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Mechanicsburg Man Injured In Route 15 Crash: Police Mechanicsburg Man Injured In Route 15 Crash: Police
Mechanicsburg Man Injured In Route 15 Crash: Police A Mechanicsburg man was injured in a two-vehicle crash on US Route 15 North near the Pennsylvania Turnpike, Upper Allen police announced on Tuesday, Dec. 10. The collision happened when the driver of a gray Toyota Prius attempted to merge onto Route 15 North from East Winding Hill Road on Saturday, Dec. 7, according to investigators. The Prius struck a blue Chevrolet Sonic during the merge, police detailed in the release. The driver of the Prius, identified as a Mechanicsburg resident, was taken to the hospital by Lower Allen EMS for treatment of his injuries. His condition has not been d…

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by Jillian Pikora
Weather
Flash Freeze, Snow Squalls To Hit PA: PennDOT Implements Restrictions, Crews On Patrol Flash Freeze, Snow Squalls To Hit PA: PennDOT Implements Restrictions, Crews On Patrol
Flash Freeze, Snow Squalls To Hit PA: PennDOT Implements Restrictions, Crews On Patrol PennDOT is preparing for a dangerous winter storm set to bring snow squalls, icy roads, and potential flash freeze conditions across Pennsylvania starting early Thursday, Dec. 5. Crews will begin road patrols as early as midnight in some areas, and vehicle restrictions will go into effect to ensure safety. Early Patrols and No Pretreatment Crews in Dauphin County will begin operations at 12 a.m., with other counties in the region starting patrols at 4 a.m., according to PennDOT spokesperson Fritzi Schreffler. Due to forecasts predicting initial rainfall, PennDOT will not pretreat roads, a…

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by Jillian Pikora
Police & Fire
PA Mom DUI At Highest Rate Drives On Wrong Side Of Road: Police PA Mom DUI At Highest Rate Drives On Wrong Side Of Road: Police
PA Mom DUI At Highest Rate Drives On Wrong Side Of Road: Police An Ephrata woman has been charged with driving under the influence after police stopped her for driving on the wrong side of the road, according to Lititz Borough police according to a release on Wednesday, Nov. 13. Megan Martin, 35, was pulled over by an officer for driving on the wrong side of the road in the 300 block of East Main Street in Lititz, around 2:23 a.m. on Sunday, Nov. 10, police detailed in the release. Martin reportedly displayed signs of impairment and was asked to perform field sobriety tests before she was taken to the Lititz Borough Police Department, where a breath test…

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by Jillian Pikora
News
Maryland Native Killed In I-81 Crash: PA State Police Maryland Native Killed In I-81 Crash: PA State Police
Maryland Native Killed In I-81 Crash: PA State Police A Maryland native and Greencastle local was killed in a crash on Interstate 81, Pennsylvania State Police announced on Thursday, Oct. 31.  Adam Emerick, 33, of Greencastle, was found dead at the scene of a crash near mile marker 0.8 of I-81 North, near the Maryland/Pennsylvania border, around 2:33 a.m., according to PA State Police. A Freightliner Cascadia truck being driven by 59-year-old Ruben Ramirez of El Paso, Texas was illegally parked on the right side of the roadway when Emerick's 2012 Mercedes-Benz E550 struck the tractor-trailer’s bumper, PSP Chambersburg Trooper Bradley Lay detai…

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by Jillian Pikora
Police & Fire
Pick-up Crashes Into Horse-Buggy Sending 4 Amish People To Hospital: PA State Police Pick-up Crashes Into Horse-Buggy Sending 4 Amish People To Hospital: PA State Police
Pick-up Crashes Into Horse-Buggy Sending 4 Amish People To Hospital: PA State Police Additional details about a horse-and-buggy crash that four Amish people to the hospital have been shared with Daily Voice by Pennsylvania State Police on Tuesday, Oct. 22.  Initially, we reported that three people were hospitalized following a crash involving a horse and buggy and a truck on Sunday night, Oct. 20, according to Lancaster County Wide Communications — but now PA State Police has confirmed that four Amish people who were riding in the buggy were hospitalized.  The serious crash happened in the 400 block of Nottingham Road/PA Route 272, near the intersection …

