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Arrest Made In Deadly Arson In Philadelphia: Police Arrest Made In Deadly Arson In Philadelphia: Police
Arrest Made In Deadly Arson In Philadelphia: Police A 38-year-old man has been arrested in a Philadelphia arson fire that left a 66-year-old woman dead early Friday, Aug. 23, police said. Shadeek McDowell has been charged with murder, arson, five counts of aggravated assault, five counts of simple assault, and related offenses in the 4:30 a.m. blaze on the 1800 block of East Russell Street, city police said.  A very difficult morning in Kensington. PFD made multiple rescues from several homes damaged by a fire that took nearly an hour to place under control. Sadly, one person did not survive. Five people received EMS care and we…

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by Cecilia Levine
Police & Fire
Amish Farm Rescue 30 Feet Up Barn Rafters In Bart Township (PHOTOS) Amish Farm Rescue 30 Feet Up Barn Rafters In Bart Township (PHOTOS)
Amish Farm Rescue 30 Feet Up Barn Rafters In Bart Township (Photos) A man having a "medical issue" in the rafters of a tobacco barn on an Amish farm was rescued on Friday morning, Aug. 16, authorities said.  Firefighters were called to the farm rescue in the 1700 block of Georgetown Road in Bart Township at 8:52 a.m. on Friday, according to a release by the Quarryville Fire Company and Lancaster County Wide Communications.  Crews from both the Quarryville and Bart Township fire companies responded. Firefighters located the man approximately 30 feet off the ground in the rafters of the tobacco barn. To safely get to him, a hole was cut in th…

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by Jillian Pikora
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Police ID 2 Bodies Recovered From Baltimore Bridge Collapse, Others May Be Encased In Concrete Police ID 2 Bodies Recovered From Baltimore Bridge Collapse, Others May Be Encased In Concrete
Police ID 2 Bodies Recovered From Baltimore Bridge Collapse, Others May Be Encased In Concrete The bodies of two construction workers were reportedly recovered from the site of the Francis Scot Key Bridge collapse in Baltimore Wednesday, March 27, according to state police and multiple reports. The bodies of Alejandro Hernandez Fuentes, 35, and Dorlian Ronial Castillo Cabrera, 26, were recovered from a red pickup truck about 25 feet under water in the Patapsco River, near the middle span of the bridge around 10 a.m., Maryland State Police said at a briefing on Wednesday. Police believe other vehicles are encased in concrete that came down in the collapse. All six of the Brawner Buil…

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by Zak Failla
Police & Fire
Troopers Investigate After Woman Jumps Into Delaware River: State Police Troopers Investigate After Woman Jumps Into Delaware River: State Police
Troopers Investigate After Woman Jumps Into Delaware River: State Police A woman in Bucks County jumped into the Delaware River on Monday evening, Jan. 15 after police approached her about a domestic dispute, authorities announced.  State police said they were called about a domestic incident at a house on Durham Street in Riegelsville around 6:30 p.m. A 30-year-old woman and a 34-year-old man were involved, they wrote in a release.  Troopers searched nearby and found the woman with three children on a walking trail near the Delaware River, but when they approached, police said she leaped into the water.  The three kids were "safely secure(d)," t…

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by Mac Bullock
Police & Fire
Newspaper Deliveryman, Police Officers Save 97-Year-Old Sleeping Man From MontCo House Fire Newspaper Deliveryman, Police Officers Save 97-Year-Old Sleeping Man From MontCo House Fire
Newspaper Deliveryman, Police Officers Save 97-Year-Old Sleeping Man From MontCo House Fire Two police officers are being hailed as heroes for waking up a 97-year-old man and carrying him outside of his house as flames ripped through it early Thanksgiving morning. The newspaper deliveryman, though, was the one who called 9-1-1 when he saw flames coming from the second story window of the home on the 100 block of Fairview Avenue, around 3:25 a.m., Nov. 23, police said. November 23, 2023: Multiple Fire Companies were dispatched at approximately 3:35 A.M to a dwelling fire on the 100 block... Posted by Willow Grove Volunteer Fire Company on Thursday, November 23, 2023 Hatboro Sg…

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by Cecilia Levine
Police & Fire
MD Helicopter MedEvacs Man Wedged Between Rail Car, Conveyor Track In PA MD Helicopter MedEvacs Man Wedged Between Rail Car, Conveyor Track In PA
MD Helicopter MedEvacs Man Wedged Between Rail Car, Conveyor Track In PA A man with his legs caught between a rail car and a heavy-duty conveyor track in Pennsylvania was rescued, thanks in part to emergency crews from Maryland.  The call to the industrial accident happened at TB Woods located at 440 Fifth Avenue in Chambersburg at 10:52 a.m. on Monday, July 23, 2023, according to a release by the Franklin Fire Company.  According to his family, 20-year-old Colby Taylor was found trapped at the scene.  The fire company's Squad 41 "utilized the HyperTherm cutter, airbags, rams and cribbing" to free the man's legs.  "The complex incident required multiple torch…

