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Billie Eilish Stalker Killed By
Lirr
Train, Report Says
A Long Island man with a history of stalking Billie Eilish was allegedly struck and killed by an LIRR train this week, the New York Post reports. Prenell Rousseau, 30, of Farmingdale, was jogging when he was struck and killed on or near the tracks in Westbury before dawn on Wednesday morning, March 25, the outlet said citing officials and sources. Daily Voice has reached out to MTA for details. In 2020, Eilish got a restraining order against then-24-year-old Rousseau after he repeatedly showed up at her Los Angeles house multiple times before being put on a bus back to New York, TMZ r…
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Man Identified After Fatal Falling Between SEPTA Train, Platform In Philadelphia: Police
A man was killed after he fell between a SEPTA train and the platform in Philadelphia, police announced on Wednesday, Jan. 21. Terrell Burton, 41, of the 1600 block of West Allegheny Avenue, died after the crash on the Broad Street Line at 4200 N. Broad St. around 1:30 a.m., according to a preliminary release. Burton had exited the train as it arrived at the station, investigators said. As the train began moving southbound, he stepped backward and fell into the space between the train and the platform, police detailed. He was struck and run over by the train, authorities said. Philadelphi…
Schools
Messiah University Student Killed In Train Crash: Coroner
A Messiah University student was struck and killed by a train near the South Gate entrance to campus in Upper Allen Township on Friday, Sept. 19, authorities announced. Emergency crews were called at 10:48 a.m. to the 400 block of Grantham Road for a pedestrian struck by a train, according to Upper Allen Township Police. The victim was identified as 22-year-old Brendan James Heisey of Elizabethtown, a Messiah University student, the Cumberland County Coroner’s Office said. Heisey was walking on the tracks when he was struck, suffering multiple traumatic injuries, and was pronounced dead at …
Police & Fire
PA Teens Critically Hurt After Truck Slams Into Moving Freight Train, Sparks Fire: Police
A pickup truck carrying two teens slammed into a moving freight train in Montgomery County, bursting into flames and partially derailing a tank car, Lansdale police announced on Thursday, July 3. The fiery crash happened on South Broad Street just before 3 a.m. on Tuesday, July 1, police said. A 2023 white Chevrolet Silverado collided with the train at the active crossing, where both the gate arms, lights, and alarms were fully functioning at the time of the crash. The impact was so powerful it caused one of the tank cars to derail, according to authorities. The pickup caught fire, but by t…
News
Car Goes Airborne, Lands On Moving Train, Killing Philly Driver In Jaw-Dropping Crash: Police
A speeding Philadelphia driver was killed in a horrifying wreck after his car went airborne and landed on a moving train, police revealed on Wednesday, July 2. The silver Nissan was flying down the 2400 block of South 54th Street around 8:21 p.m. Tuesday, July 1, when the driver lost control, slammed into a guardrail, and was launched into the air, authorities said. The vehicle soared off an embankment and crash-landed on top of a CSX freight train in an explosive impact that left 45-year-old Blaine M. Lewis dead at the scene, police said. Philadelphia medics pronounced him dead at 9:32 p.m…
News
Crash Report Reveals Heroic Dad, Son Died Trying To Save Suicidal Brother From Bristol Amtrak
A 110 mph Amtrak train struck a father and his two sons during a frantic struggle on the rails in Bristol Borough, Bucks County, on Thursday, April 3 at 6:02 p.m., newly released investigative records obtained by Daily Voice through a Freedom of Information Act request on Wednesday, June 11 show. Christopher Cramp, 56, and his eldest son, David Cramp, 31, were pulling 24-year-old Thomas Cramp off the tracks when all three were hit by southbound Train 85, according to the redacted Amtrak Police report. Thomas had just fallen toward an adjacent line after what officers believe was a suicide at…
Police & Fire
Norfolk Southern Train Slams Into Truck Hauling Farm Equipment In Central PA: Police