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by Jillian Pikora
Police & Fire
Hit-Run Hospitalizes Woman In Manheim Township, Police Say Hit-Run Hospitalizes Woman In Manheim Township, Police Say
Hit-Run Hospitalizes Woman In Manheim Township, Police Say A 75-year-old woman is in the hospital after being struck by a vehicle that fled the scene, Manheim Township Police announced on Monday morning, Oct. 21. The woman was found lying on the side of the road in the 100 Block River Drive in Lancaster Township at 9:08 a.m.  She was taken to a local hospital with unknown injuries.  "A witness heard the impact and then saw a dark-colored sedan flee southbound," the police wrote in the release. "The vehicle did not stop. Damage is suspected to be on the front of the vehicle between the 12 & 2 O'Clock positions."  Anyone with inf…

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by Jillian Pikora
Police & Fire
Hit-Run Sends Central PA Man Getting Gas To Hospital: Police Hit-Run Sends Central PA Man Getting Gas To Hospital: Police
Hit-Run Sends Central PA Man Getting Gas To Hospital: Police A 47-year-old man is in the hospital after a hit-and-run in Lancaster County early Wednesday morning, Oct. 16, police announced. Columbia Borough Police officers were called to a report of a person struck at Columbia Plaza in the 910-970 block of Lancaster Avenue at 12:19 a.m., according to the release and Google Maps Street View. Officers arrived to find the victim, "who was struck by a passing car [had] suffered undetermined minor to moderate injury and was transported to the hospital by ambulance," as written in the release. He had been putting gas in his truck with a gas can and it ran…

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by Jillian Pikora
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Tractor-Trailer Rollover Crash Causes Delays On I-81: PennDOT Tractor-Trailer Rollover Crash Causes Delays On I-81: PennDOT
Tractor-Trailer Rollover Crash Causes Delays On I-81: PennDOT A tractor-trailer rolled over on Interstate 81 on-ramp in Cumberland County on Wednesday morning, Oct. 9, according to officials. Only the trailer flipped at the on-ramp from Exit 52 — Route 11/New Kingston/Middlesex, from Route 11 to I-81 South, according to PennDOT's 511PA traffic cameras. First responders were called to the crash around 9:20 a.m., according to 511PA. There is no word of any injuries as of 10:30 a.m. PennDOT and the county are urging travelers to avoid the area. There is a right lane restriction on I-81 South at Exit 52 (Middlesex) due to an overturned tractor trail…

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by Jillian Pikora
Police & Fire
Trucker MedEvac'd After Slamming Into Littlestown Laundromat (PHOTOS) Trucker MedEvac'd After Slamming Into Littlestown Laundromat (PHOTOS)
Trucker MedEvac'd After Slamming Into Littlestown Laundromat (Photos) A trucker was medically evacuated by a helicopter to an area hospital following a serious crash into a Littlestown laundromat early on Thursday morning, Sept. 12, authorities explained.  The driver is thought to possibly have had a medical issue before he lost control of the vehicle, exiting the road, hitting a parked vehicle, causing the tractor-trailer to rollover and slam through the Littlestown Laundry Center, authorities said.  The crash happened in the 500 block of South Queen Street at 5:29 a.m. according to emergency dispatch.  A utility pole broke during the crash, officials said.…

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by Jillian Pikora
Police & Fire
PSP Investigated 580 Crashes, Wrote 24,865 Tickets Over Labor Day Weekend PSP Investigated 580 Crashes, Wrote 24,865 Tickets Over Labor Day Weekend
PSP Investigated 580 Crashes, Wrote 24,865 Tickets Over Labor Day Weekend Pennsylvania State Police investigated 580 crashes over the four-day Labor Day weekend. From Friday, Aug. 30 to Monday, Sept. 2, those crashes resulted in 170 injuries and six deaths. Those totals were lower than the 671 crashes last Labor Day that resulted in 220 injuries and 10 deaths. Impaired driving was a factor in 65 of this year's crashes, three of which were fatal. Troopers arrested 514 motorists for driving under the influence of alcohol or drugs this Labor Day weekend and issued 24,865 citations, including: 7,069 for speeding 889 for failing to wear a seatbelt 121 for not sec…

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by Jon Craig
Police & Fire
Driver Killed Fiery Crash ID'd By Lancaster County Coroner Driver Killed Fiery Crash ID'd By Lancaster County Coroner
Driver Killed Fiery Crash ID'd By Lancaster County Coroner The man who became entrapped in his vehicle died at the scene of the crash has been identified, the Lancaster County Coroner's office announced on Thursday, Aug. 15.  Brian Lewis, 52, of the 1600 block of Slate Hill Road Drumore Township, died at the scene of a crash in the 1300 block of Slate Hill Road near the intersection of Tanning Yard Hollow Road in Drumore Township, Pennsylvania State Police Troop J announced. The call to the crash came in at 5:19 a.m. on Thursday.  "When first responders arrived on scene the vehicle was on fire and fully engulfed," as stated in …