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by Jillian Pikora
Police & Fire
Paterson Swimmer, 19, Goes Missing At Delaware Water Gap Paterson Swimmer, 19, Goes Missing At Delaware Water Gap
Paterson Swimmer, 19, Goes Missing At Delaware Water Gap Crews were continuing to search for a 19-year-old swimmer who went missing at the Delaware Water Gap. Witnesses said the Paterson man was trying to swim from the shoreline to the bridge abutments with three others when he began struggling in the current around 8 p.m. Thursday, July 13 at Karamac — located about a mile north of Route 80, in Warren County, officials said. Three other swimmers were later rescued by volunteer rescue team members from Portland Hook and Ladder Company out of Portland, PA. None of the swimmers were wearing a life jacket. The swimmer disappeared under the water, w…

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by Cecilia Levine
Police & Fire
Bucks County First Responders Rescue Worker After 40-Foot Fall Bucks County First Responders Rescue Worker After 40-Foot Fall
Bucks County First Responders Rescue Worker After 40-Foot Fall Emergency personnel shut down Route 1 in Bensalem for nearly an hour as they raced to rescue a worker who fell 40 feet from an overpass early Thursday morning.  It happened at about 3:45 a.m. April 13, Bensalem Fire Rescue said in a release. Multiple crews were dispatched to the bridge near Bristol Road to mount a technical rescue, authorities said.  Firefighters were able to reach the victim and render medical aid before rigging up a 3:1 pulley system and hoisting the injured worker back to safety.  Scene from tFacebook/Bensalem Fire Rescue About 40 minutes after first responders arri…

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by Mac Bullock
News
'You're Going To Be A Dad!' Allentown Trench Collapse Victim Learns In Final Moments Of Rescue 'You're Going To Be A Dad!' Allentown Trench Collapse Victim Learns In Final Moments Of Rescue
'You're Going To Be A Dad!' Allentown Trench Collapse Victim Learns In Final Moments Of Rescue "You're going to be a dad!" Those were the words that the construction worker heard as he was being pulled out of the Allentown trench he'd been trapped inside for hours. The unnamed victim became trapped Wednesday, Jan. 11, while digging in the backyard of a home at 15th and Gordon streets when the trench caved in around 2 p.m., officials said. It took hours to get him out, but as they did around 10:15 p.m., his wife delivered the happy news, that she was pregnant with their first child, city officials said.

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by Cecilia Levine
News
Lightweight Plane Crashes At Central Pennsylvania Airport Lightweight Plane Crashes At Central Pennsylvania Airport
Lightweight Plane Crashes At Central Pennsylvania Airport An ultralight aircraft crashed in central Pennsylvania on Wednesday, Nov. 9, authorities say. While trapped in the airplane, the pilot called 911 to a field near Shoestring Airport Ebaugh Road in North Hopewell Township around 2:20 p.m., according to emergency dispatchers.  Upon arrival, rescue crews freed the pilot and found that "the pilot was entangled in the wreckage and was most likely suffering from broken lower extremities," authorities with North Hopewell-Winterstown Volunteer Fire Company said. The scene of the crash.North Hopewell-Winterstown Volunteer Fire Company. Crews us…

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by Jillian Pikora
Police & Fire
Fire Truck Hit By Car At Scene Of Serious Bucks County Crash: Officials Fire Truck Hit By Car At Scene Of Serious Bucks County Crash: Officials
Fire Truck Hit By Car At Scene Of Serious Bucks County Crash: Officials A fire truck responding to a serious accident on I-95 in Bucks County was hit by a passing car, authorities said.  Fire officials in Bensalem responded to the scene of a crash on a southbound I-95 lane, south of Woodhaven Road, around 1:30 a.m. Saturday, Oct. 22, said the Cornwells Fire Company in a post.  On arrival, first responders found a badly damaged car and a tractor trailer flipped on its side, with both drivers trapped in their vehicles, according to the post.  While authorities were working to rescue the drivers, an oncoming car struck a tower truck that responded …

