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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
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Hit-Run Sends Man Getting Gas In Lancaster County To Hospital: Police Hit-Run Sends Man Getting Gas In Lancaster County To Hospital: Police
Hit-Run Sends Man Getting Gas In Lancaster County 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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10-Year-Old Girl Suffers Brain Bleeds After Hit-Run Riding Dad's Motorcycle In York: PD 10-Year-Old Girl Suffers Brain Bleeds After Hit-Run Riding Dad's Motorcycle In York: PD
10-Year-Old Girl Suffers Brain Bleeds After Hit-Run Riding Dad's Motorcycle In York: PD A 10-year-old girl is in the hospital with two brain bleeds after her dad's motorcycle was struck by a hit-and-run driver, the Northern York County Regional Police Department announced on Monday, Oct. 14.  Officers were called to the hit-and-run crash at the intersection of York and Porters roads in Heidelberg Township at 12:26 p.m. on Sunday, Oct. 13, the NYCRPD detailed in the release.  A white 2003-2005  Ford Explorer had stopped at a stop sign facing south on Porters Road and made a left turn to travel west on York Road, striking a 2014 Harley-Davidson motorcycle that was…

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by Jillian Pikora
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Road Rage Hit-Run Leaves Pedestrian In Critical Condition At Hershey Medical Road Rage Hit-Run Leaves Pedestrian In Critical Condition At Hershey Medical
Road Rage Hit-Run Leaves Pedestrian In Critical Condition At Hershey Medical One person is in critical condition after a road rage incident escalated to a driver turned pedestrian being run over and dragged, Derry Township police announced on Monday morning, Oct. 7. The police were notified of a pedestrian struck by a vehicle in the 400 block of Park Avenue/PA Route 743 at 9:41 p.m. On Sunday, Oct. 6, as detailed in the release. Arriving officers "found the victim, lying along the edge of the roadway, having sustained severe injuries," as stated in the release. The victim was taken to Penn State Milton S. Hershey Medical Center with critical injuries, according to …

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by Jillian Pikora
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Murder Charge For PA Man After 'Intentional' Hit-Run: DA Murder Charge For PA Man After 'Intentional' Hit-Run: DA
Murder Charge For PA Man After 'Intentional' Hit-Run: DA Whitehall man Rajgion Davis was charged Thursday, Sept. 26 with Criminal Homicide for the Friday, Aug. 9 murder of Stephen Fistner, a pedestrian who Davis intentionally struck with his car, according to authorities. Along with the Criminal Homicide charge, 55-year-old Davis is also charged with two counts of Attempted Murder and two counts each of Aggravated Assault relating to other pedestrians endangered in the incident, according to the Lehigh County District Attorney's Office. All charges are first-degree felonies. The charges were filed after police investigated the hit-and-run inciden…

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by Merriell Moyer
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School Bus Struck In Central PA Hit-Run School Bus Struck In Central PA Hit-Run
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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by Jillian Pikora
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Fatal Hit-Run: Man Dragged 100 Feet, Driver Stood Over Body Before Fleeing, Police In PA Say Fatal Hit-Run: Man Dragged 100 Feet, Driver Stood Over Body Before Fleeing, Police In PA Say
Fatal Hit-Run: Man Dragged 100 Feet, Driver Stood Over Body Before Fleeing, Police In PA Say A man appears to have been intentionally struck dead in Philadelphia early Sunday morning, Sept. 15, police announced later in the day.  A 28-year-old man had been seen arguing with the driver of a white Dodge Durango with tinted windows just before the hit-and-run, according to the police investigation.  Following the argument, he "approached the vehicle and was standing in front of it when the driver accelerated, striking the victim and dragging him approximately 100 feet," the police wrote in the release, office also noted, "the driver then exited the vehicle, briefly obse…

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by Jillian Pikora
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Hit-Run Leaves Woman On Scooter Lying In Roadway By PA Chili's, Police Say Hit-Run Leaves Woman On Scooter Lying In Roadway By PA Chili's, Police Say
Hit-Run Leaves Woman On Scooter Lying In Roadway By PA Chili's, Police Say A woman who had been riding a scooter outside of Chili's in York was truck by a passing vehicle that fled the scene, West Manchester Township Police announced on Thursday, Aug. 29.  The police arrived at the Chili's located at 1295 Carlisle Road in York to find the woman lying in the northbound traffic lanes of the road in front of the restaurant at 3:51 a.m. on Sunday, Aug. 25, as detailed in the police release.  The woman "was conscious and able to answer questions," the police said, "She advised the investigating officers that she had been riding an electric scooter before imp…

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by Jillian Pikora
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Florida Man Struck Dead On I-78: Pennsylvania State Police Florida Man Struck Dead On I-78: Pennsylvania State Police
Florida Man Struck Dead On I-78: Pennsylvania State Police A 49-year-old Florida man has died following a hit-and-run on Interstate 78, Pennsylvania State Police announced on Saturday, Aug. 24.  Jymel Dejuan Smith of Clermont is a trucker, according to his social media, he had pulled his tractor-trailer over on I-78 West near mile marker 41.5 in Greenwich Township at 4:54 p.m. on Friday, Aug. 13, PSP Hamburg Trooper Brian Roland detailed in the release.  While standing next to the tractor-trailer another vehicle struck him and fled the scene, Roland wrote. That vehicle was located nearby by Pennsylvania State Police and they arreste…

