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Boy Injured By Float In PA Halloween Parade: Community Comes To The Rescue
A Berks County boy was tragically injured after he was run over by a float at a local Halloween parade, according to a community member trying to raise money for the family. Nico Rizzo, 8, of Boyertown, was on a float with his football team in the Boyertown Halloween Parade on Saturday, Oct. 19, a GoFundMe campaign started by Abby Mackey, his friend's mother, states. "As Nico went to step back onto the trailer, his foot slipped and got caught under the wheel," Mackey said on the campaign page. "He quickly became trapped under the wheels of his float's trailer." Members of the communit…
Police & Fire
Garage Fire Leads To Total Loss of Towamencin Home: Authorities
A Montgomery County home was declared to be a total loss following what started as a garage fire on Sunday, Oct. 27, according to authorities. The home, located at 401 Shipwrighter Way in Towamencin Township was a total loss due to fire and water damage, according to Towamencin Township Fire Marshal Bill Oettinger. While the fire was determined to be accidental, its origin is still under investigation, Oettinger said. The fire was initially reported as being in the garage at 5:27 p.m., according to Oettinger. However, the blaze eventually spread into the home itself. The garage…
Schools
Woman Struck By School Bus In Critical Condition: Philly Police
A 75-year-old woman is in critical condition after being struck by a school bus on a Philadelphia street, police announced on Tuesday, Oct. 22. The woman was walking west on Chelten Avenue in the crosswalk at Chew Avenue at 3:01 p.m. on Monday, Oct. 21, according to the Philadelphia Police Department. At the same time, a school bus was going east in the 5700 block of Chelten Avenue and making a left turn onto Chew Avenue, police said. That's when the bus struck the woman in the crosswalk. The woman was taken to Albert Einstein Medical Center by Philadelphia Fire Department medics where she…
Police & Fire
3 People Injured In Amish Horse-Buggy Crash: Lancaster County Dispatch
Three people were injured in a crash involving a horse and buggy and a truck on Sunday night, Oct. 20, according to Lancaster County Wide Communications. The crash happened at the intersection of Nottingham Road and Little Britain Road in Little Britain Township around 7:40 p.m., according to LCWC. Three people from the horse and buggy were injured, but it was not clear if they were taken to a hospital. Pennsylvania State Police are investigating the crash, so Daily Voice reached out to troopers for more information. Click here to read our updated report.
News
PA Amish Farm Accident Requires Multiple Ambulances
Multiple ambulances were called to an accident on an Amish farm on Saturday, Oct. 18, according to Lancaster County Wide Communications. The call regarding a "traumatic injury" at the farm located in the 200 block of Paradise Lane in Paradise Township came into LCWC at 12:20 p.m. Details about the incident have not been released, but we know Pennsylvania State Police are investigating. Check back here for updates on this developing situation.
News
Pottstown Female Flagger ID'd After Fatal Strike At Lancaster Construction Site: Coroner
The woman who died while working as a traffic flagger at a construction site early morning on Thursday, Oct. 10, has been identified by the Lancaster County Coroner's Office the following afternoon. Linetta Wells, 56, of the 900 block of North Hanover Street in Pottstown was directing traffic when she was struck by a SUV at the intersection of Stone Mill and Plymouth roads in Manor Township around 7:38 a.m., according to Lancaster County Wide Communications and later named by First Deputy Coroner Casey Buckley. She was pronounced dead at the scene at 8:38 a.m.…
Police & Fire
Coroner IDs Driver Killed When Car Overturns In Embankment In Lehigh County
A 66-year-old motorist was killed when their vehicle slid off the roadway and went down an embankment Saturday night, Oct. 5, officials said. Stephen La Pierre, of Upper Macungie Township, was operating the vehicle that went off the roadway on Tilghman Street and into an embankment, overturning and ejecting him around 10 p.m., Lehigh County Coroner Daniel Buglio said. The cause of death is Multiple Blunt Force Injuries. The manner of death is Accident.
