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Community Rallies For 10-Year-Old York Girl Suffering Brain Bleeds After Hit-Run On Motorcycle Community Rallies For 10-Year-Old York Girl Suffering Brain Bleeds After Hit-Run On Motorcycle
Community Rallies For 10-Year-Old York Girl Suffering Brain Bleeds After Hit-Run On Motorcycle A community is rallying for a family after a 10-year-old girl was hospitalized with two brain bleeds after her dad's motorcycle was struck by a hit-and-run driver. Officers were called to the hit-and-run crash at the intersection of York and Porters roads in Heidelberg Township at 12:26 p.m. on Sunday, Oct. 13, as Daily Voice previously reported.  A white 2003-2005  Ford Explorer had stopped at a stop sign facing south on Porters Road and made a left turn to travel west on York Road, striking a 2014 Harley-Davidson motorcycle that was going east on York Rd, witnesses told the poli…

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10-Year-Old Girl Suffers Brain Bleeds After Hit-Run Riding Dad's Motorcycle In York: PD 10-Year-Old Girl Suffers Brain Bleeds After Hit-Run Riding Dad's Motorcycle In York: PD
10-Year-Old Girl Suffers Brain Bleeds After Hit-Run Riding Dad's Motorcycle In York: PD A 10-year-old girl is in the hospital with two brain bleeds after her dad's motorcycle was struck by a hit-and-run driver, the Northern York County Regional Police Department announced on Monday, Oct. 14.  Officers were called to the hit-and-run crash at the intersection of York and Porters roads in Heidelberg Township at 12:26 p.m. on Sunday, Oct. 13, the NYCRPD detailed in the release.  A white 2003-2005  Ford Explorer had stopped at a stop sign facing south on Porters Road and made a left turn to travel west on York Road, striking a 2014 Harley-Davidson motorcycle that was…

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FATAL CRASH: Locals Gave CPR To Motorcyclist Who Slammed Into Tree, NYCRPD Says FATAL CRASH: Locals Gave CPR To Motorcyclist Who Slammed Into Tree, NYCRPD Says
Fatal Crash: Locals Gave CPR To Motorcyclist Who Slammed Into Tree, Nycrpd Says The official cause and manner of death of a motorcyclist who died following a crash into a tree has been released by the York County Coroner's Office on Friday, Aug. 16.  Donald Markle, 63, of North York Borough, was pronounced dead at WellSpan York Hospital at 8:55 p.m. on Monday, Aug. 12, according to the York County Coroner's Office and as identified by the Northern York County Regional Police Department on Tuesday, Aug. 13.  Markle had been traveling east on Canal Road when he veered off the roadway and struck a tree at the intersection of East Canal and Greenbriar roads in Conewago Tow…

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Obituaries
Dirt Biking Dad Killed In Swatara Township Crash: Officials Dirt Biking Dad Killed In Swatara Township Crash: Officials
Dirt Biking Dad Killed In Swatara Township Crash: Officials A 29-year-old husband and father of an infant died at the scene of a dirt bike crash in Central Pennsylvania on Sunday, officials told Daily Voice on Monday, April 22.  Cristian Brito-Bruno of Highspire was ejected from his dirt bike after striking a car at the intersection on Essex Street between Main and Monroe streets, the Dauphin County Coroner’s Office explained. Brito-Bruno had been going east on Poplar Alley when he collided with the car heading north on Essex Street, according to Swatara Township police. Along with the police and later the coroner, the Swatara Fire-Rescue…

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Serious Crash: Motorcyclist Suffers 'Significant Injuries', Lower Swatara PD Serious Crash: Motorcyclist Suffers 'Significant Injuries', Lower Swatara PD
Serious Crash: Motorcyclist Suffers 'Significant Injuries', Lower Swatara PD A motorcyclist is in the hospital after a serious crash over, authorities announced on March 15.  The crash happened in the area of West Harrisburg Pike/PA 230 and Rosedale Avenue around 2 p.m. on March 13, Lower Swatara police explained.  Officers were soon called to the scene of "a vehicle accident involving a motorcycle with injuries," as stated in the release.  The police investigation "determined that a 2007 Toyota Camry had made an improper turn in front of a 2021 Benelli motorcycle. The motorcyclist was unable to brake or avoid the collision and struck the Toyota. The…

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Parking Spot Crash Near Funeral Home Kills Motorcyclist: York County Coroner (UPDATE) Parking Spot Crash Near Funeral Home Kills Motorcyclist: York County Coroner (UPDATE)
Parking Spot Crash Near Funeral Home Kills Motorcyclist: York County Coroner (Update) A 54-year-old motorcyclist has died four days after being involved in a crash near a funeral home parking lot, authorities announced on Tuesday, July 18, 2023.  Jeffrey Burke, of the first block of East King Street in York, died from a hemorrhage and multiple blunt force injuries at WellSpan York Hospital at 12:10 p.m. on Sunday, as certified by Deputy Coroner Scott Pennewill.  His accidental death was caused by the crash in a parking spot located at 853 East Market Street, near Workinger Semmel Funeral Homes and Cremation, according to the coroner's release and Google Maps. Burk…

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Beloved Granddad, 54, Killed In Motorcycle Crash: PA State Police Beloved Granddad, 54, Killed In Motorcycle Crash: PA State Police
Beloved Granddad, 54, Killed In Motorcycle Crash: PA State Police A central Pennsylvania grandfather died in a two-vehicle crash involving a motorcycle on Wednesday, June 1, according to a release by Pennsylvania state police. Joseph W. Kunder, 54, was driving a 2006 Honda motorcycle southbound on State Route 501/South College Road when a 2019 Chevrolet Blazer driven by Doreen A. Tice, 47, began making a westbound turn onto King Street from the northbound lane of SR501—striking Kunder around 6:46 a.m., police say. Both drivers were from Myerstown and both were injured, according to the release. Tice— who was not wearing a seatbelt— suffered a “suspected…

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by Jillian Pikora