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by Jillian Pikora
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1 Hospitalized After Two Tractor-Trailers Collided On I-81 In Lebanon: PennDOT (PHOTOS) 1 Hospitalized After Two Tractor-Trailers Collided On I-81 In Lebanon: PennDOT (PHOTOS)
1 Hospitalized After Two Tractor-Trailers Collided On I-81 In Lebanon: PennDOT (Photos) Two tractor-trailers collided on Interstate 81 sending one person to the hospital, Pennsylvania Department of Transportation spokesperson Fritzi Schreffler told Daily Voice.  The crash happened on I-81 South at mile marker 93 in Swatara Township shortly after 4 a.m. on Thursday, August 1, as detailed by Schreffler.  There was "heavy entrapment" and one of the tractor-trailers rolled over, Schreffler explained. One driver was taken to Hershey Medical Center. The extent of their injuries is unknown. Bunker Hill Fire Company "One of the tractor-trailers was carrying peat moss…

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by Jillian Pikora
News
NY Dad, His 2 Children Killed In Tractor-Trailer Crash On PA Turnpike: State Police NY Dad, His 2 Children Killed In Tractor-Trailer Crash On PA Turnpike: State Police
NY Dad, His 2 Children Killed In Tractor-Trailer Crash On PA Turnpike: State Police A father and his two children from Long Island have been identified as the victims of a triple fatal crash on the Interstate 76/PA Turnpike involving a tractor-trailer that happened on Sunday, July 21, Pennsylvania State Police and the Lancaster County Coroner announced in separate releases the following Monday.  Donnell Hickson, 43 of the 2700 block of Grant Avenue in Baldwin, NY, has been identified as the driver of the passenger vehicle that fatally collided with a tractor-trailer at mile marker 268.8 at 4:24 a.m., authorities detailed. His 18-year-old son, Decir Hickson of the…

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by Jillian Pikora
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Tractor-Trailer Plows Through Middletown Wendy's, Slams Into Holiday Inn (PHOTOS) Tractor-Trailer Plows Through Middletown Wendy's, Slams Into Holiday Inn (PHOTOS)
Tractor-Trailer Plows Through Middletown Wendy's, Slams Into Holiday Inn (Photos) Foggy eye-glass lenses supposedly caused a tractor-trailer to plow through a Wendy's into a Holiday Inn in Middletown on Friday morning — two things we know for sure, this isn't how late in drive-thru or hotel check-ins work. The crash happened off 801 South/Eisenhower Boulevard at PA Route 283 in Middletown, Lower Swatara Township around 2:43 a.m. on July 12, the township police and fire department explained in separate releases later that morning.  Before he was taken to the hospital, the driver told the police he had been coming from Lancaster, PA en route to Washington State when t…

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by Jillian Pikora
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Maryland Mom Who Beat Cancer Killed in Pennsylvania Crash, Family Says Maryland Mom Who Beat Cancer Killed in Pennsylvania Crash, Family Says
Maryland Mom Who Beat Cancer Killed in Pennsylvania Crash, Family Says A 56-year-old cancer survivor tragically died in a car crash, her family announced on Sunday, June 23.  Kimberly "Kim" Shock Fowler of the 1000 block of Ridge Road in Whiteford, Maryland was found dead at the scene of a crash in the 20000 block of Barrens Road South, Hopewell Township, Pennsylvania on Friday, according to a release by the York County Coroner's Office.  Kim was not wearing her seatbelt when her vehicle went "running off the road into a wooded area and striking multiple trees," as stated in the coroner's release.  Neighbors spotted the vehicle in som…

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by Jillian Pikora
Police & Fire
Double-Fatal Crash: Man, Woman ID'd As Victims In Bridgeport Double-Fatal Crash: Man, Woman ID'd As Victims In Bridgeport
Double-Fatal Crash: Man, Woman ID'd As Victims In Bridgeport A man and a woman riding a motorcycle were killed when a vehicle allegedly turned in front of them on a Connecticut roadway. The pair that was killed has been identified as 32-year-old Carlos Jean Parra Rodriquez of Stratford, with his 21-year-old passenger Deivi Suarez of Allentown, Pennsylvania. The Fairfield County crash occurred in Bridgeport around 6:20 p.m., Sunday, June 2, in the area of 1853 Stratford Ave. According to Sgt. Darryl Wilson of the Bridgeport Police, responding officers found two individuals on the ground next to Stratford Avenue and Edwin Street. The two appeared to b…

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by Kathy Reakes