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'Senseless': Hearts Break For PA Biz Owner Killed By Dump Truck 'Senseless': Hearts Break For PA Biz Owner Killed By Dump Truck
'Senseless': Hearts Break For PA Biz Owner Killed By Dump Truck Authorities have named the man who was fatally struck by a dump truck in Schuylkill County on Wednesday, Aug. 2.  Mark T. Boyle, a 35-year-old West Penn Township resident, was hit on the 700 block of Penn Drive around 6 p.m., said Lehigh County Coroner Daniel A. Buglio's Office.  He died from multiple blunt-force injuries and the manner of death was homicide, officials said.  According to WNEP and various other news outlets, Michael Albert, 60, of Scranton, was identified as the driver of the tri-axle truck. Albert was charged with third-degree murder, aggravated assault, homicide by vehi…

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by Mac Bullock
Police & Fire
Victim ID'd In Deadly West Penn Crash Victim ID'd In Deadly West Penn Crash
Victim ID'd In Deadly West Penn Crash Authorities have identified the victim who was fatally injured in a car crash in West Penn Township on Thursday afternoon.  William J. Reed, 46, of Andreas, was driving along the 300 block of Lizard Creek Road on April 6 when he lost control of his car around 1:45 p.m., said the Lehigh County Coroner's Office in a release.  Reed's car veered off the street and into a ditch, officials wrote. He was rushed to Lehigh Valley Hospital-Cedar Crest, where he died from multiple blunt-force injuries at about 5:15 p.m., the coroner said. The manner of death was ruled accidental.  The …

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by Mac Bullock
Police & Fire
Gunshot Victim At Schuylkill Blaze That Killed 2 Firefighters ID'd: Reports Gunshot Victim At Schuylkill Blaze That Killed 2 Firefighters ID'd: Reports
Gunshot Victim At Schuylkill Blaze That Killed 2 Firefighters ID'd: Reports A man found dead at the scene of a Schuylkill County house fire that killed two firefighters died as the result of a gunshot to the head, multiple outlets write.  As Daily Voice has previously reported, Assistant Fire Chief Zachary Paris, 36, and firefighter Marvin Gruber, 59, responded to a blaze with the New Tripoli Fire Company at 1121 Clamtown Rd. in West Penn Township around 4 p.m. on Wednesday, Dec. 7. Both Paris and Gruber became trapped inside the burning home during the rescue and were removed in critical condition. They later succumbed to their injuries. The Berkel…

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by Mac Bullock