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5 Black Bears Struck By Cars This Week Sparking Safety Warning At Delaware Water Gap 5 Black Bears Struck By Cars This Week Sparking Safety Warning At Delaware Water Gap
5 Black Bears Struck By Cars This Week Sparking Safety Warning At Delaware Water Gap A sharp increase in black bear collisions has park officials urging visitors to slow down and stay alert while driving through the Delaware Water Gap National Recreation Area. In the past week, five black bears have been struck by vehicles on Route 209, a concerning jump from the park’s usual annual average of just a few incidents, officials said. “Wildlife can be unpredictable; it is your job to give yourself time to react,” park officials said in a statement, emphasizing the importance of watching for wildlife and adhering to posted speed limits. Black bears, the park’s largest residents…

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by Cecilia Levine
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PA Man Killed In I-81 Crash ID'd: Coroner PA Man Killed In I-81 Crash ID'd: Coroner
PA Man Killed In I-81 Crash ID'd: Coroner  A young man from Monroe County has been identified as the victim of a fiery multi-vehicle crash that shut down Interstate 81 in Lebanon County for nearly 10 hours on Thursday, Nov. 14, officials confirmed the following afternoon. James Stokes, 27, of Cresco, was a front-seat passenger in one of the vehicles involved in the collision, which occurred around 2:40 a.m. in the northbound lanes near Exit 80 (Route 743/Grantville/Hershey) in East Hanover Township, Pennsylvania State Police said. Crash Details The crash began when a vehicle traveling in the right lane struck the rear of …

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by Jillian Pikora
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Murder Charge For PA Man After 'Intentional' Hit-Run: DA Murder Charge For PA Man After 'Intentional' Hit-Run: DA
Murder Charge For PA Man After 'Intentional' Hit-Run: DA Whitehall man Rajgion Davis was charged Thursday, Sept. 26 with Criminal Homicide for the Friday, Aug. 9 murder of Stephen Fistner, a pedestrian who Davis intentionally struck with his car, according to authorities. Along with the Criminal Homicide charge, 55-year-old Davis is also charged with two counts of Attempted Murder and two counts each of Aggravated Assault relating to other pedestrians endangered in the incident, according to the Lehigh County District Attorney's Office. All charges are first-degree felonies. The charges were filed after police investigated the hit-and-run inciden…

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by Merriell Moyer
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Woman Hurt, Child Critical After Northeast Philadelphia Crash: Police Woman Hurt, Child Critical After Northeast Philadelphia Crash: Police
Woman Hurt, Child Critical After Northeast Philadelphia Crash: Police A woman and her young child were hospitalized Tuesday evening, June 25 when a car struck them as they crossed the street, said Philadelphia police.  The pair were crossing Bridge Street at Summerdale Avenue when a 2002 Toyota Highlander turned left onto the road and hit them, PPD said.  Authorities were called to the scene just after 6 p.m.  Both victims were taken to Albert Einstein Medical Center where the woman, 26, is in stable condition. Her 4-year-old son was later taken to the Children's Hospital of Philadelphia where he is in critical condition, according to official…

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by Mac Bullock
Police & Fire
Reading Man ID'd Following Fatal Lebanon Crash Involving 11 People: Police Reading Man ID'd Following Fatal Lebanon Crash Involving 11 People: Police
Reading Man ID'd Following Fatal Lebanon Crash Involving 11 People: Police A 30-year-old Reading man has been identified following a crash that sent 11 people to the hospital, police announced on Friday, May 31.  Marilus Mousardy died at the scene of a crash between two minivans at the intersection of State Drive and Schaeffer Road at 4:56 p.m. on Thursday, May 30, according to the South Lebanon Township Police.  Their preliminary investigation revealed the following: "A mini-van containing at least nine people was struck while it was in the travel lane of an oncoming mini-van occupied by 3 persons." They noted that: "All other occupants in both vehicl…

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by Jillian Pikora
Police & Fire
Police Search For Driver In Deadly Philadelphia Hit-Run Police Search For Driver In Deadly Philadelphia Hit-Run
Police Search For Driver In Deadly Philadelphia Hit-Run A 44-year-old died after being struck by a runaway driver in Philadelphia's Frankford neighborhood on Wednesday night, May 29, according to city police.  Authorities said the victim was struck just before midnight while crossing the 1800 block of Torresdale Avenue. He was taken to Temple University Hospital and pronounced dead minutes later, police said.  The suspect vehicle is a silver or blue Honda CRV that fled east on Torresdale.  Anyone with information is asked to call the Crash Investigation Division at 215-685-3180. 

