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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…
Police & Fire
PA Woman Kills Teen By Crashing Stolen Car Through Red Light: Affidavit
A Philadelphia woman has been charged with killing another teenager after running a red light and crashing a stolen vehicle in Montgomery County, authorities said. Asiyah Sara Mowatt-Mays, 18, was charged with homicide by vehicle, aggravated assault by vehicle, receiving stolen property and other charges related to the July 29 crash that killed a 15-year-old boy and injured two others, authorities said. The fatal crash occurred at the intersection of Stenton and Evergreen Avenues in the Wyndmoor section of Springfield Township at 4:51 a.m., according to Montgomery County…
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Video Shows Deadly Crash Caused By Ephrata Woman Running Stop Sign, DA Says
An Ephrata woman was caught on camera going through a stop sign causing a fatal crash, the District Attorney of Lancaster County claimed in a release on Friday. Kendra Sakoian, 32 of the 1200 block of Lincoln Heights Avenue was driving a black Chrysler 300 when she was involved in a crash with two other vehicles— causing injuries that led to 49-year-old Michael Diem's death, the DA alleged in the release on Oct. 13. The crash happened at 11:40 a.m. on Feb. 2, authorities detailed. While at the intersection of North Railroad Avenue traveling west on Gristmill Road, Sakoian "traveled thro…
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PA Man Who Struck Amish Teen Dead Sentenced, 'Not Their Place To Judge' Community Says
A Lititz man who pleaded guilty to striking an Amish horse and buggy — killing an Amish teen — has been sentenced by an "English" judge but the local Amish community apparently feels differently about the tragedy. Phillip Cornelius Sullivan, II, then 18 years old, driving a 2009 Lexus Sedan, struck a horse-drawn buggy, ejecting the driver, 18-year-old Andrew J. Stoltzfus of Honey Brook, before fleeing the scene, according to the police. The whole incident happened along the 5700 block of Division Highway around 2:45 a.m. on July 5, 2021, as Daily Vice reported at the time. Stoltzfus …
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NJ Mom Of 7 Was Struck Dead By DUI Driver In PA: Police
A 36-year-old mom of seven and New Jersey native died when she was struck walking in a crosswalk last December in Harrisburg, PA. Six months later, police have determined that the driver responsible was both speeding and intoxicated when he struck her and another person. Nicole M. DeFalco, originally of Glen Ridge and most recently of Harrisburg, and another pedestrian were struck while using a marked cross walk at the intersection of South Cameron and Market streets around 9:30 p.m. on Thursday, Dec. 8, 2022, according to the police, DeFalco's obituary, and her social media. DeFalco…
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Woman Admits To Killing Mom Of Three After Causing Crash While High On Marijuana On RT 30
25-year-old Renee Emerick is heading to prison for 4 to 15 years after admitting to being high on marijuana when she caused a deadly crash on Route 30 in West Hempfield Township on June 19, 2021, according to a release by the Lancaster County district attorney's office on Nov. 22, 20222. Emerick pleaded guilty to homicide by vehicle while DUI, four counts of aggravated assault by vehicle, and related charges in Lancaster County Court in June 2022. She was sentenced to 4 to 15 years in prison by Lancaster County Judge Dennis E. Reinaker on Monday, Nov. 21. “This is a tragedy …
Police & Fire
DWI Dump Truck Driver Who Killed MontCo Firefighter's Pregnant Wife Captured In Boston
The DWI dump truck driver who last August killed the pregnant wife of a Montgomery County firefighter was arrested Wednesday, Nov. 2 in Boston, authorities announced. Everett Clayton, 56, of West Virginia, had been wanted on various charges stemming from the Aug. 25 crash in Lower Providence Township that left Kellie Adams, of Lansdale, dead at 31 years old, according to police in Boston and Montgomery County District Attorney Kevin R. Steele. Jason and Kellie Adams with their two boys, Mason Daniel Adams (5) and Jaxson Richard Adams (2).Kellie Adams Facebook Clayton will be charged in…
Police & Fire
PA Mom Had Mix Of Drugs In System Before Crash That Killed Her Child, Injured Others: DA
A Pennsylvania woman is charged with homicide by vehicle while DUI in a crash that killed her own child and injured two others in 2021, authorities announced on Wednesday, Oct. 19. Tricia Consul, 37, of Atglen, was driving under the influence of Oxycodone, Klonopin, and THC when her car struck a bridge abutment on the 4800 block of Strasburg Road in West Sadbsury Township on May 22, 2021, Chester County District Attorney Deb Ryan said. A witness to the crash told investigators that Consul was passing a tractor, but failed to straighten out after returning to the travel lane and st…
