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Deadly Motorcycle Crash Shuts Down Route 248 In Northampton County, Police Say Deadly Motorcycle Crash Shuts Down Route 248 In Northampton County, Police Say
Deadly Motorcycle Crash Shuts Down Route 248 In Northampton County, Police Say A deadly motorcycle crash shut down Route 248 in Northampton County Thursday evening, police said. A motorcycle crashed into the back of another vehicle near the 25th Street Shopping Center in Palmer Township shortly before 7:15 p.m., local police said. Route 248 was closed between Sales Street and Lawnherst Avenue but has since reopened, police said. The crash remained under investigation. Additional details were not released.

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by Valerie Musson
Police & Fire
Four Riders Hurt In Back-To-Back PA Crash Involving Up To 15 Motorcycles, BMW, State Police Say Four Riders Hurt In Back-To-Back PA Crash Involving Up To 15 Motorcycles, BMW, State Police Say
Four Riders Hurt In Back-To-Back PA Crash Involving Up To 15 Motorcycles, BMW, State Police Say Four riders were hospitalized following a back-to-back crash in Pennsylvania that involved up to 15 motorcycles and a BMW, state police confirmed. Officers responding to the crash report on Route 22 eastbound near milepost 236.5 in Hanover Township, Northampton County found between 10 and 15 motorcycles lying on the highway with traffic at a halt just after 12:40 p.m. on Sunday, April 24, Trooper Nathan T. Branosky said in a Wednesday release. A follow-up investigation found that around 40 motorcycles were driving recklessly in the eastbound lanes before five of them crashed, causing four …

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by Valerie Musson
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Motorcyclist Killed In Airborne Crash ID'd By Pennsylvania State Police Motorcyclist Killed In Airborne Crash ID'd By Pennsylvania State Police
Motorcyclist Killed In Airborne Crash ID'd By Pennsylvania State Police A late night motorcycle ride turned deadly for a central Pennsylvania man. Pennsylvania state police were called to a crash in Chambersburg just before midnight on Saturday, Mar. 6, according to a release by state police. A 2007 Harley-Davidson Road Glide motorcycle had been traveling south on SR11 Molly Pitcher Highway near Highland Drive in Guilford Township when it exited the roadway during a left-hand curve— striking an embankment along the highway before hitting a second embankment head-on, police say. That's when he went airborne, separated from his Harley, but both the driver and …

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by Jillian Pikora
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Pallbearer Killed In Central Pennsylvania Funeral Procession IDd By Officials Pallbearer Killed In Central Pennsylvania Funeral Procession IDd By Officials
Pallbearer Killed In Central Pennsylvania Funeral Procession IDd By Officials The victim of a fatal crash during a funeral procession has been identified by police. The crash happened while en route to Dauphin Cemetery from the funeral of swim coach David 'Dino' Kesler's funeral at Jesse H. Geigle Funeral Home located 2100 Linglestown Road in Harrisburg on Wednesday, as Daily Voice previously reported. The crash involved two motorcycles and a logging truck at Route 22/322 near Route 39 between the exits for Linglestown/Rockville and Exit 443 for Fishing Creek around 1:30 p.m., according to the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation and a release by Susquehanna To…

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by Jillian Pikora
Obituaries
Support Rises For Beloved Lehigh Valley Man Killed In Thanksgiving Day Motorcycle Crash Support Rises For Beloved Lehigh Valley Man Killed In Thanksgiving Day Motorcycle Crash
Support Rises For Beloved Lehigh Valley Man Killed In Thanksgiving Day Motorcycle Crash Support is on the rise for a beloved Lehigh Valley man who was killed in a Thanksgiving Day motorcycle crash. John Czuba, 57, was riding a blue Harley Davidson motorcycle when he swerved off the road and crashed into an embankment near 157 Riverview Dr. in Lehigh Township shortly after 3:30 p.m., police said. Czuba, of Danielsville, was taken to Lehigh Valley Hospital, Muhlenberg, where he was pronounced dead, police said. The Lehigh Township Fire Department, Lehigh Township Fire Police, Walnutport Fire Department, Northampton Regional EMS, and NOVA EMS assisted at the scene of the crash, …

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by Valerie Musson
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Teenager Dies At Scene Of Motorcycle Crash, Pennsylvania State Police Say Teenager Dies At Scene Of Motorcycle Crash, Pennsylvania State Police Say
Teenager Dies At Scene Of Motorcycle Crash, Pennsylvania State Police Say A teenager died at the scene of a central Pennsylvania motorcycle crash on Saturday, according to a release by Pennsylvania state police. The male motorcyclist, 16, of Mohnton, died near the 2100 block of Main Street in Caernarvon Township, Lancaster County around on Saturday at 7:57 a.m., according to the release. The teenager was driving a 2003 Yamaha R1/R6 eastbound at a high rate of speed, when he lost control and exited the roadway, according to the police. The motorcycle first struck a mailbox and then utility pole-- which is where the driver fell off and was found deceased by offic…