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by Mac Bullock
Police & Fire
Car Crashes After Driver Swerves To Avoid Deer In Lehigh Valley: Police Car Crashes After Driver Swerves To Avoid Deer In Lehigh Valley: Police
Car Crashes After Driver Swerves To Avoid Deer In Lehigh Valley: Police A driver hit a tree after swerving to avoid a deer in the Lehigh Valley, authorities said. The crash happened on the 300 block of Mickley Road in Whitehall Township on the morning of Monday, Oct. 17, according to LehighValleyLive. The driver was alone in the car when it crashed and overturned, trapping her inside, Whitehall Township Fire Chief David Nelson said. Crews removed the roof to free her, the fire chief added. The unidentified driver was taken to Lehigh Valley Hospital-Cedar Crest, Whitehall Township Police Lt. Greg Bealer said. She "did not have any obvious serious ex…

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by Nicole Acosta
Police & Fire
Trapped Driver Rescued After Tree Falls On Car In Montco: Authorities Trapped Driver Rescued After Tree Falls On Car In Montco: Authorities
Trapped Driver Rescued After Tree Falls On Car In Montco: Authorities A trapped driver was rescued after a tree fell on their car in Montgomery County Tuesday, July 12, authorities said. The tree and power lines fell on an SUV on Arden Road and Lantern Lane in Upper Merion just before 8:30 a.m., Upper Merion fire officials said. Crews had to de-energize the power lines before beginning the rescue, they said. Rescue workers teamed up with the township's public works department to cut away parts of the tree to free the driver. The unidentified victim was taken to the hospital for evaluation, officials said. In order to safely restore power, fire officials ur…

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by Nicole Acosta
Business
Pair Pulled From Chocolate Tank At M&Ms Factory: Authorities Pair Pulled From Chocolate Tank At M&Ms Factory: Authorities
Pair Pulled From Chocolate Tank At M&Ms Factory: Authorities Two people fell into a vat of chocolate at the M&M/Mars factory, authorities say. The pair fell into the chocolate at the Elizabethtown factory located in the 200 block of Brown Street at 1:51 p.m. on Thursday, June 8, according to Lancaster County Wide Communications. They people were not believed to be at risk of drowning as they can stand up in the vat and the chocolate is only waist deep, according to LCWC. Elizabethtown firefighters were called to the scene for the rescue mission and are believed to have drilled a hole in the bottom of the vat to free the trapped pair, accord…

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by Jillian Pikora
Police & Fire
Bridge Jumper Rescued From Susquehanna River: Officials Bridge Jumper Rescued From Susquehanna River: Officials
Bridge Jumper Rescued From Susquehanna River: Officials A man was pulled from the Susquehanna River Saturday, May 14 in Harrisburg, fire officials said. The man had jumped into the river from the Market Street bridge, bringing Box 9 to the scene with mutual aid boats, the fire department said. The victim was brought to City Island and turned over to Life Team EMS. The "A" Platoon at work with Battalion 6(Bradford), fire officials said.

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by Cecilia Levine
Police & Fire
Man Hospitalized After Being Pinned Under Forklift In MontCo: Officials Man Hospitalized After Being Pinned Under Forklift In MontCo: Officials
Man Hospitalized After Being Pinned Under Forklift In MontCo: Officials A man was injured in an industrial accident in Montgomery County on Monday, March 7, sources confirmed.  First responders were called to the 600 block of North Lewis Road in Limerick Township for a technical rescue just before 2:25 p.m., said Montgomery County Public Affairs Coordinator Todd Stieritz. A man was pinned underneath a forklift and had to be rescued by firefighters, he said. He was then taken by ambulance to an area hospital, Stieritz said. Officials were unable to confirm whether the victim worked for a manufacturing company with an address on that street. Fur…

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by Nicole Acosta
Police & Fire
Pickup Driver Pinned, 2 Hospitalized In Snowy Bucks County Crash Pickup Driver Pinned, 2 Hospitalized In Snowy Bucks County Crash
Pickup Driver Pinned, 2 Hospitalized In Snowy Bucks County Crash Two people were hospitalized in a snowy crash the evening of Friday, Jan. 28 in Bucks County. One of the two vehicles -- a pickup truck -- was on its side, while the other went into the backyard of a home on Bristol Oxford Valley Road around 7:30 p.m. in Levittown, according to the William Penn Fire Company and Levittown Now. The driver was partially ejected and trapped under his vehicle, the news outlet said. He was extricated by firefighters.

