cocalico Township around 4:05 p.m. on Friday, March 27, for a reported crash, according to Ephrata Police.
Investigators determined a GMC Yukon driven by John Miller, 67, of Stevens, was traveling north on Mill Road when it left the roadway for unknown reasons, traveled through a field, and slammed into a residence, police said.
The SUV caught fire after impact, but flames were quickly extinguished by reside…
High School Track Coach, Wife Killed After SUV Plows Into South Jersey Home
A New Jersey high school track coach and his wife have been identified as the two people killed when their SUV crashed into a home and caught fire Saturday, Jan. 17.
Clearview High School track coach Thomas "Tom" Hengel, 72, was behind the wheel of a 2020 Hyundai Palisade, with his wife Lisa Hengel, 61, in the passenger seat, when the vehicle accelerated, struck a curb, crossed two front yards, and crashed into the side of a home on Banff Drive with enough force to go through the wall and into the home’s living room around 6:15 p.m., local police said.
Police said the impact sparked a…
Driver On Phone Caused Double Fatal Fiery 4‑Car Crash, Injuring Pregnant Woman And Child: PA AG
A woman was speeding and on her cellphone in the rain when she caused a four-car crash that killed a Pennsylvania couple and injured a pregnant woman and a child, authorities announced.
Tori Gutshall, 29, of Quakertown, has been charged with two counts each of homicide by vehicle, involuntary manslaughter, and accidents involving death while not licensed, along with related offenses, Pennsylvania Attorney General Dave Sunday and Pennsylvania State Police announced on Thursday, Oct. 16.
The crash happened at 8:35 p.m. on Jan. 31 along John Fries Highway (Route 663) in Milford Township. Inves…
Ny-linked Abandoned Property Becomes Dumping Ground, Ignites Fifth Blaze In PA (Watch)
A notorious abandoned property tied to a New York-based company was dumped with trash and set ablaze again in Pennsylvania, marking the fifth overnight fire in recent weeks, Ryan Township Fire/Rescue announced on Wednesday, Aug. 27.
Firefighters were dispatched at 12:48 a.m. to 599 Lofty Road, Delano Township (Schuylkill County) where they found multiple trash piles burning and flames spreading into the brush. Ryan Township crews responded with an engine, UTV, heavy brush truck, and tanker, backed by mutual aid from Districts 6, 25, 48, and 49.
Six lines were placed in service to control th…
Man ID'd After Fatal PA Mobile Home Fire: Coroner
A 68-year-old man has died following a mobile home fire in Derry Township, Mifflin County, the coroner announced on Monday, Aug. 11.
Matthew Proud was pronounced dead at 5:33 a.m. on Monday at Lehigh Valley Hospital–Cedar Crest, according to the Mifflin County Coroner’s Office.
The cause of death was inhalation of products of combustion, and the manner of death was ruled accidental, the release said.
The fire happened at approximately 5:40 a.m. on Tuesday, July 29, 2025, on the 18 block of Sunflower Lane, authorities detailed.
In addition to the coroner’s office, the Mifflin County Region…
NJ Synagogue Firebombed In 2012 Ravaged By Fire — Along With All 7 Torahs
Tragedy has struck yet again for a New Jersey synagogue targeted in a 2012 firebombing.
At approximately 2:45 a.m. Friday, Aug. 8, a blaze ripped through Rabbi Yitzchok Lerman and his wife, Bina's, Montross Avenue home and synagogue in Rutherford, where they've been since 2014.
The couple and four of their six children who were home at the time escaped "right in the nick of time," according to Bina's sister, Brocha Wilschanski. However, everything else was destroyed — including all seven Torahs.
"They're in shock, but they're well," Wilschanski said in a call with Daily Voice. "The al…
Maryland CNA Mom Of 3, Man Died Of Gunshots Before Pennsylvania Arson Fire: Coroner
The two people rescued from a burning Stewartstown Borough home Sunday morning died from gunshot wounds to the head before the blaze even started, new investigation details confirm.
Jennifer Troch, 41, and Michael Shores Jr., 54, both of the first block of North Main Street, were pronounced dead at WellSpan York Hospital on Sunday, Aug. 3—Shores Jr. at 7:12 a.m., Troch at 7:30 a.m., Coroner Pam Gay said in separate releases. Both were found unconscious during a firefighter-led rescue from the second floor and rushed to the hospital in cardiac arrest.
Troch, a Maryland native and mother of t…
PA Farm Sanctuary Owners Charged With Animal Torture, Neglect After Devastating Fire
A Montgomery County animal sanctuary that raised nearly $70,000 in donations after a deadly barn fire is now under criminal investigation — and its owners are facing charges of torturing the very animals they claimed to protect.
Erin Beth Wiggle, 46, and Michael Wiggle, 52, of Lansdale, were arrested Wednesday, July 23 by Montgomery County animal control officers. The couple, who run the House of Wiggle Goats in Worcester Township, are charged with 14 criminal counts tied to alleged abuse, neglect, and torture.
The charges include four counts of Felony Aggravated Cruelty to Animals – Tortur…
9 Dead In Fire At Massachusetts Assisted Living Facility
Nine people died in a late-night fire at an assisted living facility in Massachusetts, fire officials said.
The fire broke out around 9:50 p.m. Sunday, July 14, at the Gabriel House on Oliver Street in Fall River, according to Fall River Fire Chief Jeffrey Bacon, Police Chief Kelly Furtado, State Fire Marshal Jon Davine, and Bristol County District Attorney Thomas Quinn III.
When firefighters arrived, they saw heavy smoke and flames at the front of the building with occupants trapped inside, officials said. Crews immediately went in, rescuing many residents while battling the fire.
The bla…
PA Teens Critically Hurt After Truck Slams Into Moving Freight Train, Sparks Fire: Police
A pickup truck carrying two teens slammed into a moving freight train in Montgomery County, bursting into flames and partially derailing a tank car, Lansdale police announced on Thursday, July 3.
The fiery crash happened on South Broad Street just before 3 a.m. on Tuesday, July 1, police said. A 2023 white Chevrolet Silverado collided with the train at the active crossing, where both the gate arms, lights, and alarms were fully functioning at the time of the crash.
The impact was so powerful it caused one of the tank cars to derail, according to authorities. The pickup caught fire, but by t…