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by Jillian Pikora
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Coroner IDs York County Man Killed In Motorcycle Crash Coroner IDs York County Man Killed In Motorcycle Crash
Coroner IDs York County Man Killed In Motorcycle Crash The York County coroner’s office has released the identification and other details in a crash that left a motorcyclist dead. Daniel Martinez Diaz, 36, of the 1100 block of Eberts Lane in Springettsbury Township, died at the scene of a crash on Thursday night, according to the coroner. The crash occurred when Diaz was driving at a high rate of speed and slammed into an occupied vehicle at the intersection at Sherman and East Main streets around 10:30 p.m., as Daily Voice reported based on a previously released coroner’s report. Diaz’s death was caused by multiple blunt force trauma and …

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by Jillian Pikora
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Speeding Central PA Motorcyclist Killed In Two-Vehicle Crash, Authorities Say Speeding Central PA Motorcyclist Killed In Two-Vehicle Crash, Authorities Say
Speeding Central PA Motorcyclist Killed In Two-Vehicle Crash, Authorities Say A central Pennsylvania man has died after a two-vehicle crash on Thursday night, authorities say. The York County Coroner was called to a crash of a motorcycle into a vehicle at the intersection at Sherman and East Main streets around 10:30 p.m., according to the coroner's report. The motorcyclist was driving at a high rate of speed when he crashed into the vehicle, according to the report. The impact of the collision was so strong that the vehicle flipped over, the coroner said. The condition of the driver has not been released. The motorcyclist was declared deceased at 11:11 p.m. and a…

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by Jillian Pikora
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Motorcyclist, 21, Killed In Multi-Vehicle Crash Along Route 72, Authorities Say Motorcyclist, 21, Killed In Multi-Vehicle Crash Along Route 72, Authorities Say
Motorcyclist, 21, Killed In Multi-Vehicle Crash Along Route 72, Authorities Say Update: The motorcyclist has been identified by authorities, you can read about it here.  Three vehicles were involved, including the motorcycle, according to East Hempfield Township police. A Warwick Township public works vehicle was stopped at the stop sign on Quarry Road and was struck by vehicles initially involved in the accident, police say. Route 72 was closed for three and a half hours while police accident reconstructionist investigated the scene, police said in a statement. Route 72 reopened at approximately 4 p.m., according to the statement. Anyone that may have witnes…

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by Jillian Pikora
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Fatal Motorcycle Crash Halts Traffic Along Part Of Route 72, Authorities Say Fatal Motorcycle Crash Halts Traffic Along Part Of Route 72, Authorities Say
Fatal Motorcycle Crash Halts Traffic Along Part Of Route 72, Authorities Say Update: The motorcyclist has been identified by authorities, you can read about it here. Three vehicles were involved, including the motorcycle, according to East Hempfield Township police. A Warwick Township public works vehicle was stopped at the stop sign on Quarry Road and was struck by vehicles initially involved in the accident, police say. Route 72 was closed for three and a half hours while police accident reconstructionist investigated the scene, police said in a statement. Route 72 reopened at approximately 4 p.m., according to the statement. Anyone that may have witnessed t…

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by Jillian Pikora
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SUNY Police Officer Dies In Motorcycle Crash In Central Pennsylvania, State Police Say SUNY Police Officer Dies In Motorcycle Crash In Central Pennsylvania, State Police Say
SUNY Police Officer Dies In Motorcycle Crash In Central Pennsylvania, State Police Say A New York man died in a motorcycle crash along Interstate 81 on Thursday, according to Pennsylvania State Police in Lebanon County. Robert J. Mesec, 44, of Plattsburgh, New York, left the roadway and was killed near mile marker 94.8 in Swatara Township around 3:13 p.m. Mesec failing to negotiate a right curve, drifting over the yellow fog line into the left shoulder and onto the rumble strips, state police said. That's when he struck a guard rail and was ejected from his motorcycle. Southbound I-81 lanes were closed between exit 100 to Route 443 to Pine Grove and exit 90 to Route 72 to…

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by Jillian Pikora
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Maryland Man Killed In Motorcycle Crash In Pennsylvania Identified Maryland Man Killed In Motorcycle Crash In Pennsylvania Identified
Maryland Man Killed In Motorcycle Crash In Pennsylvania Identified A Maryland man has been identified as the victim of a motorcycle crash in Carlisle, according to police. North Middleton Township police were called to the crash in the 1100 block of North Middleton Road on Saturday around 2:45 p.m. Frank Montalbo, 54, of Owings Mills died at the scene. Montalbo lost control of his bike on a slight curve, leaving the roadway, striking a utility pole. He was pronounced dead at the scene. His friends are remembering him on social media, although they admit he was a lovable conspiracy theorists so no images of him are publicly available. He enjoyed a go…

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by Jillian Pikora