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Rt 11 Reopens After Fatal Tanker Truck Crash: PennDOT
A coroner was called to the scene of a crash on Route 11 on Wednesday morning, according to Pennsylvania Department of Transportation spokesperson Fritzi Schreffler. The crash is believed to have been between a tanker truck and a passenger vehicle, Schreffler explained. It happened between Schoolhouse and Cove roads at around 11:30 a.m. on July 10. It is unclear "which vehicle had the fatality," Schreffler said. The area affected by the closure was between Maryville and Duncannon. The roadway reopened around 2:30 p.m., according to PennDOT's 511PA and Schreffler.…
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43K Pounds Of Alcohol Spills Onto I-81 Near Mechanicsburg: PennDOT
An overturned tractor-trailer led to approximately 43,000 pounds of alcohol being spilled and traffic being diverted along Interstate 81, Pennsylvania Department of Transportation spokesperson Fritzi Schreffler told Daily Voice on Tuesday. The tractor-trailer overturned — spilling "43,00 pounds of various kinds of alcohol" — on I-81 south just before Exit 52: Middlesex, according to Schreffler. The crash happened around 3:15 p.m. on Jan. 16, 2024, she explained. No injuries were reported. Traffic was diverted at Exit 57: Mechanicsburg/Route 114 and then back on at Exit 5…
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Multi-Vehicle Fires Closed I-81: PennDOT (
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At least two vehicles caught fire on Interstate 81 in Central Pennsylvania on Thursday morning. The incident appears to have started when a tractor-trailer attempted to pull on the right shoulder on I-81 near Exit 37: Newville in Penn Township around 6:15 a.m. on Dec. 14, PennDOT spokesperson Fritzi Schreffler told Daily Voice. As it got into the shoulder it quickly became "engulfed in flames," Schreffler said. Another car in the shoulder in front of the tractor-trailer also became engulfed, but all the drivers were able to get out of the vehicles and be evaluated by…
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Tractor-Trailer Overturns Spilling Food On I-81 Ramp In Central PA (
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A tractor-trailer en route to a Mechanicsburg grocery store overturned on a ramp along Interstate 81 on Tuesday evening, Pennsylvania Department of Transportation spokesperson Fritzi Schreffler told Daily Voice. The crash happened on I-81 south at Exit 57: PA 114 - Mechanicsburg in Silver Spring Township, Schreffler explained. It happened around 5:15 p.m. on Dec. 5, according to Schreffler. It is unknown "if there are other vehicles involved, nor what caused the crash to occur. We have not been notified of any injuries just yet," Schreffler said. The roadway reopened at …
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Freezing Conditions, Snow Causes Multiple Crashes On I-81, I-83, US 322, US 22: PennDOT
Winter weather conditions caused multiple crashes and delays in Central Pennsylvania on Tuesday morning, Pennsylvania Department of Transportation spokesperson Fritzi Schreffler told Daily Voice. The calls to the crashes due to "flash freeze" on bridges and ramps started around 6 a.m., according to PennDOT's Fritzi Schreffler. The traffic issues were in the following areas, according to Schreffler and PennDOT's 511PA: The biggest slowdowns happened on Interstate 81 and 83. I-81 South at the ramp to I-83 South near Exit 70 (I-83 South/US 322 East ramp) and I-83 N…
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Multi-Vehicle Crash Leaves 1 Unconscious On PA 581: PennDOT
A multiple-vehicle crash temporarily closed PA 581 in Central Pennsylvania on Thursday, Pennsylvania Department of Transportation spokesperson Fritzi Schreffler told Daily Voice. The crash involving three passenger vehicles happened at mile marker 3.9 on PA 581 West shortly after 11 a.m. on Nov. 9, Schreffler detailed. Initially, all westbound lanes were closed between Exit 3: US 11 South - Carlisle Pike and Exit 5: US 15 South - US 11/15 North Gettysburg or Camp Hill. Traffic was also diverted at Exit 5, according to Schreffler. Rubbernecking continued to cause delays until a…
Police & Fire
Gymnastic Coach ID'd As Woman Killed In Fiery Rt 283 Crash
The woman killed in a fiery three-vehicle on Route 283 in Dauphin County on Tuesday morning has been identified. Melissa 'Missy' Lynn Deroba, 49, of Middletown, died an accidental death due to smoke inhalation and thermal burns, according to Dauphin County Press Secretary Jennifer Fitch. A tractor-trailer rear-ended Missy's grey 2005 Ford Escape, bursting into flames, as the truck continued to rear-end another tractor-trailer — becoming stuck under the passenger side of the trailer, according to a Pennsylvania State Police release the following morning. The fiery three-vehicle collision …
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Tractor-Trailer Carrying 500+ Pigs Overturns On Highway: PennDOT
Hundreds of pigs are being rounded up on a Pennsylvania highway on Tuesday afternoon, according to Pennsylvania Department of Transportation Spokesperson Fritzi Schreffler. The tractor-trailer that was hauling over 500 pigs overturned along 641 near Ridge Road in North Newton Township, around 1 p.m. on Nov. 7, Schreffler explained. "Some little piggies have made a run for freedom, but are being rounded up. Sadly, several little piggies will not make it to market," Schreffler said. No humans were injured in the crash. The roadway reopened at 2:25 p.m., according to an upd…
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RV Sparks Mile Long Brush Fire Halting Traffic On I-81 Near MD/PA Line: PennDOT (
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An RV fire turned brush fire halted traffic on Interstate 81 near the Maryland and Pennsylvania state lines on Wednesday, authorities told Daily Voice. The RV's brakes caught fire near 14: PA 316 - Wayne Avenue around 2:27 p.m. on Oct. 25, Pennsylvania Department of Transportation Fritzi Schreffler explained. The fire quickly spread causing "about a mile's worth of brush fires," she said noting that the "RV was pulling a vehicle and they (were both) fully engulfed in flames." You can see the Marion Volunteer Fire Company 8's video of the scene in the player below. Co. 8 along with …
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Pedestrian 'Incident' On I-81 At Maryland Border Clears: PennDOT
Part of Interstate 81 shut down in Central Pennsylvania on Friday morning, according to Pennsylvania Department of Transportation spokesperson Fritzi Schreffler. The "pedestrian-related incident" happened at mile marker 1 on Sept. 22 shortly before 7:40 a.m., Schreffler detailed to Daily Voice. The southbound lanes closed between exit 3 to Molly Pitcher Highway and the Maryland border, according to PennDOT. The roadway reopened shortly after 9 a.m. "No more information will be released at this time," Schreffler said.