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by Cecilia Levine
Police & Fire
'Person In Crisis' Rescued From Ledge Of 8th Street Bridge: Allentown Police 'Person In Crisis' Rescued From Ledge Of 8th Street Bridge: Allentown Police
'Person In Crisis' Rescued From Ledge Of 8th Street Bridge: Allentown Police Police in Lehigh County rescued a man apparently standing on the outer ledge of an Allentown bridge Thursday morning, authorities said. With help from Allentown police crisis negotiators, officers were able to convince the "person in crisis" to come back over the ledge of the 8th Street Bridge around 11:30 a.m., police said. He was taken to an area hospital for treatment, police said. No further information was immediately available. 

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by Nicole Acosta
Police & Fire
1 Airlifted In Route 22 Crash In Lehigh County 1 Airlifted In Route 22 Crash In Lehigh County
1 Airlifted In Route 22 Crash In Lehigh County One person was airlifted in a Route 22 crash on Sunday night, authorities said. The crash was reported around 6:15 p.m. near Heffner Road in Weisenberg Township, Weisenberg and Fogelsville fire officials said. Tonight crews from 51, 25, 8, and 62 were dispatched to a MVA with Rescue on Old 22 at Heffner Road. Once on scene... Posted by Weisenberg Volunteer Fire Department on Sunday, December 12, 2021 The car ended up into an overpass concrete pillar, causing entrapment, local fire departments said. The female driver was in and out of consciousness and bleeding from the head, local fi…

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by Nicole Acosta
Police & Fire
1 Dead, 3 Rescued In Chester City House Fire 1 Dead, 3 Rescued In Chester City House Fire
1 Dead, 3 Rescued In Chester City House Fire A woman died and three other victims were rescued in a Friday afternoon house fire in Chester City, authorities said. The two-alarm fire on Clayton Street was reported shortly before 2 p.m., bringing multiple fire departments to the scene. Firefighters were initially unable to enter the home due to the heavy flames and smoke, officials said. After the fire was under control 30 minutes later, officers and a city resident assisted in pulling three juveniles and an adult female from the back of the house, according to a news release from Mayor Thaddeus Kirkland. The woman was pronounced dead…

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by Nicole Acosta
News
NASCAR Driver Among Rescuers In Central PA Wrong-Way Crash NASCAR Driver Among Rescuers In Central PA Wrong-Way Crash
NASCAR Driver Among Rescuers In Central PA Wrong-Way Crash Two star race car drivers assisted fire crews at a fatal fiery crash caused by a driver traveling six miles in the wrong direction of traffic, according to Duncannon Fire Company. The crash occurred on Route 22 East in Middle Paxton Township on Saturday around 10:30 p.m., as Daily Voice previously reported. A pickup truck drove approximately six miles in the wrong direction, striking a pickup truck towing a camper, according to new details that have been released by first responders. Michael Hoy, 64, of Daytona Beach, Florida, died shortly after arriving at Holy Spirit Hospital on Saturda…

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by Jillian Pikora
Police & Fire
Car Collides With Roller In Bucks County Car Collides With Roller In Bucks County
Car Collides With Roller In Bucks County Fire and rescue crews were called to a scene in Bucks County early Thursday morning after a car collided with a roller, authorities said. The driver was trapped in the damaged car along the 2300 block of East Lincoln Highway in Middletown Township but crews were able to quickly free them by removing the driver's side door, according to Penndel Fire Company. The driver was turned over to EMS at the scene.

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by Nicole Acosta
Police & Fire
'Person In Crisis' Rescued From Ledge Of Allentown Bridge 'Person In Crisis' Rescued From Ledge Of Allentown Bridge
'Person In Crisis' Rescued From Ledge Of Allentown Bridge Police in Lehigh County rescued a man apparently threatening to jump off the ledge of an Allentown bridge Monday night, authorities said. With help from the Allentown Fire Department, officers were able to convince the man to come back over the ledge of the 8th Street Bridge around 11 p.m., after nearly four hours on the scene, Allentown police said. He was taken to an area hospital for treatment, police said. Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard was temporarily closed to eastbound and westbound traffic below the bridge. No further information was available.

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by Nicole Acosta
Police & Fire
Crews Free Stuck Driver In Perkasie Crash Crews Free Stuck Driver In Perkasie Crash
Crews Free Stuck Driver In Perkasie Crash Rescue crews freed a stuck driver from their car after it crashed in Perkasie Tuesday afternoon, authorities said. Crews arrived at the intersection of Ridge and Tunnel Roads on a report of an auto extrication, according to Perkasie Fire Company. Pictures from the scene show the removal of the driver's side and left passenger's side door. The driver was sent to an area hospital by EMS, authorities said. The driver's exact condition is unknown.