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by Mac Bullock
Police & Fire
Norristown Woman Was DUI In SEPTA Crash That Killed Her Baby: Montco DA Norristown Woman Was DUI In SEPTA Crash That Killed Her Baby: Montco DA
Arbetina Johnson-Lowery Charged With Homicide By Vehicle: DA A 35-year-old Norristown resident is charged with homicide by vehicle and driving under the influence after a wreck that killed her 14-month-old son, prosecutors say.  Arbetina Johnson-Lowery hit a stopped SEPTA bus near Old Arch Road and E. Johnson Highway on Sept. 30, 2023, according to the Montgomery County District Attorney's Office.  Detectives said the westbound bus had stopped to unload passengers when Johnson-Lowery, headed east on the highway, clipped the bumper of a car in front of her and then slammed into the bus' driver's side.  Her baby, "found by witnesse…

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by Mac Bullock
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Second Driver Dies After Wrong-Way Crash On PA Route 22 Second Driver Dies After Wrong-Way Crash On PA Route 22
Second Driver Dies After Wrong-Way Crash On PA Route 22 A second driver involved in the wrong-way crash on Route 22 in Bethlehem Township early this month has died, according to the Lehigh County Coroner.  Barry W. Fulton, 58, of Summit Hill, passed from multiple blunt force injuries on Sunday, Oct. 5, authorities said. His cause of death was ruled accidental.  Troopers have said Fulton was in a red Chevrolet heading the wrong way on Route 33 when he drove up an on-ramp from Route 22 on Oct. 5.  Another driver, 22-year-old John Michael Woodburn of Bethlehem, was pronounced dead at the scene. A 76-year-old driver from Wi…

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by Mac Bullock
Police & Fire
Car Split In Two, BMW Driver MedEvac'd: PA State Police Car Split In Two, BMW Driver MedEvac'd: PA State Police
Car Split In Two, BMW Driver MedEvac'd: PA State Police A 36-year-old man is in the hospital with serious injuries following a high-speed crash in Lebanon County, Pennsylvania State Police announced on Monday, Aug. 21, 2023.  The Myerstown driver was in his 2005 BMW 325 going at "a high rate of speed" when he lost control – exiting Weavertown Road north of Pineapple Road in Jackson Township around 10 p.m. on Saturday, state police said.  The BMW spun out and slammed into a tree near the westbound lane – "splitting the car into two pieces," troopers said.  "The rear end traveled northwest into a field and (the) fron…

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by Jillian Pikora
Police & Fire
Man ID'd Following Deadly Crash On Route 202: PA State Police Man ID'd Following Deadly Crash On Route 202: PA State Police
Man ID'd Following Deadly Crash On Route 202: PA State Police One person is dead and three others are seriously injured following a head-on collision on US Route 202 in Chester County, according to state police.  Matthew DeAngelis, 42, was pronounced dead at the scene of the crash in East Whiteland Township, police said. It happened just after midnight on Friday, July 14, said troopers in a release.  DeAngelis was in a 2015 GMC Sierra and headed south in the northbound lanes when he crashed directly into a 2022 Volkswagen Taos, authorities wrote.  All three people in the Volkswagen were rushed to Paoli Hospital with "suspected life-threatening inju…

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by Mac Bullock
Police & Fire
Child 'Seriously Injured' In Hit-Run: PA State Police Child 'Seriously Injured' In Hit-Run: PA State Police
Child 'Seriously Injured' In Hit-Run: PA State Police Pennsylvania State troopers are looking for the driver who they say badly injured two people including a child in a Delaware County hit-and-run crash.  It happened on Tuesday, July 4 around 9 p.m., state police said in a release. An adult and a child were struck "head-on" near Beaver Valley Road and Ruby Road in Concord Township, according to authorities.  Both victims were "seriously injured," troopers added.  The suspect vehicle is described as a dark-colored sedan, possibly a Ford, with tinted windows, state police said. It likely has front-end damage as a result of the c…

