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Hospitalized Man Charged After High-Speed Crash In Lebanon
A high-speed chase ended in a multi-vehicle crash that left one driver seriously injured in Lebanon early Wednesday, Dec. 11, police said. Darius Stuckey, 28, of East Petersburg, was driving a vehicle with an equipment violation when a Lebanon City police officer attempted to pull him over around 1:47 a.m., according to a release from the department. Instead of stopping, Stuckey fled, committing additional traffic violations and leading police on a high-speed chase, authorities said. The officer decided to terminate the pursuit for safety reasons, but moments later found Stuckey’s car at th…
Police & Fire
Man Killed When Rotted Tree Snaps While Cutting Wood: PA State Police
A routine morning of cutting wood turned tragic for a Lebanon man when a rotted tree snapped and struck him, killing him instantly, Pennsylvania State Police explained to Daily Voice on Tuesday, Dec. 3. Marc Robert Kreider, 79, was found dead in a wooded area near his home on Grace Avenue after an early morning outing to cut wood, police said in a release on Friday, Nov. 29 at 2:38 p.m. Kreider left his residence around 7:30 a.m. to cut trees, but when he did not return, his wife called authorities. Pennsylvania State Police Jonestown Troopers responded to the scene and discovered him decea…
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'Princess' Brynley Kropnick, 4, Remembered After Fatal Harrisburg Crash
A 4-year-old girl known for her love of life, learning, and chocolate ice cream with sprinkles has been identified as the victim of a devastating crash in Harrisburg earlier this month, authorities confirmed to Daily Voice on Friday, Nov. 29. Brynley “Bryn” Eliza Kropnick, of East Lampeter Township, was fatally injured in a vehicle accident at the U.S. Route 22/322 interchange with Interstate 81 on Friday, Nov. 8, around 6:15 p.m., according to the Dauphin County Coroner's Office. Her manner of death was ruled accidental after an autopsy on Nov. 12. Her family and community are mourning the…
Police & Fire
Driver Hospitalized After Crashing Into Lancaster County Home: Officials
A driver lost control and slammed into a home in Leacock Township, sending one person to the hospital and sparking a dramatic rescue operation, authorities said on Friday, Nov. 29 at 11:07 a.m. The crash occurred on Buckingham Lane, where emergency crews discovered a vehicle embedded in the side of a house, according to the Intercourse Fire Company. The impact caused significant structural damage, requiring a coordinated effort to stabilize the home. The Lancaster County Rescue Task Force, including members of Rescue Companies 905 and Manheim Township Fire Rescue, worked alongside multiple …
Traffic
Crash Blocks Route 30 Lanes, Causes Major Delays In South Central PA
A crash involving a tractor-trailer and another vehicle is causing significant traffic delays on Route 30 in West Hempfield Township, authorities confirmed on Wednesday morning, Nov. 20. The accident occurred in the eastbound lanes near the Prospect Road exit around 6:30 a.m., according to dispatch. The tractor-trailer is reportedly stuck in a construction hole, completely blocking all eastbound lanes at Roosevelt Avenue in York City, dispatch said. Photos from the scene show the vehicle lodged in the construction area, leading to severe traffic backups. Police have been called to the scene…
Police & Fire
Man’s Prosthetic Leg Causes High-Speed Crash Off PA Route 322: Police
A Stevens man’s prosthetic leg reportedly got stuck on the gas pedal, leading to a high-speed crash off Route 322 in Lancaster County, authorities announced Tuesday, Nov. 12. John Steffy was driving a 2015 Chevrolet Equinox eastbound on State Route 322 near Sharp Avenue in Clay Township when his prosthetic leg became lodged on the accelerator while turning south onto Sharp Avenue, the Northern Lancaster County Regional Police Department detailed in the news release. Steffy’s vehicle struck a 2025 Chevrolet Trax driven by Eileen Sprague of Ephrata, police said. The impact caused damage to Sp…
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Boy Injured By Float In PA Halloween Parade: Community Comes To The Rescue
A Berks County boy was tragically injured after he was run over by a float at a local Halloween parade, according to a community member trying to raise money for the family. Nico Rizzo, 8, of Boyertown, was on a float with his football team in the Boyertown Halloween Parade on Saturday, Oct. 19, a GoFundMe campaign started by Abby Mackey, his friend's mother, states. "As Nico went to step back onto the trailer, his foot slipped and got caught under the wheel," Mackey said on the campaign page. "He quickly became trapped under the wheels of his float's trailer." Members of the communit…
Traffic
Tractor-Trailer Rollover Cause Closure At PA Turnpike Ramp In Lancaster
A tractor-trailer rollover crash has caused a closure at the on-ramp for the Pennsylvania Turnpike/Interstate 76, officials said. The tractor-trailer flipped at Colonel Howard Boulevard in the eastbound lanes leading to the PA Turnpike/I-76 entrance from Route 222 around 11:30 a.m. on Monday, Oct. 28, according to East Cocalico Township police and the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation. "Both lanes will be closed for approximately 1-2 hours," the police wrote in a release. There is no word of any injuries. Check back here for possible updates.