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by Nicole Acosta
Police & Fire
2 Rescued From Flooded Railroad Underpass In Reading 2 Rescued From Flooded Railroad Underpass In Reading
2 Rescued From Flooded Railroad Underpass In Reading Two people were rescued from a railroad underpass in Reading when their vehicles got stuck in flood water Tuesday afternoon, authorities said. As Lt. Zulick with the Office of the Fire Marshal was driving in the area during heavy rain showers, he noticed that the Spring Street Subway was actively flooding around 2:30 p.m., according to the Reading Fire Department. Investigating further, he discovered that there were two passenger cars stranded in the rising waters and requested rescue crews at the scene, authorities said. With rising waters reaching approximately three and a half feet whe…

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by Nicole Acosta
Police & Fire
HERO: Off-Duty Firefighter Rescues Child, Driver Freed From Chester County Crash HERO: Off-Duty Firefighter Rescues Child, Driver Freed From Chester County Crash
Hero: Off-Duty Firefighter Rescues Child, Driver Freed From Chester County Crash An off-duty volunteer firefighter rescued a child from a vehicle that crashed and overturned Thursday in Chester County, fire officials said. Photos show the single-vehicle overturned on the 600 section of Pugh Road in Tredyffrin Township. The off-duty Berwyn firefighter was in the area at the time, and removed the child with help from police from the vehicle around 12:40 p.m., the fire company said on Facebook. The crew of Engine 2-2 removed the windshield to extricate the driver.  EMS crews with Ambulance 2-2 and MICU 102 handled patient care for both occupants, who were taken to&n…

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by Nicole Acosta
Police & Fire
Driver Extricated, Hospitalized In Phoenixville Crash Driver Extricated, Hospitalized In Phoenixville Crash
Driver Extricated, Hospitalized In Phoenixville Crash A driver was extricated and hospitalized in a two-car crash Friday in Chester County. Phoenixville firefighters responded to the crash at Nutt Road and Maple Avenue around 1:15 p.m. 5-14-21 Vehicle crash, Nutt Rd at Maple Ave Posted by Phoenixville Fire Department on Friday, May 14, 2021 There they found one victim confined inside of a car, and used battery-powered hydraulic rescue tools to remove the drivers-side door and free the driver, fire officials said. That person was removed, packaged and transported to the hospital, authorities said. Crews also performed some quick body wor…

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by Cecilia Levine
Police & Fire
10 Hospitalized In Upper Macungie Crash (PHOTOS) 10 Hospitalized In Upper Macungie Crash (PHOTOS)
10 Hospitalized In Upper Macungie Crash (Photos) Ten victims were hospitalized in a chain-reaction crash Saturday in Upper Macungie, authorities said. A 27-year-old Connecticut man behind the wheel of a tractor trailer apparently failed to stop for a line of cars around 2:15 p.m. on Hamilton Boulevard right near Newtown Road, WFMZ reports. The trailer struck a pick-up truck that was pushed into a van, which was pushed into a car, the outlet said. Nester Video Production captured footage from the scene, showing two victims requiring extrication and several severely damaged cars being towed. 2 people were extricated and 9 were transp…

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by Cecilia Levine
Police & Fire
Fire Crews Rescue Man Who Drove Into Perkiomen Creek Fire Crews Rescue Man Who Drove Into Perkiomen Creek
Fire Crews Rescue Man Who Drove Into Perkiomen Creek Fire crews in Montgomery County rescued a man who they say drove into the Perkiomen Creek Thursday afternoon. Upon arrival, rescue crews were able to free the driver from the car but requested additional assistance to bring the man up a steep embankment along the Perkiomen Creek in the 600 block of Gravel Pike around 12:30 p.m., according to Royersford Fire Company. Fire crews used ropes, rigging, and a stokes basket to safely free the driver, authorities said. The man was transferred to EMS for medical treatment.

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by Nicole Acosta
Police & Fire
Upper Darby Driver Rescued After Car Rolls Over Onto Funeral Home Front Lawn Upper Darby Driver Rescued After Car Rolls Over Onto Funeral Home Front Lawn
Upper Darby Driver Rescued After Car Rolls Over Onto Funeral Home Front Lawn An Upper Darby driver was rescued from the wreckage of a rollover crash that ended in the front lawn of a funeral home early Wednesday morning, authorities said. Fire crews arrived at the unit block of South State Road to find a driver trapped in his car after he lost control and rolled over landing on the front lawn of Vraim Funeral Home just after 3 a.m., 6abc reports. Rescue crews freed the driver and he was taken to a local hospital with multiple injuries, 6abc says. His condition is unknown. Police are investigating the cause of the crash.

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by Nicole Acosta