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by Mac Bullock
Obituaries
1-Year-Old Girl Struck Dead In PA Parking Lot Witnessed By 8-Year-Old Brother: Reports 1-Year-Old Girl Struck Dead In PA Parking Lot Witnessed By 8-Year-Old Brother: Reports
1-Year-Old Girl Struck Dead In PA Parking Lot Witnessed By 8-Year-Old Brother: Reports Four siblings were playing in the parking lot by the swing set outside their apartment complex when the youngest — 1-year-old Arionna Porter— was struck dead, and her 8-year-old brother saw it happen, the family told multiple media outlets. Ariel Coover's daughter was hit by her neighbor's silver SUV in the parking lot of the Eastland Apartments in the 900 block of East Pittsburgh McKeesport Boulevard, North Versailles on Tuesday, July 4, 2023, she explained to WTAE and authorities confirmed.  In addition to Coover's older children, numerous neighbors witnessed the deadly incident and calle…

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by Jillian Pikora
Police & Fire
NY Man Causes Back-To-Back Hit-Runs In PA, Police Say NY Man Causes Back-To-Back Hit-Runs In PA, Police Say
NY Man Causes Back-To-Back Hit-Runs In PA, Police Say A 21-year-old New York man caused two hit-and-runs in Pennsylvania, police announced on May 10, 2023.  Franknness A. Martinez Tavarez of Corona first crashed into a vehicle in the 400 block of Long Lane in Pequea Township around 11 a.m. on May 9— causing injuries, according to area police.  While at the scene, the police find another vehicle had been side-swiped, and that driver was unharmed, the police explained.  The officer found a head-on collision just 1000 feet down the same road. In that crash, a 60-year-old man and a 25-year-old woman both from York were hurt. Final…

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by Jillian Pikora
Police & Fire
1 Dead, 1 Injured In Accident At Berks School Bus Stop 1 Dead, 1 Injured In Accident At Berks School Bus Stop
1 Dead, 1 Injured In Accident At Berks School Bus Stop One man is dead and another hospitalized following a crash at a school bus stop in Berks County on Friday, Nov. 4, authorities announced. First responders in Amity Township were dispatched to the 600 block of Old Swede Road/Route 662 just before 8 a.m., where a landscaping truck lost control and slammed into a car that had stopped for a school bus, police said.  The truck's front end was badly damaged in the collision, and a passenger was trapped inside for 30 minutes while rescue crews worked to free him, officials said.  The passenger, a 34-year-old Reading man, died from his i…

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by Mac Bullock
Police & Fire
Driver Hurt As Lehigh Valley Tractor-Trailer, Train Crash Causes Yogurt Spill, Road Closure Driver Hurt As Lehigh Valley Tractor-Trailer, Train Crash Causes Yogurt Spill, Road Closure
Driver Hurt As Lehigh Valley Tractor-Trailer, Train Crash Causes Yogurt Spill, Road Closure A tractor-trailer driver was hospitalized after the vehicle collided with a Norfolk Southern train and shut down a major Lehigh Valley highway Thursday morning, state police confirmed. The crash occurred at Route 512 and Locust Road in East Allen Township, Northampton County around 9:30 a.m., PSP Trooper Branosky said on Twitter. PSP Bethlehem is investigating a Tractor Trailer and train crash at SR 512 and Locust Rd., East Allen Twp., Northampton Co. with injuries. Expect extended road closure in the area. @wfmztraffic @mcall @lehighvalley @lvtweetup @LehighAlerts @LVEDC pic.twitter.c…

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by Valerie Musson
Police & Fire
2 Hospitalized After Crash With Fire Truck In Berks County: Authorities 2 Hospitalized After Crash With Fire Truck In Berks County: Authorities
2 Hospitalized After Crash With Fire Truck In Berks County: Authorities Two people were sent to the hospital Thursday morning after their vehicle collided with a fire truck in Berks County, authorities said. The 1995 Seagrave Aerialscope truck was responding to a mutual aid call in Amity Township around 6:05 a.m. when it collided with another vehicle in the 5000 block of Perkiomen Avenue in Exeter Township, the Exeter Township fire department said. The two occupants of the other vehicle were taken to an area hospital by EMS in unknown condition, officials said. No firefighters were injured. Officials say the Exeter Township Fire Department is cooperating with…

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by Nicole Acosta
Police & Fire
1 Dead In Fiery Lehigh County Crash 1 Dead In Fiery Lehigh County Crash
1 Dead In Fiery Lehigh County Crash UPDATE: The fatal crash victim has been identified as a 47-year-old Allentown man. Click here to read more. ** Original story below *** One person was killed in a fiery crash over the weekend in Lehigh County, authorities said. Upper Macungie police were called to Hickory Lane and Snowdrift Road around 6:30 p.m. Sunday. Two SUVs collided after entering the intersection at the same time, according to investigators. One of the vehicles caught fire and was severely burned, according to 6abc. One of the drivers, a 47-year-old man, died at the scene, police said. His passenger and the other…