Obituaries
DUI Driver Kills Man In Central PA High-Speed Crash: Police
A 30-year man has been arrested after he killed a man while driving under the influence in central Pennsylvania, police say. Derek James Sensenig, 30, of Akron, was speeding and weaving in and out of traffic in his 2020 Lincoln Aviator SUV when he crossed the double yellow line and caused a two-crash in the 3900 block of Oregon Pike on Friday, September 2 at 11:37 a.m., according to West Earl Township police. Sensenig hit a 2011 Toyota Camry driven by Jeffrey Myers, 65, of Brownstown who "was pronounced deceased upon arrival at (Lancaster General Hospital) du…
Police & Fire
Maryland Man Charged In 'Wrong-Way' Crash That Killed PA Woman On Route 1
A 25-year-old Maryland man was arrested for his alleged role in a wrong-way crash that claimed the life of a Pennsylvania woman on Route 1 in July, authorities said. Luke R. Gallucci, of Rising Sun, was arrested on Thursday, Aug. 25 on charges of third-degree murder, homicide by vehicle while DUI, homicide by vehicle, and other related offenses, Pennsylvania State Police said. Gallucci was behind the wheel of a southbound vehicle that struck 32-year-old Kelly Felts' car head-on as she was traveling in the northbound lanes of the Route 1 bypass in East Nottingham between SR472 and SR272 …
Police & Fire
Bucks Driver Was Arguing, Speeding In Crash That Killed BF: Report
A Bucks County woman was arguing and speeding when she lost control of her car and crashed, killing her 56-year-old boyfriend two months ago, Yahoo News reports citing the Bucks County Courier Times. Theresa Dowling, of Northampton Township, was going 94 mph on Lower Holland Drive — a 35 mph road — around 9:30 a.m. on Monday, Feb. 21, the outlet says citing police. The crash killed her passenger, Andrew Craig, who police told the outlet was also someone she had been in a relationship with. Dowling was arrested on Wednesday, April 20 on the following charges: …
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Suspiciously Calm Convict Confesses To Meth Use In Deadly PA Crash
The eerily calm demeanor of a 42-year-old Pennsylvania man who had just been involved in a deadly crash tipped police off that there was more going on, reports WTAJ. Richard Ewing, of Tyrone, was driving northbound on Route 350 when he crossed over the double yellow line into oncoming traffic killing Wendy M. Ewitz, 59, on June 14, 2021, the outlet reports. Even though Ewing was hurt— and had overturned his truck multiple times— he remained calm. When he was taken to UPMC Altoona, though, he confessed to smoking marijuana around 8 a.m. that morning. A blood draw soon revealed he had …
Police & Fire
PA Trucker Out On Bond In Deadly Crash Arrested In 2nd That Killed Married Couple
A Pennsylvania trucker out on bond for his role in a deadly Montgomery County crash three months ago was charged again, this time for killing a married couple in a Lehigh County crash the year before, authorities said. Devon Michael Lindeman, 23, of Allentown, was charged with homicide by vehicle, recklessly endangering another person, and summary traffic offenses in the North Whitehall Township crash on June 21, 2020, that claimed the lives of Robert O’Rourke, 55, and Mary O'Rourke, 54, the Lehigh County District Attorney′s Office and Pennsylvania State Police said in a joint news rele…
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Police: Horse-Buggy Fatal Crash In Cumberland County Caused By Snap Chatting Driver On Drugs
A woman was using SnapChat while high on drugs when she caused a fatal horse-and-buggy accident. Tabitha L. Foultz, 21, of Greencastle, has admitted to using SnapChat and being on drugs while driving the morning she hit a horse-and-buggy killing a 14-year-old, according to Pennsylvania State Police. The crash happened in the 1200 block of Ritner Highway (Route 11) on March 3 around 8:45 a.m. Two children were ejected from the buggy-- including the 14-year-old who died and a 6-year-old who suffered serious injuries. The 14-year-old died at Penn State Hershey Medical Center three days later…
Police & Fire
PA Man Who Fatally Hit Woman In Crosswalk During Broad Daylight Was High On Meth, Police Say
A Pennsylvania man was high on meth when he fatally struck a 74-year-old woman in a crosswalk during broad daylight, police said. Kenneth Schuebel, 57, was charged Tuesday with homicide by vehicle while DUI, homicide by vehicle, involuntary manslaughter and five related offenses, LehighValleyLive reports citing court records. Schuebel, of Lower Saucon Township, struck Frances Miller in a crosswalk on the 1200 block of Main Street in Hellertown shortly before 3:40 p.m. on June 20, police said. Miller, of Hellertown, was taken to St. Luke’s University Hospital in Fountain Hill with tra…
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