Police & Fire
3 People Injured In Amish Horse-Buggy Crash: Lancaster County Dispatch
Three people were injured in a crash involving a horse and buggy and a truck on Sunday night, Oct. 20, according to Lancaster County Wide Communications. The crash happened at the intersection of Nottingham Road and Little Britain Road in Little Britain Township around 7:40 p.m., according to LCWC. Three people from the horse and buggy were injured, but it was not clear if they were taken to a hospital. Pennsylvania State Police are investigating the crash, so Daily Voice reached out to troopers for more information. Click here to read our updated report.
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PA Amish Farm Accident Requires Multiple Ambulances (
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Multiple ambulances were called to an accident on an Amish farm on Saturday, Oct. 18, according to Lancaster County Wide Communications. The call regarding a "traumatic injury" at the farm located in the 200 block of Paradise Lane in Paradise Township came into LCWC at 12:20 p.m. Details about the incident have not been released, but we know Pennsylvania State Police are investigating. Check back here for updates on this developing situation.
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Fatal Toy Shop Crash Launches 2 Fundraisers For The Central PA Community
The Central Pennsylvania community is rallying for two families after a crash into a toy shop. Eusebio Forestier fondly known as Tio Cuco, 68, of Harrisburg, was using a mobility scooter when he was struck by a vehicle, in the 300 block of North Second Street in Harrisburg around 3:15 p.m. on Sunday, Oct. 6, as Daily Voice previously reported and as explained in a GoFundMe launched to help Tio Coco's family. The business that was struck was The Treasure Trove Toy Store, owned by Jennifer & Jason Crocenzi of Enola. It had only opened this second location in Dec. 2023. It was freshly pa…
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Skateboarder Struck In Lebanon County (
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A person riding a skateboard has been hospitalized after being struck by a pick truck, Lebanon Department of Emergency Services dispatch said. The strike happened around 10:15 a.m. on Thursday, Oct. 10, according to emergency dispatch. It happened on East Main Street/Route 422 near North White Oak Street in Annville Township. The skateboarder was taken to an area hospital by ambulance. Their condition was unavailable at the time of publishing. Check back here for updates.
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Female Flagger ID'd After Fatal Strike At PA Construction Site: Coroner
The woman who died while working as a traffic flagger at a construction site early morning on Thursday, Oct. 10, has been identified by the Lancaster County Coroner's Office the following afternoon. Linetta Wells, 56, of the 900 block of North Hanover Street in Pottstown was directing traffic when she was struck by a SUV at the intersection of Stone Mill and Plymouth roads in Manor Township around 7:38 a.m., according to Lancaster County Wide Communications and later named by First Deputy Coroner Casey Buckley. She was pronounced dead at the scene at 8:38 a.m.…
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School Bus Struck In Central PA Hit-Run
A pick-up truck and its driver are being sought by Newville police following a hit-and-run with a school bus, according to a release on Thursday, Sept. 26. The crash happened in Newville at 3:02 p.m. on Tuesday, Sept. 24, the police explained. There is no word about any injuries, the extent of damage to the bus, or if children were onboard at the time of the crash. The police want to speak with the person driving the pickup in the black Chevrolet pickup truck pictured above. Anyone with information regarding this truck, the driver, or the owner is asked to reach ou…
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Schuylkill County Woman Dies 11 Days After Crash: Lehigh County Coroner
An 82-year-old woman from Schuylkill County has died at a hospital in Allentown from critical injuries in a crash earlier this month, authorities announced on Monday, Sept. 23. Mary Frances Peiffer of Auburn died of blunt force injuries, Lehigh County Coroner Daniel A. Buglio said. Peiffer was pronounced dead at Lehigh Valley Hospital, Cedar Crest, at 2:02 p.m. on Sunday, Sept. 22, Buglio detailed in the release. Her cause of death was "complications of blunt force injuries due to motor vehicle collision," he wrote. The manner of death was ruled an accident. Peiffer was the driver of …
Traffic
Amish Horse-Buggy Crash Closed PA 340: PennDOT
A horse-and-buggy crash closed part of PA 340 in Lancaster County on Thursday evening, Sept. 19, Pennsylvania Department of Transportation spokesperson Fritzi Schreffler told Daily Voice. The horse-and-buggy and vehicle collided at the intersection of PA 340 and School Lane Road in the Salisbury Township, Gap area around 6:30 p.m. The road was completely closed "due to the vehicle rolling over," Schreffler said. The area fully reopened just after 8 p.m. There is no word of any injuries to the people or the horse involved in the crash. Pennsylvania State Police are investigatin…
Police & Fire
Teen Girl Stuck Farm Equipment Airlifted: PA State Police (
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An 18-year-old farm worker was airlifted on Monday, Sept. 16 after getting stuck in a corn binder machine, authorities said. The girl was injured on the 300 block of Wilson Mill Road in Lower Oxford, according to Pennsylvania State Police. She was in stable condition after getting stuck at about 11 a.m., Corporal Travis Hill of the Avondale Station said. Hill did not know what part of her got stuck in the machine. Her name was not released. More details are expected from PSP later Monday. Check back for updates.
