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18-Year-Old PA Motorcyclist Killed In Route 74 Crash ID'd By Coroner
An 18-year-old motorcyclist who died after a crash on Route 74 in Cumberland County has been identified, authorities confirmed to Daily Voice.
Chase Dagen, of Boiling Springs, died from multiple traumatic injuries following the Tuesday, Sept. 29 crash, Cumberland County Coroner Charley Hall told Daily Voice.
Now, hundreds of donors are rallying around his parents, Danielle and Jonathan Dagen, and their family.
A GoFundMe launched by Creative Building Concepts has raised $27,960 toward its $40,000 goal from 340 donations as of Monday, Oct. 5.
The fundraiser was created to help Chase's fami…
PA Man, 45, Killed In 3-Vehicle Chain-Reaction Crash In NY: State Police
A 45-year-old Pennsylvania man was killed and two others were injured in a three-vehicle chain-reaction crash on Route 17 in Orange County, NY, over the weekend, police said.
Millrift, Pennsylvania resident Sean M. Nelson, 45, died following the crash in Blooming Grove, NY, on Saturday, Oct. 3, New York State Police announced on Tuesday, Oct. 6.
Troopers responded to the crash scene at around 7:03 p.m. Police said an investigation found that Nelson was driving a 2003 Chevrolet pickup truck east on Route 17 behind a 2014 Nissan Pathfinder and a 2015 GMC Sierra, all traveling in t…
'Intentional' Hit-Run Left Teen With Fractured Skull In Pennsylvania; Driver Pleads Guilty
A Pennsylvania man has admitted to intentionally swerving his car into a teenager riding an electric bike, leaving him with skull and facial fractures and a brain bleed, authorities announced on Monday, Oct. 5.
Jonathan Seth, 27, of the 100 block of Ruby Street in Lancaster, pleaded guilty on Sept. 11 before Lancaster County Judge Dennis Reinaker to two counts of aggravated assault, two counts of accidents involving death or personal injury, one count of recklessly endangering another person, and a summary driving offense, according to the Lancaster County District Attorney's Office.
The ch…
Man Posed As Girl Online To Solicit Explicit Images From Boys In PA, Police Say
A 39-year-old Pennsylvania man posed as a juvenile girl online to persuade boys to send him sexually explicit images and videos, including images of a 13-year-old, police said.
Jared Michael Bauman, of New Holland, Lancaster County, was charged following an investigation that began on March 10, West Earl Township police announced in a release issued Monday, Oct. 5.
Police began investigating after receiving a report that Bauman had been soliciting inappropriate images from a boy who was under 18 at the time, investigators said.
During an interview, the boy told investigators that he believ…
Man Admits To Selling Russian Plutonium Out Of His Home To Buyers Across US, Abroad: Feds
A convicted Massachusetts felon has admitted to importing plutonium from Russia and mailing the highly radioactive material to dozens of buyers through a business he ran from a South Hadley home, authorities said. Police also found child sexual abuse material at his home.
Jacob D. Miller, 44, of Hadley, pleaded guilty to possession of ammunition and explosives, importing nuclear material without authorization, mailing hazardous materials, and possessing child sexual abuse material, the US Attorney for the District of Massachusetts said on Monday, Oct. 5.
Miller has remained in fed…
PA Measles Outbreak Tops 1,000, Highest In US, 4 Vaccinated Residents Among Infected
Pennsylvania’s measles outbreak has surpassed 1,000 confirmed cases and now includes five deaths, state health officials announced Monday, Oct. 5.
The Pennsylvania Department of Health reported 1,004 cases across 39 counties so far in 2026 — up 27 cases since Friday, Oct. 2.
There have been 198 hospitalizations tied to the outbreak, according to the department. Nearly 20 percent of people identified by the state with measles have been hospitalized.
The new numbers come less than a month after the statewide total stood at 676 cases in 37 counties, with 124 hospitalizations and two measles-a…
Gunman Fired Barrage Inside Pennsylvania Store, Killing 16-Year-Old, Police Say
A gunman wanted in the killing of a 16-year-old boy opened fire inside a Pennsylvania corner store, shooting the child four times and wounding an 18-year-old man as a store clerk stood only feet away, according to court documents obtained by Daily Voice on Monday, Oct. 5.
Jaiden Tavaughn Servance, 23, of Lancaster, is wanted on charges of criminal homicide, attempted criminal homicide, recklessly endangering another person, and carrying a firearm without a license, Lancaster City Bureau of Police announced.
The charges stem from the shooting at a corner grocery store at 423 South Duke St. a…
Fifth Measles Death Reported In PA As Outbreak Tops 1,000 Cases
A fifth measles-associated death has been confirmed in Pennsylvania as the Commonwealth’s outbreak surpassed 1,000 cases across 39 counties, health officials said.
An unvaccinated Lancaster County resident with confirmed measles died, the Pennsylvania Department of Health announced Wednesday, Sept. 30. The department did not release the person’s age, sex, or other identifying details.
The death is the fifth Pennsylvania resident to meet the state’s measles-associated death definition this year, officials said.
As of Monday, Oct. 5, Pennsylvania had confirmed 1,004 measles cases and 198 hos…
Armored Truck Robbery Spree Targeted Pennsylvania Brinks Crews, Feds Say
Two men have now been sentenced for a months-long armored truck robbery spree in Pennsylvania that culminated in an attempted heist, police chase, Main Line manhunt, and school lockdowns, federal authorities announced.
