Berks Driver Charged With Homicide For Fatal Caernarvon Crash: Police Berks Driver Charged With Homicide For Fatal Caernarvon Crash: Police
Berks Driver Charged With Homicide For Fatal Caernarvon Crash: Police A Berks County man was charged with vehicular homicide for a fatal high-speed crash in Caernarvon Township on Monday, Sept. 30, according to police. Matthew Slauch, 23, of Birdsboro, is accused of causing the death of Scott Wagner, 64, of Reinholds, who was killed in a crash at the intersection of Morgantown and Elverson roads that happened on Thursday, June 6, Caernarvon Township Police said. Police were able to piece together the events leading to the crash thanks to their investigation of the scene and several witnesses who described Slauch driving 76 mph in a posted 55 mph zone and…
14-Year-Old Struck Crossing Street With Mom, Community Rallies 14-Year-Old Struck Crossing Street With Mom, Community Rallies
14-Year-Old Struck Crossing Street With Mom, Community Rallies The vehicle believed to be involved in the hit-and-run crash that took the life of 14-year-old Dawn Watson has been found and a fundraiser has been started for her family. A 2011 Mercedes Benz E350 — that authorities believe struck and killed Dawn Watson as she was crossing the street with her mom in the 6500 block of Haverford Avenue — was located by the Crash Investigation Division on Monday, Sept. 30, the Philadelphia Police Department said in an updated police release on Tuesday, Oct. 1. No information on the driver was released. The investigation is ongoing by the Crash Investigat…
Man Partially Ejected From Car Killed In Philadelphia: Police Man Partially Ejected From Car Killed In Philadelphia: Police
Man Partially Ejected From Car Killed In Philadelphia: Police A man was killed in a crash through a fence in Philadelphia on Saturday afternoon, Sept. 28, police announced that evening.  The driver of a Ford Explorer lost control and crashed the vehicle through a wooden fence in the 4500 block of Fisher Lane in the 15th District, around 1:11 p.m., the police detailed in the release.  The man driving the Explorer was partially ejected out the driver's side window, PPD explained. The Explorer stopped when it struck an unattended, parked Nissan Versa. "The driver was pronounced dead on the scene by PFD Medic Unit at 1:24 p.m.," as stated in th…
$90K+ Raised For Springfield Family After Fatal Hit-Run I-95 Crash $90K+ Raised For Springfield Family After Fatal Hit-Run I-95 Crash
$90K+ Raised For Springfield Family After Fatal Hit-Run I-95 Crash A community is mourning their loss after a 32-year-old woman died due to a traumatic brain injury following a hit-run crash on Interstate 95 in Philadelphia.  Tess Kathryn Fox, most recently of Springfield, Pennsylvania but formerly of West Deptford, New Jersey, died on Saturday, Sept. 14 as a result of the crash on Interstate 95 near Philadelphia International Airport on Saturday, Sept. 7,  Pennsylvania State Police told Daily Voice on Thursday, Sept. 19, and as detailed in obituary published by McGuinness Funeral Homes. She was an organ donor, according to the obituary.&nbs…
Overturned Truck Shuts Route 309 In Bucks County (DEVELOPING) Overturned Truck Shuts Route 309 In Bucks County (DEVELOPING)
Overturned Truck Shuts Route 309 In Bucks County (Developing) A serious crash closed Route 309 Thursday morning, Sept. 19 in Bucks County, according to the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation. All lanes were closed between Exit PA 563 and Exit PA 152 in Telford, the PennDOT site 511PA shows. The truck overturned at Augustine Road, as seen on traffic cameras.