Police & Fire
Horse Struck Dead By Van, No Charges Filed: PA State Police
A horse was struck dead by a minivan in Salisbury Township on Thursday, Sep. 5, Pennsylvania State Police announced the following day. The 2011 Dodge Caravan driven by 20-year-old Leon Lapp of Atglen struck a horse standing on Churchtown Road just south of Main Street at 6:01 a.m., PSP Lancaster Trooper Joshua Croyle wrote in the release. The Caravan was going south on the Road when it hit the horse then continued across the northbound lane of traffic, off the road, into a PP&L utility pole, Trooper Croyle explained. The horse died from the initial impact of the…
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Accident Or Homicide? Shooting Leaves 17-Year-Old Boy Dead In PA
The difficult task of ruling whether an "accidental" shooting may be a homicide is up to authorities in Luzerne County, Daily Voice was told on Friday, Sept. 6. A teenage boy was fatally wounded with a gunshot wound to his chest in Nanticoke on Sunday, Sept. 1, authorities said. The victim was identified as Hunter Sipple, 17, the following day. The shooting with a handgun was "preliminarily accidental" pending further investigation, Nanticoke Police Chief Michael Roke told Daily Voice. "It's been a pretty whirlwind week," Roke said on Friday, Sept. 6. "We have more people coming in f…
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Hanover Man Killed By Crash Injuries Nearly 3 Weeks Later, York Coroner
A Hanover man has died 20 days after he was injured in a crash involving a tractor-trailer, the York County Coroner announced on Friday, Aug. 23. Zachary "Zach" Jacob Orendorff, 41, died from a "Subdural and Subarachnoid Hemorrhage" due to the crash, Coroner Pam Gay wrote in the release. He passed away at WellSpan York Hospital at 2:40 a.m. on Thursday, Aug. 22. The crash happened when Orendorff drove a minivan in the 6700 block of York Road when he crossed the centerline into an oncoming tractor-trailer at 11:15 a.m. on Aug. 2, according to Gay. "It is not known if Orendorff was…
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Teen Killed In NEPA ATV Crash ID'd By Carbon County Coroner
A 19-year-old man was killed in an ATV crash in Carbon County, authorities said. Joshua Beck of Penn Forest Township died as a result of the crash on Saturday, Aug. 24, according to Carbon County Coroner Mark K. Smith. Beck lost control of the ATV, left the roadway and struck a tree, the coroner said. Meanwhile, a GoFundMe has been organized in Josh's name by his family. "It would be nice to have some sort of memorial made to honor the loving, selfless, drop anything for anyone even people he didn't know, and extremely special kind of goofiness that just emanated from Josh," the GoFundMe s…
Police & Fire
Bicyclist Struck In Lititz, Police Say
A bicyclist was struck in Lititz on Tuesday, Aug. 20, the police announced at 2:56 p.m. that day. The police were called to investigate the crash "involving a bicycle and a vehicle" around 11:21 a.m., as detailed in the release. They learned a "bicyclist turned left at the intersection into the path of a vehicle traveling westbound resulting in a collision," police wrote in the release. The crash happened at the intersection of East Sixth Street and Laurel Avenue in Lititz Borough. No injuries were reported. There was also no word of any charges filed.