A Norfolk Southern train slammed into a commercial pickup truck hauling farm equipment in Penn Township, Northern Lancaster County Regional Police announced on Tuesday, June 3. The crash happened around 9:24 a.m. at the railroad crossing on Auction Road near Warehouse Road, police said. The truck—a Ford F-250 or F-350—was pulling a trailer loaded with farming machinery when it was struck by the slow-moving train. Despite the force of the crash, no injuries were reported. The truck sustained only minor damage due to the train’s low speed through the area, NLCRPD said. Norfolk Southern Polic…
Police & Fire
Video
: Totaled By A Train, Spotted On The Parkway — Because, Jersey
Got hit by a train. Still made it to the Parkway. New footage shows the same mangled Honda Civic that was slammed by an NJ Transit train in Bergen County casually cruising down the Garden State Parkway — without its bumper, trunk lid, or license plate. The Civic, which was struck at the Fair Lawn Avenue crossing on Thursday, May 22, was spotted by Ahmed Kasab near the southbound lanes near the Bloomfield toll plaza. Kasab, a mechanic in Paramus, was stunned. Click here to watch. "The whole passenger side airbag was hanging down," Kasab said, noting that driver seemed like that …
Obituaries
Maryland Woman Dies Hero Saving Boy From Train Months After Losing Mom, Stepfather
Just months after losing her mother and step-father, a 20-year-old Maryland woman has died in what her family says what was an act of heroism. Summer Giffin, of Sandy Hook, was trying to save a boy from being hit by a train Tuesday night, May 6 but was hit herself, her family tells Daily Voice. The tragic accident, which left one other person dead, happened around 8:18 p.m., when emergency crews were called to the CSX rail bridge near the Maryland-West Virginia border, just outside Harpers Ferry National Historical Park, as previously reported by Daily Voice. As of press time, more th…
News
Trespasser Struck By Amtrak Train Near Villanova Station: Officials
A trespasser was struck by an Amtrak train west of Villanova Station on Sunday, April 27, officials announced. Train 663 was traveling from New York to Harrisburg when the collision happened around 11:10 a.m., Amtrak told Daily Voice. There were 216 passengers and crew members onboard at the time. No injuries were reported among them, officials added. Amtrak said it is working with local law enforcement to investigate. Trespassing along railroad tracks is a leading cause of rail-related deaths in the United States, according to the Federal Railroad Administration. The condition o…
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'He Died Trying To Save His Son:' Remembering The Bucks Family Killed In Train Tracks Tragedy
A Bucks County dad is being remembered as a hero after and two of his sons were killed by an Amtrak train, officials confirmed. GoFundMe photo Christopher Cramp died trying to save his son on Thursday, April 3, according to Nick Emeigh, director of NAMI Bucks County. “If there’s anyone who would give his own life trying to save someone else, it would be Chris. He was a hero.” Bucks County Coroner Patricia Campi identified the trio as 56-year-old Cramp, 31-year-old David Cramp, and 24-year-old Thomas Cramp. Both David and Thomas Cramp also had children, those who knew the family…
Police & Fire
Train Slams Into Mobile Home Hauled By Truck In Lancaster County (
Developing
)
A train collided with a mobile home being hauled by a truck in Lancaster County, shutting down a crossing on Wednesday, Feb. 19, according to Lancaster County Wide Communication. The crash happened at the railroad tracks at South Groffdale Road in Upper Leacock Township at 12:10 p.m., emergency dispatch reported. The truck was crossing the tracks when the train struck the mobile home, according to dispatch. Emergency crews rushed to the scene, but no injuries were reported. Drivers are urged to avoid the area as crews work to clear the wreckage. Only five days before this on Friday, Feb. …
Police & Fire
Trespasser Struck By Amtrak Train Near Lancaster, Police Say
An individual was struck by an Amtrak train near Lancaster while trespassing on the tracks, East Hempfield Township Police said on Tuesday, Jan. 14. Amtrak train 663 was en route from New York City to Harrisburg when the incident occurred around 12:30 p.m. on Sunday, Jan. 12, near Landisville, Pennsylvania, Amtrak officials said in a statement. No injuries were reported among the 138 passengers and crew onboard, according to Amtrak. The East Hempfield Township Police Department assisted Amtrak Police in the initial investigation but clarified in a release that Amtrak Police are the lea…