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by Nicole Acosta
Police & Fire
Driver In Head-On Cape May Crash Was DWI, NJ State Police Say Driver In Head-On Cape May Crash Was DWI, NJ State Police Say
Driver In Head-On Cape May Crash Was DWI, NJ State Police Say A 19-year-old man from South Jersey  was charged with driving while intoxicated after a collision in which he was seriously hurt, authorities said. The other driver also was injured in the two-car head-on crash that occurred Monday night in Cape MayCounty, a New Jersey State Police spokesman said. Mark Hoffman of Millville in Cumberland County was traveling southbound on Route 47 near Route 83 in South Dennis about 7:30 p.m. when he allegedly crossed into the opposite lane and struck an oncoming northbound vehicle, according to Sgt. Alejandro Goez. Hoffman was flown by medic…

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by Jon Craig
Police & Fire
Berks Man Was DUI In Crash That Killed 26-Year-Old Man In Lehigh County Berks Man Was DUI In Crash That Killed 26-Year-Old Man In Lehigh County
Berks Man Was DUI In Crash That Killed 26-Year-Old Man In Lehigh County A Berks County man was triple the legal limit when he struck and killed a 26-year-old man in Lehigh County earlier this year, authorities said. Jonathan A. Richards, 40, of Shillington, is charged with homicide by vehicle while driving under the influence, involuntary manslaughter, DUI, and related offenses. Richards was driving his Jeep Wrangler north on Hamilton Boulevard in Upper Macungie early on Jan. 17 when he reportedly lost control and crossed into the south lane, colliding head-on with Wadnor J. Louis' car, LehighValleyLive says citing the Lehigh County District Attorney's Off…

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by Nicole Acosta
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Wrong-Way Central PA Fiery Fatal Crash Victims ID'd By Authorities Wrong-Way Central PA Fiery Fatal Crash Victims ID'd By Authorities
Wrong-Way Central PA Fiery Fatal Crash Victims ID'd By Authorities A second person has died as the result of a fiery crash on Saturday. Both victims' identities have been released by authorities. The crash occurred on Route 22 East in Middle Paxton Township around 10:30 p.m., as Daily Voice previously reported. Michael Hoy, 64, of Daytona Beach, Florida, died the night of the crash at Penn State Holy Spirit Hospital according to the Cumberland County Coroner’s Office. Randy L. Deibelbi, 65, of Fleetwood, Berks County, died at an area hospital on Tuesday, according to Pennsylvania State Trooper Megan Ammerman. The passenger in Deibelbi’s vehicle remains i…

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by Jillian Pikora
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Pennsylvania Mom, 35, Killed In Head-On Pottstown Crash Was 'One Of A Kind,' Loved Ones Say Pennsylvania Mom, 35, Killed In Head-On Pottstown Crash Was 'One Of A Kind,' Loved Ones Say
Pennsylvania Mom, 35, Killed In Head-On Pottstown Crash Was 'One Of A Kind,' Loved Ones Say Support is surging for a 35-year-old Pennsylvania woman who was killed in a head-on collision in Pottstown Tuesday night. Nicole Benzenhafer was driving home from work around 10:15 p.m. when her SUV was struck by a man who was reportedly driving 80 mph and running stop signs in the 700 block of Queen Street, according to WFMZ and local authorities. The impact was so severe, it sent her SUV flying across the road and into a woman’s backyard, Rachael Jones wrote on a GoFundMe campaign. Crews worked to free Benzhafer, who ended up pinned in the vehicle. Despite efforts by emergency responde…

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by Nicole Acosta
Police & Fire
South Jersey Man, 22, Seriously Hurt In I-295 Crash South Jersey Man, 22, Seriously Hurt In I-295 Crash
South Jersey Man, 22, Seriously Hurt In I-295 Crash A South Jersey motorist was seriously injured in a two-vehicle collision in Salem County, authorities said. The 22-year-old man from Gloucester County was driving a Chevrolet Cobalt west on Straughns Mill Road when his car collided with a Ford F-450  truck also traveling west, said Trooper Alejandro Goez, a New Jersey State Police spokesman. Harrison Smith of Logan Township had to be extricated from his vehicle by first responders and was taken to Crozer-Chester Medical Center in Upland, Pennsylvania, with what were described as serious injuries, Goez said. The truck driver was not hu…

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by Jon Craig