Police & Fire
Convicted Drunk Driver Strikes Pedestrian In Enola Then Flees, Police Say
A convicted drunk driver is accused of striking a pedestrian and fleeing, East Pennsboro Township Police announced on Thursday, Aug. 8. David Lewis Sweger, 58, of Enola, struck a man with his pick-up truck intersection of East Perry Street and Altoona Avenue in Enola at 7:55 p.m. on July 25, police alleged in the release. Officers arrived at the scene that night and spoke with the victim. "An investigation was conducted and the suspect was identified as David Sweger of Enola," the police said. Sweger was charged with a misdemeanor accident involving damage attended …
Police & Fire
Driver Injured When Car Slams Into Garage In York County: Officials
A driver was taken to the hospital after striking the side of a garage on Thursday morning, Aug. 8. The sedan pictured struck the detached garage in the 3500 block of Shaffers Church Road in Codorus Township at 6:49 a.m., the Glen Rock Hose & Ladder Company detailed in a release. No one was in the home but the driver suffered minor injuries and was taken to the hospital, York County Department of Emergency Services explained. Community Fire Co. of Seven Valleys and York County ATR assisted at the scene which cleared in about two hours. The …
News
MD Restaurant Cook ID'd In Fatal PA Crash: York County Coroner
A 61-year-old woman who died in a two-crash has been identified by the York County Coroner's office on Monday evening, Aug. 6. Susan Lam, of the 2400 Block of Smith Mill Road, Shrewsbury Township died at the scene of the crash at the intersection of Mt. Airy Rd. and Buchanan Avenue in Shrewsbury Township at 6:15 p.m., as detailed in the release. Lam struck a vehicle with two people inside who suffered injuries and were taken to a nearby hospital. "Deputy Coroner Onalee Gilbert responded to the scene to investigate and certify the death," as stated in the release. There will be no autops…
Obituaries
Child Killed In Tragic Bounce House Accident Remembered By Maryland Community
Declan Hicks had a passion for dinosaurs, loved the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, and had a penchant for "crazy socks" before he was killed in a freak accident at an independent baseball game over the weekend. The 5-year-old boy from La Plata was playing in a bounce house on Friday night at Regency Furniture Stadium in Waldorf when it was swept away by wind and flew approximately 15 to 20 feet into the air before landing on the field, officials said. Another child also suffered injuries during the Southern Maryland Blue Crabs game on Aug. 2. Both were airlifted to area hospitals by state po…
Traffic
Tractor-Trailer Rollover Blocks Ramp On Rt 22: PennDOT
A tractor-trailer rolled onto its side is blocking the on-ramp to Route 22 on Monday morning, Aug. 5., according to the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation. The tractor-trailer appears to have flipped exactly in front of the on-ramp from Elmerton Avenue to North Cameron Street/Route 22 Northbound near Wildwood Drive around 6:40 a.m., according to PennDOT's 511PA traffic cameras. A crane came to the area and stood the vehicle upright around 9:40 a.m., but the area was still closed. No injuries were reported. Check back here for updates.
Traffic
Chocolate Syrup Tanker Truck Rolls Over On PA Rt 117: Authorities
A tractor-trailer hauling a tank of chocolate syrup rolled over in Lebanon County on Wednesday morning, July 24, authorities explained. The crash happened in the 1800 block of South Forge Road/PA Route 117 near the Campbelltown roundabout in South Londonderry Township, at 2:55 a.m., according to township officials. The crash shuttered the roadway from Airport to Hinkle roads and Northside Drive's eastbound traffic at Brookwood Drive, officials detailed in a release. No chocolate was spilled in the crash, and the driver was unharmed, according to Lebanon County Departm…
News
5 Hospitalized In Rt 15 Crash With Tractor-Trailer: PennDOT (
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Five people are in the hospital following a multi-vehicle crash on US Route 15 North on Monday, July 22, Pennsylvania Department of Transportation spokesperson Fritzi Schreffler said. The crash temporarily shuttered US Rt 15 between Exit: PA Route 2047 Lower Allen Drive to Exit: PA 581 East/ To I-83 - Harrisburg/Hershey beginning around 5:30 p.m. on Monday, Schreffler detailed. The crash involved multiple passenger vehicles, including a UPS truck, and a tractor-trailer towing flour — which overturned spilling fuel, according to Schreffler. There is "no word on condit…
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Carlisle Motorcyclist Killed In Pickup Truck Crash By Cemetery: PSP
A man has died and a woman is in the hospital following a crash near a cemetery in Monroe Township on Friday, July 19, Pennsylvania State Police announced in a release the following Monday. William "Bill" E. Mack, 67 of Carlisle was riding a 2018 Harley Davison FLHTKSE ANV north on York Road when he attempted to make a left on Boiling Springs Road — that's when he struck the rear of 23-year-old Carlisle resident, Kirstyn D. Brenton's 2004 Chevrolet Silverado at 1:24 p.m., PSP Carlisle Trooper Jorge Acevedo detailed in the release. The crash was near a cemetery on PA Route 74 and …
Obituaries
Bethlehem Dad Of 7 Drowns Tubing Lehigh River In Allentown: Coroner
For at least the second time this month, a man has died while tubing in the Lehigh Valley, according to the Lehigh County Coroner's Office. This time it was a father of seven children, a family friend told Daily Voice. Antwan D. Daring, 35, of Bethlehem, drowned in the Lehigh River near Waterfront Drive in Allentown on Monday afternoon, July 15, officials said. He was recovered by city firefighters and pronounced dead at St. Luke's Hospital, according to the coroner. Daring's death was ruled an accident, officials added. Friends and loved ones posted tributes in Daring's memory on Monday…
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