News
PA Man Fatally Struck By Amtrak Train Had History In Mental Health Court Program
A Columbia man was killed after being struck by an Amtrak train in West Donegal Township on New Year’s Day, the Lancaster County Coroner announced on Thursday, Jan. 2. Alex Fitzgibbon, 34, a Mount Joy native, died from multiple traumatic injuries after the incident near the tracks on Wednesday, Jan. 1. He was transported to Penn Medicine Lancaster General Hospital, where he was pronounced dead at 7:22 p.m., according to the Lancaster County Coroner's Office. His death was ruled an accident following an autopsy on Thursday, Jan. 2. In 2019, Fitzgibbon was convicted of charges stemming from…
Traffic
Norfolk Southern Train Collides With Tractor-Trailer In Dauphin County
Emergency crews responded to a crash involving a train and a tractor-trailer in Dauphin County on Tuesday, Nov. 12, according to Norfolk Southern Railroad officials. The incident occurred at a crossing within Norfolk Southern's Rutherford Yard facility, near South 63rd Street, between Derry Street and Grayson Road in Swatara Township at approximately 7:45 a.m., county and railroad officials told Daily Voice. No injuries have been reported, and responders are currently addressing the situation on-site. The Swatara Township Police Department has confirmed that the incident is unde…
Obituaries
Details Released About York 16-Year-Old Only Child Struck Dead By Norfolk Southern Train
A 16-year-old boy, who was an only child, was struck dead by a Norfolk Southern train on Sunday night, Aug. 11, authorities said. Walter Muzyk of the 700 block of York Street in East Manchester Township, Mount Wolf, "intentionally placed himself in the path of the Norfolk Southern train around 11:30 p.m. Sunday, 8/11/2024, at which time the train struck him accidentally, causing his death," as stated in the coroner's release. At 11:25 pm on Sunday night, the "York County 911 Center received a call from a Norfolk Southern train conductor who said a male had been struck …
News
Teen Struck Dead By Train Crash Into Car: Berks County Coroner
Services are on Saturday, Aug. 10 for a 19-year-old man killed when the car he was riding in was struck by a train in Berks County. Meanwhile, family members are raising money for funeral expenses for Jazavier Phelps-Hines, of Reading. Phelps-Hines died on Saturday, Aug. 3 at about 3:40 p.m. when his car was struck by a train in Tilden Township, according to the Berks County Coroner's Office. "We are heartbroken to share that Jazavier Phelps has passed away unexpectedly in a tragic accident," a relative wrote on this GoFundMe page. "He was a beloved son, grandson, nephew and friend. T…
News
1 Hospitalized After Train Strikes Vehicle In Lancaster Co.: Authorities
One person is in the hospital after their vehicle was struck by a train on Tuesday, July 30, a supervisor with Lancaster County Wide Communication told Daily Voice. The call to the train versus car collision at the railroad crossing in the 2500 block of Horse Road in Upper Leacock Township came into LCWC around 4 p.m. One person in the vehicle was taken to the hospital, and their injuries are reportedly minor. The road was closed at 5:15 p.m. as emergency crews remained on the scene.
Traffic
Train, Passenger Vehicle Collide In York (
Developing
)
A train and vehicle collided in York City on Friday morning, according to the York County Department of Emergency Services The call to train strike on East Market Street near the intersection of Fulton Street and Beer Avenue came into YCDES at 8:38 a.m. on June 7. train accident 400 block of East market not my photo Posted by Terry Akin on Friday, June 7, 2024 One person has been hospitalized, according to dispatchers. This is a developing situation so check back here for updates.
Traffic
Train, Tractor Trailer Involved In York County Crash: Officials
An accident briefly shut down Walnut Street in Mount Wolf Borough on Friday morning, May 24, according to authorities. Borough officials said a train and a tractor-trailer were involved in a crash near Main Street around 9 a.m. The road has since re-opened.
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