BIZARRE: Murder Victim's Car Hits, Kills Motorist On Side Of I-95 In Delco, PSP Says (UPDATE) BIZARRE: Murder Victim's Car Hits, Kills Motorist On Side Of I-95 In Delco, PSP Says (UPDATE)
Bizarre: Murder Victim's Car Hits, Kills Motorist On Side Of I-95 In Delco, PSP Says (Update) A gunshot victim was apparently unresponsive behind the wheel of his car when he struck and killed a man standing outside of his vehicle on the I-95 ramp to I-476 in Delaware County Friday night, Sept. 13. The two-vehicle crash in the northbound lanes on the ramp to I-486 in Ridley Township was called in by a passerby, bringing Pennsylvania State Police troopers to the scene around 9:45 p.m., Trooper Paul Holdefer said. There, they found Clinton Martin, a 29-year-old man from Lansdowne, PA, with a gunshot wound behind the wheel of his car, and Joshua Waltz, a 33-year-old man from Odess…
Pennsylvania Police Chaplain George Searfoss Killed In Crash Pennsylvania Police Chaplain George Searfoss Killed In Crash
Pennsylvania Police Chaplain George Searfoss Killed In Crash A police chaplain has been identified as the victim of a fatal crash on police announced on Friday, Sept. 13.  Pastor George Searfoss died "unexpectedly after being involved in a vehicle accident on September 11, 2024 in Chester County," the Upper Merion Police wrote in a release. Searfoss served as the Executive Pastor at Hope Community Church and a police chaplain in Upper Merion Township, the department officials explained.  Details about the crash were not immediately available.  His community has already been sharing about its loss on social media.  It is wit…
Lititz Man Wanted For 'Threat of Mass Violence' Killed Fleeing From Police Lititz Man Wanted For 'Threat of Mass Violence' Killed Fleeing From Police
Lititz Man Wanted For 'Threat of Mass Violence' Killed Fleeing From Police The man who died in a crash after fleeing from the police has been identified by the Lancaster County Coroner's Office and as detailed in a release by the New Holland Police.  David Andrew Pacoe, 59, of Lititz, was driving dark colored Audi sedan at a high rate of speed when he slammed into a tractor-trailer at the intersection of North Railroad Avenue and Gristmill Road in Earl Township around 1:13 a.m. on Thursday, Sept. 12, according to the releases.  Before that happened, at 11:55 p.m. on Wednesday, Sept. 11, officers with the New Holland Police Department …
FATAL CRASH: Philly Motorcyclist Killed In 3-Vehicle Collision, Police Say FATAL CRASH: Philly Motorcyclist Killed In 3-Vehicle Collision, Police Say
Fatal Crash: Philly Motorcyclist Killed In 3-Vehicle Collision, Police Say A 34-year-old motorcyclist was killed Tuesday, Sept. 10 in a three-vehicle collision in Philadelphia, authorities said. The fatal crash occurred at approximately 3 p.m. on Woodhaven Road (Route 63) near Thornton Road, Philadelphia police said. The male rider, who was not identified, was traveling eastbound, and collided with both a vehicle and a box truck, also traveling eastbound, police said. The motorcyclist was pronounced dead by Medic 20 at 3:19 p.m., they said. Woodhaven Road was closed in both directions during an investigation.
33-Week Pregnant Driver Killed In 4 Vehicle Crash: PA State Police 33-Week Pregnant Driver Killed In 4 Vehicle Crash: PA State Police
33-Week Pregnant Driver Killed In 4 Vehicle Crash: PA State Police A 29-year-old mom-to-be died in surgery following a four-vehicle crash approximately two weeks before her fifth wedding anniversary, according to her social media and as Pennsylvania State Police told Daily Voice on Tuesday, Sept. 10.  A 33-week pregnant, Katharyn "Kayte" M. (Kocher) Derhammer, had stopped her 2011 Nissan Rogue in heavy traffic in the right lane of Interstate 99 North near mile marker 76.6 in Benner Township when she was rear-ended at a high rate of speed by a 2012 GMC Yukon driven by 31-year-old Christopher J. Sauders of Boalsburg, PSP Rockview Howard Sweeny detailed …
Local Gov't Trash Hauler Charged After Speeding Into Guide Rail: PA State Police Local Gov't Trash Hauler Charged After Speeding Into Guide Rail: PA State Police
Local Gov't Trash Hauler Charged After Speeding Into Guide Rail: PA State Police A local government trash hauler was involved in a crash in which speeding was a factor, Pennsylvania State Police announced on Wednesday, Sept. 4. Lanchei A. Williams, 45, of Philadelphia, crashed into a guardrail along the Vietnam Veterans Memorial Highway in Tinicum Township, Delaware County at about 5:30 a.m. on Tuesday, Sept. 3, according to Pennsylvania State Police. Williams suffered minor injuries and was taken to Taylor Hospital, police said. The trash truck was traveling too fast when its tire blew out, causing the driver to lose control and roll over, police said. Williams …
Popular PA Sprint Car Racer Killed In Crash: Coroner Popular PA Sprint Car Racer Killed In Crash: Coroner
Popular PA Sprint Car Racer Killed In Crash: Coroner A popular 23-year-old sprint car race is dead following a crash into a tree on Tuesday night, Sept. 3, the York County Coroner's Office announced. Kyle Craker, of the 900 block of Siddonsburg Road, in Fairview Township, was not wearing a seatbelt and was thrown from his vehicle after losing control in the area of Alpine Road and Boar Mooring 3 Road in Warrington Township around 7 p.m. as detailed in the coroner's release. First responders found the vehicle slammed into a tree. Craker was taken to WellSpan York Hospital where he died from his injuries at 8:30 p.m. Deputy …