Police & Fire
Motorcyclist, 34, Killed In Lehigh County Crash Remembered
Condolences are pouring in for the 34-year-old motorcyclist killed in a Lehigh County crash Friday, Oct. 4. Jorge Pickett, of Bethlehem, is survived by two children, whose photos he shared often on social media. Many of the comments are from people who struck up unlikely friendships with Pickett, including one who said they'd only ever met online. Still, Pickett sent his online friend a birthday gift. Another was a co-worker who said their friendly conversations eventually blossomed into a friendship. Jorge, The older brother I always wanted I still can’t believe this is real why you …
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Second Man In 2 Days Killed In Motorcycle Crash With Deer: PA State Police
A motorcyclist fatally struck a deer on Wednesday morning, Oct. 2, the Pennsylvania State Police said. Donald E. Guldin, 57, of Lower Macungie Township, was driving a 2022 Harley Davidson motorcycle in the area of State Route 100 near Windy Road in Lowhill Township, Lehigh County when he struck a deer at 5:20 a.m. on Wednesday, Oct. 2, according to the Pennsylvania State Police and the Lehigh County Coroner Daniel Buglio. Guldin was pronounced dead at the scene, Buglio said. The cause of death is "Blunt Force Trauma to Head" and the manner of death is "Accident," according …
News
Freak Accident Pins PA Man Under His Car Killing Him, Family Says
The community is rallying to support the family of a 22-year-old man from Brecknock Township killed when his car fell off a jack, crushing him, according to a GoFundMe organized by his Uncle, Zachary Drenning of Mohnton, on Sunday, Sept. 22. Ethan Ayscue died "in an accident while working on his car, the jack fell and he was crushed under the vehicle outside his home," Drenning wrote on the GoFundMe. The fatal accident happened on Thursday, Sept 19. Daily Voice reached out to the Pennsylvania State Police and the Berks County Coroner for more details. "He left behind hi…
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Schuylkill County Woman Dies 11 Days After Crash: Lehigh County Coroner
An 82-year-old woman from Schuylkill County has died at a hospital in Allentown from critical injuries in a crash earlier this month, authorities announced on Monday, Sept. 23. Mary Frances Peiffer of Auburn died of blunt force injuries, Lehigh County Coroner Daniel A. Buglio said. Peiffer was pronounced dead at Lehigh Valley Hospital, Cedar Crest, at 2:02 p.m. on Sunday, Sept. 22, Buglio detailed in the release. Her cause of death was "complications of blunt force injuries due to motor vehicle collision," he wrote. The manner of death was ruled an accident. Peiffer was the driver of …
Police & Fire
Montco Worker Airlifted After 25-Foot Fall From Roof In NJ, Video Shows Rescue Response: Police
A 46-year-old Pennsylvania man was rescued after he fell 25 feet from the roof of a building in Fairfield, NJ on Friday, Sept. 20, authorities said (scroll for video). At 10:54 a.m., officers responded to a 911 call reporting a man had fallen from the roof of a commercial building at 310 Fairfield Ave., Fairfield Police Officer Stacy Chiarolanza said. The man, who was allegedly employed by a roofing company from Delran and was conducting roof work at the time of the incident, fell from the roof onto metal piping where he became entrapped, Chiarolanza said. Numerous departments and pri…
Traffic
Amish Horse-Buggy Crash Closed PA 340: PennDOT
A horse-and-buggy crash closed part of PA 340 in Lancaster County on Thursday evening, Sept. 19, Pennsylvania Department of Transportation spokesperson Fritzi Schreffler told Daily Voice. The horse-and-buggy and vehicle collided at the intersection of PA 340 and School Lane Road in the Salisbury Township, Gap area around 6:30 p.m. The road was completely closed "due to the vehicle rolling over," Schreffler said. The area fully reopened just after 8 p.m. There is no word of any injuries to the people or the horse involved in the crash. Pennsylvania State Police are investigatin…
Police & Fire
Teen Girl Stuck Farm Equipment Airlifted: PA State Police (
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An 18-year-old farm worker was airlifted on Monday, Sept. 16 after getting stuck in a corn binder machine, authorities said. The girl was injured on the 300 block of Wilson Mill Road in Lower Oxford, according to Pennsylvania State Police. She was in stable condition after getting stuck at about 11 a.m., Corporal Travis Hill of the Avondale Station said. Hill did not know what part of her got stuck in the machine. Her name was not released. More details are expected from PSP later Monday. Check back for updates.