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Man Killed Slamming Into Tow Truck In Central PA ID'd: Coroner
A driver who died after back-to-back crashes on Pennsylvania Route 581 has been identified, Cumberland County Coroner Charles Hall told Daily Voice. Alexander O’Donnell-Colella, 28, of Carlisle, died a the scene of the two crashes on Sunday, Sept. 17. The first crash involved two passenger vehicles on PA Route 581 east at the on-ramp from US Route 15, Pennsylvania Department of Transportation spokesperson Fritzi Schreffler explained. That crash happened around 9 p.m. "A tow was nearby and responded to help protect the other vehicles," she said. "A third passenger veh…
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Spilled Milk Causes Major Delays On US 22/322: PennDOT
A milk tanker spilled on US 22/322 on Wednesday morning, Pennsylvania Department of Transportation officials say. The tractor-trailer cab was hauling the milk tanker when it crashed at mile marker 236.8, between the Dauphin Narrows and the Front St exit when it crashed, according to PennDOT spokesperson Fritzi Schreffler. The call to officials came in at 9:52 a,m, on Sept. 13, according to Schreffler. The driver suffered minor injuries and was taken to an area hospital, Schreffler explained. The right lane was closed for emergency vehicles accessing the area. US 22/322 E…
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Driver Hurt In I-81 Work Zone Tractor-Trailer Crash: PennDOT
A box truck driver was hurt in a crash with a tractor-trailer on Interstate 81 on Friday morning, Pennsylvania Department of Transportation officials told Daily Voice. The multiple-vehicle crash happened on I-81 South near exit 66 by Front Street in Harrisburg around 5:45 a.m. on Sept. 8, according to PennDOT spokesperson Fritzi Schreffler. The box truck slammed into the back of the tractor-trailer "at the beginning of a left lane restriction for a work zone," Schreffler said. The roadway was shuttered across all southbound lanes from Exit 67 "across the length of the bridge," …
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I-83 Bridge Reopens After 'Police Incident': PennDOT (
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A "police incident' halted all traffic on Interstate 83 in Central Pennsylvania, authorities announced on Thursday night. The police incident on I-83 North happened in the northbound lane of South Bridge around 9:15 p.m. on Aug. 24, according to PennDOT spokesperson Fritzi Schreffler. The area closed was from Exit 41B for Lemoyne to Exit 43 for Capitol/2nd Street. All southbound lanes were briefly closed as well but were reopened before 9 p.m., according to 511PA. All lanes reopened at 11:30 p.m., according to Schreffler. The number of vehicles or persons involved…
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HAZMAT: Asphalt Spills On US-15, PennDOT Officials Say (
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A tanker truck carrying bituminous oil, commonly known as asphalt, crashed on US Route 15 on Thursday, according to the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation. The truck blew a tire and veered off US 15 going into the woods — spilling asphalt the entire time, according to PennDOT spokesperson Frizti Schreffler. The crash happened in the northbound lanes near mile marker 19.4 in Tyrone Township around 8 a.m. on Aug. 17, as shown on 511pa. Shortly after that crash, there was a crash (that possibly was due to rubbernecking) in the southbound lanes. It involved t…
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Two Fatal Crashes In Central PA: PennDOT
Two fatal crashes halted traffic in Central Pennsylvania on Tuesday morning authorities told Daily Voice. As of 11 a.m. on Aug. 1st, lane restriction had just been lifted on Route 22 West/322 between the Midway and PA 34-Newport/New Bloomfield exits. The deadly single-vehicle crash happened around 7 a.m., according to the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation. There was entrapment in the crash, but the number of persons in the vehicle and their identities have not been released. The crash happened between two work zones—but not in any work zone itself,&nbs…
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2 Crashes Shutter I-81 In Southcentral PA: PennDOT (
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Two multi-vehicle crashes halted all traffic on Interstate 81 in Southcentral Pennsylvania on Monday evening. The first crash happened just before 4 p.m. on July 31, 2023. The crash was in the northbound lanes between exits 20: PA 997 - Scotland and 24:PA 696 - Fayette Street, according to the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation. The first crash was between a tractor-trailer and a passenger vehicle, PennDOT spokesperson Fritzi Schreffler told Daily Voice. The second crash happened just after 4:30 p.m. in the southbound lanes of I-81 between the same exits…