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by Jillian Pikora
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Amish Buggy Driver Hospitalized After Hit-Run By Man With Drugs: PA State Police Amish Buggy Driver Hospitalized After Hit-Run By Man With Drugs: PA State Police
Amish Buggy Driver Hospitalized After Hit-Run By Man With Drugs: PA State Police A man was found with drugs following a hit-and-run crash into a horse-and-buggy on Tuesday, Aug. 13, Pennsylvania State Police announced on Aug. 21.  John Levi Reed IV, 51, of Williamstown, was taken into custody at 7:38 p.m. Thursday, Aug. 15, for a drug offense after troopers were called to a report of a "suspicious person" in Jackson Township, according to a separate release attached in the same PSP file.  The crash happened two days before in the area of 185 Specktown Road in Lykens Township at 1:24 p.m., as detailed by PSP Lykens Trooper Peter Calmeres.  Reed was drivin…

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by Jillian Pikora
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Motorcyclist, 26, Killed In Hit-Run Crash Was From Mount Pocono Motorcyclist, 26, Killed In Hit-Run Crash Was From Mount Pocono
Motorcyclist, 26, Killed In Hit-Run Crash Was From Mount Pocono A 26-year-old motorcyclist from Mount Pocono was killed in a hit-and-run crash in Monroe County, authorities said. The fatal crash occurred at about 11 p.m. Friday, Aug. 16 on State Route 611 at Cayuga Drive in Coolbaugh Township. Bystanders reported a vehicle struck a motorcycle and fled the scene, according to Pocono Mountain Regional Police.  Anthony Giovanni Rodriguez was pronounced dead at the scene, police said..  Steven Rannie, 52, of Tobyhanna, was later charged with homicide by vehicle, drug possession and other charges, police said. Anthony graduated from Pocono Mountain East Hi…

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by Jon Craig
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Man Arrested For Hit-Run Causing Injury Or Death, West Manchester PD Man Arrested For Hit-Run Causing Injury Or Death, West Manchester PD
Man Arrested For Hit-Run Causing Injury Or Death, West Manchester PD A 41-year-old man has been arrested for causing a crash that led to death or injury and fleeing, West Manchester Township police announced on Wednesday, June 26.  Brenor Pluviose of York was wanted on a warrant for the felony charge as well as the summary offense of Fail To Stop And Give Information Or Render Aid since June 20, according to his court docket and as explained by the police.  The crash happened on West Market Street on Feb. 9, 2024, the police said.  He was arrested on June 25, the police said.  His preliminary arraignment was held before Judge Tobin L. Z…

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by Jillian Pikora
Police & Fire
Victim Hospitalized Following Hit-Run In Lower Paxton Township: Police Victim Hospitalized Following Hit-Run In Lower Paxton Township: Police
Victim Hospitalized Following Hit-Run In Lower Paxton Township: Police A criminal investigation is ongoing following a hit-and-run in Central Pennsylvania, police announced on Monday, June 10.  Officers with the Lower Paxton Township Bureau of Police were called to  a report of a hit and run crash involving a pedestrian the 500 block of South Arlington Avenue on Sunday, May 26, 2024. Arriving officers found the victim and gave them medical aid until they were taken to an area hospital with non-life-threatening injuries. There were witnesses on the scene who described "the striking vehicle as a white or light green four door SUV. The suspect vehicle …

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by Jillian Pikora
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HIT-RUN: Bicyclist Struck By SUV In Lititz, Police Say HIT-RUN: Bicyclist Struck By SUV In Lititz, Police Say
Hit-run: Bicyclist Struck By SUV In Lititz, Police Say A bicyclist was the victim of a hit-and-run on Tuesday, June 4, the Northern Lancaster County Regional Police said.  NLCRPD Officers were called to the scene of the hit-and-run at Woodcrest Avenue and Millport Road in the area of Rohrer's Quarry in Lititz sometime before 10:30 a.m., department officials detailed in the release. The vehicle that hit the bicyclist and fled is described as follows by the police: "a white SUV body type that continued towards the Quarry from Woodcrest, this vehicle should have passenger side damage specifically to the mirror." The bicyclist was taken in an…

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by Jillian Pikora
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Bicyclist Hurt In Lancaster County Hit-Run: Officials Bicyclist Hurt In Lancaster County Hit-Run: Officials
Bicyclist Hurt In Lancaster County Hit-Run: Officials East Lampeter police are searching for the driver who hit a bicyclist and fled the scene on May 8.  Authorities said an early 2000s model Dodge pickup truck or SUV hit the victim on the 100 block of East Main Street around 6 p.m. The crash knocked off the Dodge's passenger side mirror which was recovered from the scene, according to police.  The bicyclist was taken to an area hospital for treatment.  Anyone with information is asked to contact the East Lampeter Police Department on Crimewatch. 

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by Mac Bullock