Police & Fire
Horse Struck Dead By Van, No Charges Filed: PA State Police
A horse was struck dead by a minivan in Salisbury Township on Thursday, Sep. 5, Pennsylvania State Police announced the following day. The 2011 Dodge Caravan driven by 20-year-old Leon Lapp of Atglen struck a horse standing on Churchtown Road just south of Main Street at 6:01 a.m., PSP Lancaster Trooper Joshua Croyle wrote in the release. The Caravan was going south on the Road when it hit the horse then continued across the northbound lane of traffic, off the road, into a PP&L utility pole, Trooper Croyle explained. The horse died from the initial impact of the…
News
Accident Or Homicide? Shooting Leaves 17-Year-Old Boy Dead In PA
The difficult task of ruling whether an "accidental" shooting may be a homicide is up to authorities in Luzerne County, Daily Voice was told on Friday, Sept. 6. A teenage boy was fatally wounded with a gunshot wound to his chest in Nanticoke on Sunday, Sept. 1, authorities said. The victim was identified as Hunter Sipple, 17, the following day. The shooting with a handgun was "preliminarily accidental" pending further investigation, Nanticoke Police Chief Michael Roke told Daily Voice. "It's been a pretty whirlwind week," Roke said on Friday, Sept. 6. "We have more people coming in f…
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Teen Killed In NEPA ATV Crash ID'd By Carbon County Coroner
A 19-year-old man was killed in an ATV crash in Carbon County, authorities said. Joshua Beck of Penn Forest Township died as a result of the crash on Saturday, Aug. 24, according to Carbon County Coroner Mark K. Smith. Beck lost control of the ATV, left the roadway and struck a tree, the coroner said. Meanwhile, a GoFundMe has been organized in Josh's name by his family. "It would be nice to have some sort of memorial made to honor the loving, selfless, drop anything for anyone even people he didn't know, and extremely special kind of goofiness that just emanated from Josh," the GoFundMe s…
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Hollow-Point Ammo, Mags Seized After DUI Driver's Pursuit-Crash On Route 78: Police
A 20-year-old Allentown man was arrested after police seized a firearm, hollow-point bullets, and more after a pursuit-crash on Route 78 in New Jersey, authorities said. Trouble began for Franniel Reyes Saturday morning, July 27, when a New Jersey State Police trooper attempted to conduct a motor vehicle stop in the eastbound lanes for a moving violation at Exit 7 in Bloomsbury, NJSP Sgt. Charles Marchan said. A short time later, another trooper not involved in the initial stop saw the vehicle disabled due to a crash on State Highway 173, according to Marchan. Reyes was seen by …
News
Carlisle Motorcyclist Killed In Pickup Truck Crash By Cemetery: PSP
A man has died and a woman is in the hospital following a crash near a cemetery in Monroe Township on Friday, July 19, Pennsylvania State Police announced in a release the following Monday. William "Bill" E. Mack, 67 of Carlisle was riding a 2018 Harley Davison FLHTKSE ANV north on York Road when he attempted to make a left on Boiling Springs Road — that's when he struck the rear of 23-year-old Carlisle resident, Kirstyn D. Brenton's 2004 Chevrolet Silverado at 1:24 p.m., PSP Carlisle Trooper Jorge Acevedo detailed in the release. The crash was near a cemetery on PA Route 74 and …
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Box Truck Flips On Side During Route 80 Crash: Officials (
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A Route 80 driver was trapped when their box truck flipped on Wednesday morning, July 17, according to first responders. The crash happened in the westbound lanes of Rt 80 near mile marker 259.1 around 9:30 a.m., Hazle Township Fire and Rescue Company detailed in the release. The box truck hit the back of a construction-blocking vehicle and then flipped onto its side, pinning the driver, officials said. Facebook/Hazle Twp. Fire and Rescue Co. Crews were able to stabilize the truck and extricate the driver, the Company said. The extent of the driver's injuries was not immediat…
Traffic
'Serious Accident' Closes Intersection On Bucks-Montco Line
Drivers are asked to avoid the scene of a crash in Montgomery Township on Tuesday, July 16. A "serious accident" happened near Lower State Road and County Line Road, Warrington Township Emergency Services said Tuesday morning. The area will be shut down for several hours while crews work the scene, they added. Montgomery Township Fire Department and EMS services were called to the scene. Squad 18 and our Fire Police Unit is on the scene of an accident in Montgomery Township, PA. One Department. One Mission. #wearemontgomerytwp Montgomery Township Community an…
Obituaries
Bethlehem Dad Of 7 Drowns Tubing Lehigh River In Allentown: Coroner
For at least the second time this month, a man has died while tubing in the Lehigh Valley, according to the Lehigh County Coroner's Office. This time it was a father of seven children, a family friend told Daily Voice. Antwan D. Daring, 35, of Bethlehem, drowned in the Lehigh River near Waterfront Drive in Allentown on Monday afternoon, July 15, officials said. He was recovered by city firefighters and pronounced dead at St. Luke's Hospital, according to the coroner. Daring's death was ruled an accident, officials added. Friends and loved ones posted tributes in Daring's memory on Monday…
News
Woman Dies After Fall From Golf Cart In Monroe County: Coroner
A West Virginia woman died after falling from a golf cart in Middle Smithfield, according to the Lehigh County Coroner's Office. Brenna Abbinanti, 35, of Mount Clare, died from blunt-force trauma to the head on Friday, July 12, at Lehigh Valley Hospital Muhlenberg, officials said. The accident happened a week earlier on Saturday morning, July 6, on the 6000 Block of Timothy Lake Road, according to the coroner. She was reportedly a passenger in the golf cart. Pennsylvania State Police are investigating, the Coroner's Office added.
