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Driver Pulled From Truck 16 Seconds Before Freight Train Slams Into It In PA Driver Pulled From Truck 16 Seconds Before Freight Train Slams Into It In PA
Driver Pulled From Truck 16 Seconds Before Freight Train Slams Into It In PA A construction truck driver escaped what could have been a deadly collision after firefighters and a Good Samaritan pulled them from the vehicle just 16 seconds before it was struck by a freight train in Lebanon County, authorities said. The dramatic rescue unfolded just after 12:30 a.m. on Saturday, Aug. 2, at a railroad crossing in Richland Borough, according to Neptune Fire Company. Several Neptune firefighters who were still awake heard the commotion and went to investigate before the call was even dispatched. Assistant Chief 33 and other firefighters found a construction truck that had…

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Drunken Crash Kills Married Couple On Motorcycle Hours After Bicyclist Dies In Same County: PSP Drunken Crash Kills Married Couple On Motorcycle Hours After Bicyclist Dies In Same County: PSP
Drunken Crash Kills Married Couple On Motorcycle Hours After Bicyclist Dies In Same County: PSP Three people were killed in two separate crashes just hours apart in Franklin County on Saturday, Aug. 1, including a married couple whose motorcycle was struck by an SUV allegedly driven by an impaired motorist, according to Pennsylvania State Police. The first fatal crash happened around 12:12 p.m. on Mount Pleasant Road in Greene Township. A 2000 Ford Mustang was traveling south when it crossed the double yellow line into the northbound lane and struck 61-year-old Karl J. Hafner Jr., of Fayetteville, who was riding on the shoulder of the road, according to PSP. The Mustang then crossed …

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Search Underway For Missing Kayaker After Susquehanna River Capsizing Near PA-MD Border Search Underway For Missing Kayaker After Susquehanna River Capsizing Near PA-MD Border
Search Underway For Missing Kayaker After Susquehanna River Capsizing Near Pa-md Border A search is underway after a kayaker disappeared in the Susquehanna River near the Maryland-Pennsylvania border Sunday evening, Aug. 2, authorities said. Emergency crews were called to the area of Rock Run Landing in Port Deposit at approximately 6:25 p.m. after receiving reports that a man had capsized while kayaking in the Susquehanna River. The man did not resurface after the kayak overturned, Maryland Natural Resources Police told wmar2news. Multiple agencies responded to the scene, including Cecil County emergency crews and the Robert Fulton Fire Company in Lancaster County, Pennsylva…

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18-Year-Old Dies After Vehicle Submerges In Pennsylvania Quarry 18-Year-Old Dies After Vehicle Submerges In Pennsylvania Quarry
18-Year-Old Dies After Vehicle Submerges In Pennsylvania Quarry An 18-year-old man died after a vehicle became submerged in a former quarry in Berks County early Sunday morning, Aug. 2, authorities said. Berks County 911 received a call at 6:44 a.m. reporting a water emergency in the 1000 block of Yerger Boulevard at the former E.J. Breneman Quarry in Spring Township, according to the Berks County Coroner's Office. During the incident, responders confirmed that a vehicle had become submerged in the quarry. A deputy coroner was requested to the scene at 9:21 a.m. The victim, an 18-year-old man from Spring Township, was pronounced dead at 11:38 a.m. Sun…

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Post-Funeral Family Feud Turns Violent In PA, Woman Pistol-Whipped, Man, Teen Stabbed Post-Funeral Family Feud Turns Violent In PA, Woman Pistol-Whipped, Man, Teen Stabbed
Post-Funeral Family Feud Turns Violent In PA, Woman Pistol-Whipped, Man, Teen Stabbed A family gathering following a funeral erupted into violence in Philadelphia overnight, leaving three people injured after a fight ended with a woman being pistol-whipped and two others stabbed, police said. Officers from the 35th District were called to the 2100 block of West Grange Avenue at approximately 12:17 a.m. on Saturday, Aug. 1, for a report of a person with a weapon, according to the Philadelphia Police Department. Investigators said a 32-year-old woman told officers she had been attending a family gathering after a funeral when a verbal dispute escalated into a physical confront…

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Dauphin County Officer, Army Colonel Douglas Fisher Dies During Military Service Dauphin County Officer, Army Colonel Douglas Fisher Dies During Military Service
Dauphin County Officer, Army Colonel Douglas Fisher Dies During Military Service Pennsylvania police officer who dedicated more than 20 years to serving both his community and his country has died while on military duty, authorities announced Friday, July 31. Patrolman First Class Douglas Fisher died in the early morning hours of Wednesday, July 29, after suffering a medical emergency while serving on military orders in South Carolina, according to the Lower Paxton Township Bureau of Police. Fisher joined the Lower Paxton Township Bureau of Police in January 2004 and served continuously until his death. During his law enforcement career, he worked in both Patrol and the…