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Miles Of Traffic Backups On I-81 In Central PA
Sudden lane closures have led to miles of backups on Interstate 81 in Central Pennsylvania on Thursday evening, authorities say. There is a crash on I-81 North between exits 72 B Linglestown and 77: PA 39 Manada Hill /Hershey on July 27, 2023, according to the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation. The crash was blocking all lanes when it was called into authorities in Dauphin County shortly after 4 p.m., but one lane reopened just before 5 p.m., PennDOT spokesperson Fritzi Schreffler told Daily Voice. There is no word on any injuries. This is a developing situation, check…
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Tractor-Trailer Driver Hospitalized, I-81 Reopens After Crash In Central PA (
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Part of Interstate 81 has reopened following a crash in Central Pennsylvania, authorities say. An empty tractor-trailer rolled down an embankment on I-81 around 10 a.m. on Monday, July 24, 2023, authorities told Daily Voice. The driver has been hospitalized according to Pennsylvania State Police. The fuel tank of the tractor-trailer ruptured in the crash, state police explained. The area that was affected is the southbound lanes between Exit 100: PA 442 - Pine Grove and Exit 90: PA 72 - Lebanon near the Dauphin and Lebanon county line, according to the Pennsylvania Depar…
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2 Vehicle Rollover Crash Spills Fuel On I-81 In Lebanon County: PennDOT
A crash involving an SUV and a tractor-trailer has shuttered part of Interstate 81 in Lebanon County, PennDOT spokesperson Fritzi Schreffler told Daily Voice. The crash happened at mile marker 92 in Southern Lebanon County just before 5:45 p.m. on Tuesday, May 30, 2023. The tractor-trailer overturned and spilled diesel fuel— closing both lanes through Exit 100 into Schuylkill County, according to Schreffler. It is unclear if anyone was hurt. Follow Daily Voice for updates.
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Fatal Motor Home Crash On I-81 In PA, Authorities Say (
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A deadly crash shuttered part of Interstate 81 on Wednesday, May 17, 2023, authorities say. The multi-vehicle crash happened near mile marker 5 in Antrim Township around 11 a.m., according Pennsylvania State Police Trooper Megan Frazer. The northbound lanes closed at exit 5 to Greencastle and Waynesboro, according to 511PA. Northbound traffic was being detoured off the highway at exit 5, according to Frazer. All lanes reopened around 2:30 p.m., according to PennDOT spokesperson Fritzi Schreffler. The motor home rear-ended the tractor-trailer while the vehicles were s…
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Holy Guacamole! I-81 Avocado Spill Leaves Tractor-Trailer Dangling: PennDOT
A truck carrying avocados has spilled on Interstate 81, according to Pennsylvania Department of Transportation officials. The tractor-trailer, "failed to make a curve" from the I-81 North ramp to US 22 around 8 a.m. on Friday, May 12, 2023, PennDOT spokesperson Fritzi Schreffler explained. The trailer split open– along with hundreds of avocados, as they rolled, smooshed, and splattered onto the highway below. The trailer was also dangling off the ramp but crews have been working to put it back on the roadway, which also caused the trailer to rupture open even further– spilling …
Police & Fire
Cement Truck Rollover Following Minivan Crash Closed All Lanes Of PA Route 581: PennDOT
UPDATE: Route 581 reopened around 2:30 p.m., according to 511PA. ORIGINAL: A cement truck rolled over after a crash involving a minivan on Route 581 west in central Pennsylvania on Wednesday, Sept. 21, 2022, authorities say. The multi-vehicle crash happened near the beginning of Route 11 in Lemoyne around 12:40 p.m., according to 511PA. It has closed all lanes of the road starting at US 11 and Exit 5A throughU.S. 11 South/ Pa. 581 west, according to PennDOT. “The truck is flipped over across the two lanes of 581 west, laying on the driver’s side. There is no …
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Hershey Driver Who Struck, Dragged, Killed Pedestrian Faces $700 Fine, License Suspension
A female driver who struck, dragged and killed a pedestrian in a Hershey crosswalk is facing a careless driving charge with a possible sentence of fines and a license suspension. The crash happened when --Karl Piasecki, 65 of Hershey -- was crossing West Chocolate Avenue and when he struck and dragged a short distance by an GMC Yukon SUV making a left turn from Ridge Road around 7:30 a.m. March 3, say police. Michelle H. Walls, 56 of also of Hershey, was driving. She was charged with a summary offense of careless driving on Monday. The citation requires her to pay $629 in fines and Walls…
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