News
Senator Fetterman Speeding Before Maryland Crash, Troopers Said: Report
Maryland state troopers who responded to Sen. John Fetterman's I-70 crash on June 9 said he might have been speeding before the accident, according to body camera footage obtained by the Washington Post. Fetterman and his wife Giselle were in a Chevrolet Tahoe that rear-ended a Chevrolet Impala on Interstate 70 near Interstate 68 in Hagerstown, officials said previously. Both Fettermans and the driver of the Impala were taken to a hospital, according to the MSP crash report. The Senator's office has said he was treated for a bruised shoulder and released. In the body camer…
News
Chester County Man On 'Road To Recovery' After Being Struck By Falling Tree: Fund
Neighbors and community members are collecting donations for Will Dusinberre, according to organizers on GoFundMe. Dusinberre, a Chester County resident working a summer job on a Wyoming ranch, was injured during a hiking trip in Montana on June 28, according to the fundraiser. "While sitting by a river, enjoying the sun and reading books, a gust of wind caused a tree to fall on Will and two friends at the base of Porcupine Falls," wrote organizer Ann Demilio of Devon. Dusinberre was airlifted to St. Vincent's Hospital in Billings then flown to another hospital …
News
Former PA Goodwill VP From Harrisburg Dies Rafting In Alaska: State Police
A former vice president with Goodwill in Pennsylvania has died in a rafting accident in Alaska, state police confirmed to Daily Voice on Wednesday, July 10. Deborah Burke, 65 of Harrisburg, PA, retired from being the Vice President of Finance for Goodwill Keystone Area in May 2024, according to her LinkedIn. She was a 1999 alumna of West Chester University with a degree in accounting. She was enjoying the "career break" as she put it, rafting with her family on the Klutina River near Copper Center in Alaska on Sunday, July 7, 2024, when disaster struck — a landslide rolled …
News
Toddler Critical, Arm Amputated After Being Struck By Fallen 50-Foot Tree Limb In PA: Cops
A 2-year-old child was in critical condition and required amputation of their arm after being struck by a fallen tree while playing outside in Montgomery County, police said. The toddler was playing in the driveway on the 7900 block of Chandler Road in Glenside with other children when they were struck by the tree that had fallen 50 feet just after 6 p.m. Saturday, July 6, Cheltenham police said. Lifesaving care was provided at the scene by responders and the child was flown by helicopter to Children's Hospital of Philadelphia. "At this time this incident appears to be a tragic accident, h…
Traffic
Hit-Run Motorcyclist Sought By Police In West Reading
Have you seen this man? The motorcyclist pictured below fled the scene of an accident, police in West Reading announced on Sunday. The hit-and-run crash happened at Delaney Traffic Circle near the exit to Buttonwood Street on June 23, as detailed in the police release. He did not stop to provide his name and insurance information, according to investigators — they also noted that his motorcycle did not appear to have a license plate. Anyone with information is asked to call borough police at 610-373-0111 or submit a tip online through Crimewatch.
Traffic
Crash Shuts Down Lincoln Highway In Chester County: Police
Authorities are responding to an accident on Route 30 in West Whiteland on Monday morning, June 17. Route 30 is shut down east of Springdale Drive and some area residents have lost power, police said around 10 a.m. The PECO outage map shows more than 100 customers in the area are affected. Service is expected to be restored by noon, PECO says.
News
Amish Toddler ID'd By Family After Fatal Lancaster Farm Accident
A 3-year-old Amish boy has died following an incident on his family's farm on Tuesday night, Lancaster County Chief Deputy Coroner Eric Bieber announced on June 5. Benjamin S. Blank “had been in a farming-related accident involving a piece of ventilation machinery for [a] barn," Chief Deputy Coroner Bieber stated in the release and according to his obituary. The incident happened at his home on the 280 block of Bell Road in Christiana, Colerain Township around 8 p.m. on June 4, as detailed in the release. Benjamin was pronounced dead in the front yard at 9:18 p.m. by the coroner. His…
Obituaries
Berks Co. Dad Dies Days After York Co. Motorcycle Crash: Police
A Berks County dad has died days after a motorcycle crash, the Northern York County Regional Police announced on Wednesday. Nicholas "Nick" Street, 33 of Mohnton, died at WellSpan York Hospital at 2:05 a.m. on Wednesday, June 4 from injuries he suffered following a motorcycle, the NYCRPD detailed. "He was riding a 2003 Harley-Davidson motorcycle when he struck a bridge," the police stated in the release. The crash happened on Kitzmiller Road at Pentland Road in Manheim Township on Sunday, June 2, according to the police. Anyone with information about the crash may contact pol…
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