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Man Dies In Farm Equipment Crash On PA Rt 219: State Police Man Dies In Farm Equipment Crash On PA Rt 219: State Police
Man Dies In Farm Equipment Crash On PA Rt 219: State Police  A man in a 2014 Hyundai fatally struck a 2015 International Harvester on Sunday, Feb. 26, Pennsylvania state police say.  Allen C. Snyder II, 42, of Dubois, Clearfield County was traveling south on Route 219, near the intersection of Glasshurst Road in Snyder Township, Jefferson County when his vehicle crossed into oncoming traffic for an unknown reason, according to PSP.  Snyder slammed into the truck driven by Robert W. Copely Jr., 48, of Mount Jewett, McKean County around 7 p.m., as detailed in the release.  Copely suffered minor injuries and refuses transport,…

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by Jillian Pikora
Police & Fire
Stuck Truck In Carlisle Closes Roads: Police Stuck Truck In Carlisle Closes Roads: Police
Stuck Truck In Carlisle Closes Roads: Police Despiting numerous signs a tractor-trailer driver obviously miscalculated the height of his vehicle in compassion to a bridge he ended up stuck under in Carlisle.  The tractor-trailer ended up wedged under the railroad bridge at 5:05 p.m. on Friday, Feb. 24, 2023, police say.  No injuries were reported but the public has been asked to avoid the area of North Orange and West High streets for "the next few hours if possible."

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by Jillian Pikora
Police & Fire
Man ID'd Following Deadly Crash On Baltimore Pike: Coroner Man ID'd Following Deadly Crash On Baltimore Pike: Coroner
Man ID'd Following Deadly Crash On Baltimore Pike: Coroner A 69-year-old man has died following a two-vehicle crash on Baltimore Pike/Route 194 on Monday, January 16, police say.  Larry Cook of the first book of Country View Court in Washington Township had been driving in the area of Roland and Hoffman roads in Washington Township when a vehicle heading south on Rt 194 struck his driver's side around 10 p.m., according to a release by the York County Coroner's office.  Cook was pronounced dead at the scene at 10:56 p.m. by Deputy Corner Michele Kirchner.  His cause of death was determined to be blunt force injuries and the manner w…

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by Jillian Pikora
Police & Fire
Driver Flees Deadly Crash On Route 15: Report Driver Flees Deadly Crash On Route 15: Report
Driver Flees Deadly Crash On Route 15: Report A driver fled the scene of a deadly crash that closed Route 15 in Latimore Township on Friday, Jan. 13, DOT officials tell PennLive. The two-vehicle crash happened between Latimore Valley Road/Mountain Road and the exit for Route 94 (Hanover/York Springs) in Latimore Township around 2:30 p.m., according to emergency dispatch in Adams County.  Around 4:30 p.m., Carroll Township police released the following statement, "Route 15 South at Old Mill/N. Baltimore St, Mountain Rd and Range end Rd. are closed until further notice. Additional information about the crash was not immediate…

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by Jillian Pikora
Police & Fire
Carbon Monoxide Poisoning Kills Pennsylvania Driver Carbon Monoxide Poisoning Kills Pennsylvania Driver
Carbon Monoxide Poisoning Kills Pennsylvania Driver An 80-year-old man died from Carbon Monoxide poisoning following a Wednesday evening crash in Northampton County, authorities said. The crash occurred on Route 512 (Moorestown Road) at Broad Road in Bushkill Township just after 5:55 p.m., Northampton County Coroner Zachary Lysek said. Michael A. Delvecchio, of Bath Borough, was a front passenger that struck a bridge guardrail, Lysek said. He was pronounced dead at the scene. Delvecchio’s cause of death was due to Carbon Monoxide toxicity, and his manner of death was ruled accidental. The crash remains under investigation by the Bushkill T…

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by Valerie Musson
Obituaries
PA Wegmans Driver Dies In Virginia Crash On I-495 PA Wegmans Driver Dies In Virginia Crash On I-495
PA Wegmans Driver Dies In Virginia Crash On I-495 A 41-year-old tractor trailer driver from Pennsylvania was killed in a crash on I-495 in Virginia, authorities said. Richard F. Alburger, of Summit Hill, was heading north when he tried to change lanes in a 219 Freightliner apparently for Wegmans, north of Braddock Road around 7:50 p.m. on Wednesday, Nov. 30 in Fairfax County, Virginia State Police said. As it did so, it struck a 1985 Buick Century. Due to the impact of the crash, the Buick spun and struck the bollards and jersey wall on the left side of the road. Alburger got out of the vehicle and was crossing the travel lane when he wa…

