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Tractor-Trailer Driver Falls Asleep, Crashes Into Pickup And Barn In Paradise Township: Police Tractor-Trailer Driver Falls Asleep, Crashes Into Pickup And Barn In Paradise Township: Police
Tractor-Trailer Driver Falls Asleep, Crashes Into Pickup And Barn In Paradise Township: Police A tractor-trailer driver admitted to falling asleep at the wheel before crashing into a pickup truck and a barn in Paradise Township, authorities announced on Wednesday, March 12. Northern York County Regional Police were called to the 6800 block of Lincoln Highway at 6:11 a.m. for the collision involving a tractor-trailer and a pickup truck pulling a trailer. The 27-year-old truck driver from Columbus, Ohio, was traveling westbound on Lincoln Highway when he swerved into the eastbound lanes, striking a 68-year-old New Holland man's pickup truck. The impact sent the pickup off the road and …
Drunk Driver Who Killed Woman, Injured Daughter In PA County Crash Had Recently Lost Husband Drunk Driver Who Killed Woman, Injured Daughter In PA County Crash Had Recently Lost Husband
Drunk Driver Who Killed Woman, Injured Daughter In PA County Crash Had Recently Lost Husband A Warminster woman who crashed into a tree while drunk, killing her backseat passenger and severely injuring the woman’s daughter, has been sentenced to up to a decade in prison, Bucks County authorities announced. Kimberly Ann Roach-Trochak, 47, was sentenced on Monday, March 3, to four to 10 years in state prison for the August 2022 wreck in Upper Southampton Township, court records show. Her sentencing comes less than three years after the sudden death of her husband, James W. Trochak, a longtime U.S. Postal Service employee, who died at 54 in March 2022—just five months before the fat…
Enola Teen Charged In Hit-And-Run Crash On Route 15: Camp Hill Police Enola Teen Charged In Hit-And-Run Crash On Route 15: Camp Hill Police
Enola Teen Charged In Hit-And-Run Crash On Route 15: Camp Hill Police A 19-year-old Enola man is facing charges after allegedly rear-ending another vehicle and fleeing the scene in Camp Hill, police announced on Tuesday, Feb. 11. The crash happened on Route 15 North near the Route 581 West interchange at approximately 4:07 p.m. on Monday, Feb. 10, according to the Camp Hill Police Department. Investigators said the teen struck another vehicle from behind and took off without stopping to exchange information. Officers later identified and charged him with Accidents Involving Damage to Attended Vehicle or Property, Careless Driving, and Following Too Closely.…
'Get The F--- Out Of My Face,' PA Man Tells Officer Before I-95 Pursuit, Nearly Hitting Officer 'Get The F--- Out Of My Face,' PA Man Tells Officer Before I-95 Pursuit, Nearly Hitting Officer
'Get The F--- Out Of My Face,' PA Man Tells Officer Before I-95 Pursuit, Nearly Hitting Officer A man accused of parking across two handicap spaces without a placard escalated a simple citation into a vehicle pursuit, nearly striking an officer in the process, Lower Chichester police announced Sunday, Jan. 19. Timothy W. Watkinson, 29, was charged with misdemeanor fleeing or attempting to elude police, summary reckless driving, and summary careless driving, police said. Watkinson was parked in two handicap spots at 10:08 p.m. on Tuesday, Dec. 17, when an officer approached his vehicle to issue a parking violation, police said. The car had darkly tinted windows, was not running, and di…
Fatal I-83 Motorcycle Crash Lands Man Charges: PA State Police Fatal I-83 Motorcycle Crash Lands Man Charges: PA State Police
Fatal I-83 Motorcycle Crash Lands Man Charges: PA State Police A York man is facing serious charges after a road rage incident on I-83 led to a motorcyclist’s death, Pennsylvania State Police announced on Wednesday, Jan. 8. Ray Hacker, 31, of York, PA, was arraigned on charges including Homicide by Vehicle, Aggravated Assault by Vehicle, Reckless Driving, and Careless Driving, according to PSP Troop J. The crash happened on Sunday, May 19, 2024, at approximately 11:23 a.m., on I-83 northbound at mile marker 35.5 in Fairview Township, York County, authorities said. An investigation revealed that Hacker was involved in a road rage incident with a mo…
Middletown Dad Wanted For DUI, Child Endangerment After Crash: Police Middletown Dad Wanted For DUI, Child Endangerment After Crash: Police
Middletown Dad Wanted For DUI, Child Endangerment After Crash: Police A Middletown man wanted for allegedly driving under the influence and endangering two young children during a crash has a previous DUI case still pending, Lower Swatara Township police announced on Saturday, Dec. 28. Stone Bissland, 27, of Middletown, is accused of being under the influence of alcohol when he crashed at West Main and North Wood streets near Middletown on Friday, Dec. 13, at 7:07 p.m., police said. Two children under the age of 3 were in Bissland's vehicle at the time of the crash, which left multiple people, including the children, injured and requiring hospital treatment, …