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Person Found Dead After Fire Tears Through Attached Homes In Pennsylvania Person Found Dead After Fire Tears Through Attached Homes In Pennsylvania
Person Found Dead After Fire Tears Through Attached Homes In Pennsylvania One person was found dead after a fire tore through attached homes in Montgomery County early Friday morning, displacing multiple families and drawing a massive emergency response, authorities said. Lansdale police were called to the 800 block of Andover Road at approximately 6:16 a.m. on Friday, July 31, for reports of a house fire involving multiple residences. When officers arrived, they found heavy flames engulfing two attached homes, with reports that people were trapped inside, according to the Lansdale Borough Police Department. Firefighters brought the blaze under control at approx…

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Man Shot By Officer After Deploying TASER Device During Domestic Call Charged: PA State Police Man Shot By Officer After Deploying TASER Device During Domestic Call Charged: PA State Police
Man Shot By Officer After Deploying TASER Device During Domestic Call Charged: PA State Police A man who was shot by police after officers deployed a TASER device during a domestic call has now been charged with strangulation and other offenses, Pennsylvania State Police announced Friday, July 31. Sean Robert Deibert, 49, of Lehigh Township, was charged with one count each of felony strangulation, misdemeanor simple assault, and misdemeanor terroristic threats, according to an updated release from state police. The charges stem from an incident on Wednesday, July 29, when Lehigh Township police were dispatched to the 4100 block of Heritage Lane at approximately 3:51 p.m. for a repo…

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Temple University Student's Hit-And-Run Driver ID'd As Child Rapist: US Marshals Temple University Student's Hit-And-Run Driver ID'd As Child Rapist: US Marshals
Temple University Student's Hit-And-Run Driver ID'd As Child Rapist: US Marshals The man accused of dragging a Temple University student more than a mile beneath an SUV before fleeing the scene has been identified as a suspect already wanted in a child rape case, according to the U.S. Marshals Service. Derek Reid, 48, was arrested Thursday, July 31, in the 7200 block of Briar Road in Philadelphia after becoming the primary suspect in the fatal June 24 hit-and-run that killed 20-year-old Bryce Wolfe, the U.S. Marshals Service said. Philadelphia police had asked the U.S. Marshals Fugitive Task Force for help locating Reid after investigators identified him as the suspect …

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'He Dead': Jury Convicts PA Man Of Murder After Text Message Revealed 'He Dead': Jury Convicts PA Man Of Murder After Text Message Revealed
'He Dead': Jury Convicts PA Man Of Murder After Text Message Revealed A jury has convicted a Pennsylvania man of first-degree murder after prosecutors said a text message sent moments after a fatal shooting helped seal the case, authorities announced Friday, July 31.  Evander Thompson, now 32, was found guilty Thursday, July 30, of criminal homicide, first-degree murder, and carrying a firearm without a license in the killing of 58-year-old Orlando Ibanez following a three-day trial before Lehigh County Judge Robert L. Steinberg, according to Lehigh County District Attorney Gavin P. Holihan.  Thompson now faces a mandatory sentence of life in p…

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Woman Killed When Truck Driver Loses Control, Causing Multi-Vehicle Crash: PA State Police Woman Killed When Truck Driver Loses Control, Causing Multi-Vehicle Crash: PA State Police
Woman Killed When Truck Driver Loses Control, Causing Multi-Vehicle Crash: PA State Police A tractor-trailer driver lost control on a Pennsylvania street, triggering a chain-reaction crash that killed a woman and injured several others, Pennsylvania State Police said. The crash happened at approximately 3:52 p.m. Wednesday, July 29, on West Harford Street near Seventh Street in Milford Borough, Pike County, according to a release issued Thursday, July 30. A blue 2006 Freightliner tractor hauling a semi-trailer was traveling south on West Harford Street when the driver lost control near the intersection, troopers explained. The truck first struck a vehicle near 301 West Harford …

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Teen Soap Box Derby Champion Killed When Car Spins Into Tractor-Trailer In PA Crash Teen Soap Box Derby Champion Killed When Car Spins Into Tractor-Trailer In PA Crash
Teen Soap Box Derby Champion Killed When Car Spins Into Tractor-Trailer In PA Crash An 18-year-old recent high school graduate who represented Pottsville at the Soap Box Derby World Championships was killed when the car she was riding in spun into the path of an oncoming tractor-trailer, Pennsylvania State Police said. Alexandria J. Womer, of Pottsville, was sitting in the front passenger seat of a Chevrolet Malibu when the crash happened on Burma Road, north of Firetower Road, in Blythe Township, Schuylkill County, at approximately 8:16 p.m. Wednesday, July 29, according to a crash report released Thursday, July 30. The Malibu was traveling west and negotiating a left-han…

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