Mujahid Davis, 24, and Dante Shackleford, 27, admitted participating in a series of armed Brinks robberies and attempted robberies between July and October 2025, according to the U.S. Attorney's Office for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania.
The FBI shared the sentencing announcements on Saturday, Oct. 3.
Davis pleaded guilty in March to two attempted Hobbs Act robberies, …
Man, 41, Killed When Car Pulls Into Path Of Motorcycle Group In PA
A 41-year-old man was killed when a car pulled into the path of a group of motorcyclists on a Pennsylvania roadway, authorities said.
Shane Wells of York was riding north on Numidia Drive/Route 42 with a group of motorcycle riders when a passenger car pulled onto the roadway from Kulp Road in Catawissa Township, Columbia County, around 12:07 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 3, according to the Columbia County Coroner's Office.
Wells' motorcycle collided with the car, leaving him with multiple traumatic injuries, officials said.
The Columbia County Coroner's Office was called to the scene, where Wells w…
Dead Passengers, Fake Drivers: NJ Woman, Colombian Lover's $13M Scheme Unravels
Some of the passengers were dead. Some of the drivers had never driven a car.
But a New Jersey woman and her Colombian lover apparently had no trouble taking taxpayers for a ride.
For years, prosecutors say, Jael Watts, 45, of Alloway, operated Pearl Transit Corporation, a New Jersey-based company that purported to have drivers scattered across the country giving rides to elderly and disabled people while also conducting outreach for homeless Americans.
Watts and Luis Pino-Copete, 42, of Bogota, Colombia, were convicted following a multi-week federal trial in Utica of orchestrating a spraw…
Driver Killed; Baby, Woman Injured When Porsche Veers Into Oncoming Subaru In PA
A 57-year-old man was killed and a woman and an infant were hospitalized after a Porsche veered across a Bucks County roadway and collided with an oncoming Subaru, authorities announced Saturday, Oct. 3.
The crash happened just before 7 p.m. Friday, Oct. 2, in the 1200 block of Diamond Street in Hilltown Township, according to the Hilltown Township Police Department.
A Porsche Cayenne was traveling east on Diamond Street, east of Narothyn Road, when its right-side tires went off the edge of the roadway, the preliminary investigation found.
The Porsche then veered left, crossed into the wes…
Fashion CEO, Wife Found Shot Dead Outside California Residence
A fashion company CEO and his wife were found shot dead outside their California home, according to multiple reports.
Neighbors identified the couple as Bryan and Michelle Walker, who built the women’s clothing brand, Bryn Walker.
They were found outside their home on Panoramic Way in Oakland, California, on Friday, Oct. 2, The Berkeley Scanner reported.
Police had not publicly released their names when the Scanner published its report. Michelle was 63. Reports differed on Bryan’s age.
A neighbor who heard gunfire discovered the couple around 10:45 a.m., according to the Scanner, ci…
Teen Accused Of Killing Father Now Charged With Murdering Cellmate In PA Prison
A teen already jailed for allegedly killing his 62-year-old father is now accused of killing his 19-year-old cellmate inside a prison in Pennsylvania.
Ahdoneeyah Fears, now 19, of York, has been charged with homicide in the death of fellow inmate Jacob Brady, Pennsylvania State Police announced on Wednesday, Sept. 30.
Brady, 19, was found dead beneath his bunk inside the cell in the York County Prison he shared with Fears on April 14, 2026, investigators said. An autopsy determined Brady died from blunt force trauma and strangulation, according to the York County Coroner's Office.
The inve…
Berks Co. Driver Accused Of Exploiting Elderly Woman After Gaining Her Trust, Pawning Rings: PD
A Pennsylvania man hired to drive an elderly woman to medical appointments gained her trust before taking thousands of dollars, pawning her rings, and misusing her credit card, police say.
Timothy Hollis, 52, of Fleetwood, was arrested by West Lampeter Township and Strasburg Borough police around 7:20 p.m. Wednesday, Sept. 30, in the 1200 block of Historic Drive in Strasburg, according to an updated release issued Friday, Oct. 2.
The investigation began July 28, when a West Lampeter Township officer was called to the 600 block of Willow Valley Square for a report of ongoing financial exploi…
Road Rage Chase Turns Deadly In Pennsylvania, Driver Pleads Guilty To Murder
A road rage chase that ended with a motorcyclist being struck and killed in Pennsylvania has resulted in a third-degree murder plea nearly one year later, authorities announced Friday, Oct. 2.
John Clark III, 57, of New Cumberland, pleaded guilty to criminal homicide — murder of the third degree before Cumberland County Judge Michelle H. Sibert on Tuesday, Sept. 29, according to the Cumberland County District Attorney’s Office.
The plea came one day before the anniversary of the deadly Sept. 30, 2025, crash in Lemoyne Borough.
Clark was driving in the borough when he became enraged at a mo…
Trucker ID'd After Fatal I-80 Rollover Crash In PA Ruled Homicide
A 66-year-old truck driver was killed when another vehicle struck his tractor-trailer on Interstate 80 in Western Pennsylvania, forcing the rig off the highway and causing it to roll, authorities announced.
Gary Edward Jones, of New Springfield, Ohio, died in the two-vehicle crash on I-80 West at mile marker 19 in Findley Township, Mercer County, according to Mercer County Coroner John A. Libonati.
The crash happened around 9:25 a.m. Wednesday, Sept. 30, and Jones was pronounced dead at the scene at 9:44 a.m., the coroner said.
Jones was driving a tractor-trailer when another vehicle struc…