Patrol Car Hit By Columbia Man During DUI Incident: Mount Joy Police Patrol Car Hit By Columbia Man During DUI Incident: Mount Joy Police
Patrol Car Hit By Columbia Man During DUI Incident: Mount Joy Police A Columbia man is facing multiple charges, including DUI and drug possession, after allegedly crashing into a police patrol car in Mount Joy, authorities announced on Wednesday, Dec. 4. Christian H. Geib, V., 35, was found hunched over the wheel of his vehicle at West Main Street and South Market Avenue on Nov. 2, 2024, Mount Joy police said. Officers were called to the scene after the car had reportedly been parked at the intersection for 20 minutes without moving. When police blocked the vehicle and approached, Geib reportedly hit the gas, causing his car to collide with the patrol car. O…
Convicted Pipe Bomb Builder, Meth Chef Pulls Knives On PA Police During Chase, Authorities Say Convicted Pipe Bomb Builder, Meth Chef Pulls Knives On PA Police During Chase, Authorities Say
Convicted Pipe Bomb Builder, Meth Chef Pulls Knives On PA Police During Chase, Authorities Say A man who spent five years behind bars for building pipe bombs and cooking methamphetamine in his apartment is on the run after pulling knives on Pennsylvania state police during a chase, authorities say.  State police are warning residents of Huntingdon County and surrounding areas to use “extreme caution” if they come across 40-year-old Jedediah Rawlings, of Alexandria, according to a release on Tuesday, Jan. 31, 2023.  Rawlings was pulled over by Pennsylvania state police in a traffic stop when they attempted to serve a warrant for his arrest on 2nd Street in Huntingdon on…
Child Endangerment Charges For School Bus Driver Using Cell Phone In PA Crash Child Endangerment Charges For School Bus Driver Using Cell Phone In PA Crash
Child Endangerment Charges For School Bus Driver Using Cell Phone In PA Crash A school bus driver who was allegedly using a cell phone during an August crash in Pennsylvania has been charged with child endangerment, authorities said. Steven M. Rivera, 46, has been charged with two counts each of child endangerment, reckless endangerment, and careless driving, Lower Saucon Township Police said in a press release on Thursday, Oct. 27. The charges stem from an investigation into a school bus Rivera was driving from Colonial Intermediate that struck a telephone pole on Lower Saucon Road at Easton Road in Hellertown just after 3:30 p.m. on Monday, Aug. 29, police said. T…
PA Driver Was Drunk During Warren County Crash That Damaged Bridge, Police Say PA Driver Was Drunk During Warren County Crash That Damaged Bridge, Police Say
PA Driver Was Drunk During Warren County Crash That Damaged Bridge, Police Say A driver from Pennsylvania was more than three times the legal BAC limit when she crashed into a flatbed tow truck and caused serious damage to a bridge in Warren County, authorities said. The Lopatcong Township Fire Company responded to the crash in the westbound lanes on the bridge passing over Route 57 around 1:15 p.m. on Thursday, April 14, DailyVoice.com reported. A follow-up investigation found that Katherine Nardone, 41, collided with a flatbed tow truck in a Honda Civic before both vehicles struck the concrete bridge railing, Lopatcong Township Police said. Nardone, of the 500 bloc…
Fire Police Officer Struck While Directing Traffic, PA Police Say Fire Police Officer Struck While Directing Traffic, PA Police Say
Fire Police Officer Struck While Directing Traffic, PA Police Say A fire police officer was struck by a passing car while directing traffic for a tow truck, according to Pennsylvania state police. Darryl L. Krom, 58, of Hanover, was hit by a Kia near the intersection of Hanover Pike and Pine Grove Road in Union Township on Sept. 23 just before 7 p.m., as stated in the police report. Krom was transported by Southeastern Adams Volunteer Emergency Services to Gettysburg Hospital, as the report stated. He was treated for a “suspected serious injury,” according to police. An updated on Krom's condition is not available but it has been confirmed that the inc…
Truck's Emergency System Calls Police To Lancaster Crash That Injured 6 Including Kids Truck's Emergency System Calls Police To Lancaster Crash That Injured 6 Including Kids
Truck's Emergency System Calls Police To Lancaster Crash That Injured 6 Including Kids A three-year-old and a five-month-old were among the six injured in a crash in Lancaster County on Saturday, according to Northern Lancaster County Regional police. The crash occurred at the intersection of Clay Road and Pinehill Road in Lititz, Warwick Township around 8 a.m. Dispatchers learned of the crash when "automated in-car reporting systems indicated that sounds emanating from the crash scene included screams and crying," police said in a statement. Upon arrival police found a 2015 Chevrolet Equinox driven by Jean A. Lare, 60, of the 100 block of Windy Hill Drive in Lititz, failed…
Hershey Driver Who Struck, Dragged, Killed Pedestrian Faces $700 Fine, License Suspension Hershey Driver Who Struck, Dragged, Killed Pedestrian Faces $700 Fine, License Suspension
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…