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PA Boy Dies Days Before Starting 8th Grade: Officials PA Boy Dies Days Before Starting 8th Grade: Officials
PA Boy Dies Days Before Starting 8th Grade: Officials A 13-year-old boy passed away less than four days before starting eighth grade, Donald H. Eichhorn Middle School Principal Michael Sokalzuk told Daily Voice on Wednesday, Aug. 21.  Jaxon Snyder, of Lewisburg, died after "a brief and unexpected illness," on Monday evening, Aug. 19, Sokalzuk said.  The statement from the school reads in full: "The entire Lewisburg Area School District, Donald H. Eichhorn Middle School, and Lewisburg community mourns the passing of 8th grade student Jaxon Snyder. Jaxon passed away after a brief and unexpected illness. Jaxon was a mo…

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Shocking New Details Emerge About Two Central PA Football Players Who Died Suddenly Shocking New Details Emerge About Two Central PA Football Players Who Died Suddenly
Shocking New Details Emerge About Two Central PA Football Players Who Died Suddenly New details have emerged about one of the two Conestoga Valley High School football players who died over the weekend of June 26, authorities say.  It is now believed that Tyler Zook, 17, died by suicide at his home in East Lampeter Township at approximately 03:45 a.m. on June 25, according to the Lancaster County Forensic Center. Tyreese 'Ty' Smith, 16, died in a crash earlier that morning in East Lampeter Township, a coroner was called to the scene of a 2014 Hyundai Santa Fe on its passenger side in a field along the 500 block of Willow Road in East Lampeter Township around…

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Details Emerge Following Deaths Of Two Central PA HS Football Players Details Emerge Following Deaths Of Two Central PA HS Football Players
Details Emerge Following Deaths Of Two Central PA HS Football Players New details have emerged about a deadly crash involving one of two Conestoga Valley High School football players who died over the weekend.  Tyreese 'Ty' Smith died in a crash over the weekend— and on Monday, June 27 some details about the crash have been released by the Lancaster County Forensic Center. The crash happened in East Lampeter Township and a coroner was called to the scene around 1:15 a.m. Saturday, June 25, the center states in the release. The unidentified 16-year-old's cause of death was determined to be Mechanical Asphyxia due to Multiple Traumatic Injuries from the c…

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Two HS Football Players From Central PA ID'd Following Deadly Crash Two HS Football Players From Central PA ID'd Following Deadly Crash
Two HS Football Players From Central PA ID'd Following Deadly Crash Two high school football players have died suddenly following a serious crash, authorities say. Tyreese Smith and Tyler Zook died over the weekend, details of which have not been publicly released. Conestoga Valley Superintendent Dave Zuilkoski posted a letter about their sudden passing on Sunday, June 26, reading in part: “It is with deep sadness that I write to inform you of the deaths of two of our high school students over the weekend. We extend our deepest sympathy to the students’ families and friends during this difficult time." The teenagers were later identified on the Conestoga …

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Community Rallies For Family Of Drowned Teen At PA Water Treatment Plant Community Rallies For Family Of Drowned Teen At PA Water Treatment Plant
Community Rallies For Family Of Drowned Teen At PA Water Treatment Plant A community is rallying to support the family of a central Pennsylvania teen who was found dead at a water treatment plant on Saturday. Gabriel “Gabe” A. Lerch, 19, of Hershey, was identified as the man found at the wastewater treatment facility’s west plant in the 700 block of Lingle Avenue in Lebanon around 7 a.m. on Mar. 5, according to the Lebanon County coroner’s office. He was the son of Jennifer Miller, wife of Chris of Lebanon, and Matthew C. Lerch husband of Jaclyn of Hershey, according to his obituary.  Community members have launched several fundraisers to help support both f…

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Motorcyclist Killed In Airborne Crash ID'd By Pennsylvania State Police Motorcyclist Killed In Airborne Crash ID'd By Pennsylvania State Police
Motorcyclist Killed In Airborne Crash ID'd By Pennsylvania State Police A late night motorcycle ride turned deadly for a central Pennsylvania man. Pennsylvania state police were called to a crash in Chambersburg just before midnight on Saturday, Mar. 6, according to a release by state police. A 2007 Harley-Davidson Road Glide motorcycle had been traveling south on SR11 Molly Pitcher Highway near Highland Drive in Guilford Township when it exited the roadway during a left-hand curve— striking an embankment along the highway before hitting a second embankment head-on, police say. That's when he went airborne, separated from his Harley, but both the driver and …

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