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by Cecilia Levine
Police & Fire
Rt. 283 In Central Pennsylvania Reopens Following Crash: PennDOT Rt. 283 In Central Pennsylvania Reopens Following Crash: PennDOT
Rt. 283 In Central Pennsylvania Reopens Following Crash: PennDOT UPDATE: The crash on Route 283 on Nov. 23 cleared around 10:30 a m., according to PennDOT. No additional information was released. ORIGINAL: A crash has shut down a portion of Route 283 in Lancaster County on Wednesday Nov. 23, according to PennDOT.  All lanes heading east have closed between the Exit to Route 722 toward Landisville, and the Exit to Route 741 toward East Petersburg and Millersville, according to PennDOT's 511PA. The crash involved multiple vehicles, but it is if anyone was injured. The nearest traffic camera in the area is only showing the backup not the crash. Fo…

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by Jillian Pikora
Police & Fire
DETAILS RELEASED: 3-Year-Old Boy Struck In Lancaster County DETAILS RELEASED: 3-Year-Old Boy Struck In Lancaster County
Details Released: 3-Year-Old Boy Struck In Lancaster County A 3-year-old boy was hit by a vehicle in Lancaster on Wednesday, Nov. 16, authorities say.  Emergency crews were called to the crash at Old Philadelphia Pike and Campus Drive in East Lampeter Township around 10:55 p.m., according to Lampeter Township police. The car had been heading east when "the child entered the roadway from an adjacent driveway on the south side of the road," and the boy lives in the 1600 block of Old Philadelphia Pike, the police stated in a release the following morning.  The vehicle is a blue 2020 Hyundai Accent and was operated by a 65-year-old woman…

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by Jillian Pikora
Schools
Central PA Football Player's Former Girlfriend Charged Months After Deadly Crash, Suicide Central PA Football Player's Former Girlfriend Charged Months After Deadly Crash, Suicide
Central PA Football Player's Former Girlfriend Charged Months After Deadly Crash, Suicide Investigation details and new charges have been released in the shocking deaths of two Conestoga Valley High School football players who died over the weekend of June 25. Tyler Zook, a 17-year-old Senior at Conestoga Valley High School from Lancaster, was the driver of the 2014 Hyundai Sante Fe; his girlfriend Amalie Wendt, an 18-year-old 2022 CV graduate from Ronks was the front-seat passenger; and Tyreese Smith, a 16-year-old CV Junior from Lancaster, was a rear-seat passenger when the group was going over 90 mph in 40 mph zone of the 500 block of Willow Road around 12:13 a.m., according t…

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by Jillian Pikora
Traffic
Crash Backs Up I-81 In Lebanon County Crash Backs Up I-81 In Lebanon County
Crash Backs Up I-81 In Lebanon County A serious crash closed a portion of Interstate 81 in Lebanon County Friday, Nov. 11. PennDOT Traffic cameras show cars backed up in the southbound lanes as of 1:20 p.m., around exit 87.  The crash itself happened between exits 100 and 90, going toward Pine Grove, 511PA reports. This is a developing story. Check back for more.

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by Cecilia Levine
Police & Fire
Nine People Hurt In Head-On Bus Crash Near UPitt Campus: Police Nine People Hurt In Head-On Bus Crash Near UPitt Campus: Police
Nine People Hurt In Head-On Bus Crash Near UPitt Campus: Police Nine people have been hurt in a bus crash involving a Jeep near the University of Pittsburgh campus, authorities say.  Emergency crews were called to Allequippa Street and Sutherland Drive near the Petersen Events Center on Pitt's campus in Oakland on Wednesday, Nov. 9 around 11 a.m., according to emergency dispatchers. Upon arrival, authorities learned the crash involved a Jeep crossing over the center line, striking a Pittsburgh Regional Transit bus, Pittsburgh Public Safety officials say and PRT police told WTAE.  The majority of the injuries were minor but the bus driver suffered knee…

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by Jillian Pikora
Police & Fire
Reading Man ID'd As Pennsylvania Turnpike Crash Victim: Coroner Reading Man ID'd As Pennsylvania Turnpike Crash Victim: Coroner
Reading Man ID'd As Pennsylvania Turnpike Crash Victim: Coroner The man killed in a crash on the Pennsylvania Turnpike in Lancaster County on Saturday, Nov. 5 has been identified, authorities say.  The crash involving a pickup truck and a car happened in the eastbound lanes of the turnpike in Elizabeth Township around noon, police and the coroner stated in releases.  75-year-old Lawrence Adams of Reading was pronounced dead at the scene, according to the Lancaster County coroner's office.  The sedan rear-ended the truck, causing the sedan to hit a concrete barrier, according to Pennsylvania state police.  The truck rolled over …

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by Jillian Pikora