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Entire Family Killed On Way To Wedding Mourned As Devout Christians, Immigrants
A Massachusetts family traveling to a wedding in South Carolina has been identified among the five people killed in a devastating chain-reaction crash involving a charter bus on Interstate 95 in Virginia.
Providence Christian Academy announced Friday, May 29, that members of the Doncev family died in the crash, which happened shortly after 2:30 a.m. in the southbound lanes of I-95 in Stafford County.
Relatives identified the family of four as Dimitri Doncev, 45, and his wife Ecaterina Doncev, 44, along with their two children, Emily, 13, and Mark, 7, all of Greenfield, MA.
The family …
Former Hershey Cubs Hockey Player Killed In NY Crash
A former Hershey Cubs hockey player was killed in a violent overnight crash near his New York campus, leaving the hockey community on two continents in mourning.
Bradly Burden, 22, of Alaska, died around 1 a.m. Tuesday, Feb. 24, after the BMW he was driving crashed at Main Street and Cleveland Avenue in Niagara Falls, according to the Niagara Falls Police Department.
Burden was driving northbound “at a high rate of speed” when he lost control, and the vehicle spun into a steel pole at the intersection, police said.
“The driver side of the vehicle made contact with the pole first,” police s…
15-Year-Old Bicyclist Struck By SUV ID'd: PA State Police
A teenage girl killed in a bicycle crash has been identified, authorities and family announced.
Ariel Anna Willever, 15, of Shippensburg, died from multiple traumatic injuries after being struck by a vehicle, the Dauphin County Coroner’s Office announced on Tuesday, Feb. 24. Her death was ruled accidental.
The crash happened around 1:30 p.m. on Sunday, Feb. 15, near the intersection of Cleversburg and Baltimore roads in Southampton Township, according to Pennsylvania State Police.
Nichole R. Moate, 48, was driving a Ford Escape north on Baltimore Road when she struck Willever, who wa…
19-Year-Old NJ College Student Killed In I-95 Crash, PA State Police Say
A rollover crash on Interstate 95 left a 19-year-old New Jersey college student dead, Pennsylvania State Police announced on Saturday, Jan. 31.
Siena Marie Brachelli, 19, of Chesterfield, NJ, was killed after losing control of her vehicle while traveling northbound on I-95 just north of Academy Road in Philadelphia City, Philadelphia County, at 11:36 a.m., according to state police.
Brachelli was driving a white Acura MDX when the vehicle traveled from the left lane onto the left shoulder, struck a metal guardrail, and overturned into the median before coming to rest on its roof, police det…
NY Firefighter, Army Vet Seriously Injured By Wrong-Way PA Driver Who Died On NJ Turnpike
A Hudson Valley firefighter, US Army veteran, and young father is facing a long road to recovery after being struck by a wrong-way driver on the NJ Turnpike last weekend, loved ones say.
Guillermo Mollins, 39, of Poughkeepsie, was in a Honda sedan when he was struck by a Ford pickup truck driven by 44-year-old Bruce Canfield, of Pottstown, PA, who was traveling south in the northbound lanes of the Turnpike early Saturday, Jan. 3, NJSP Sgt. Jeffrey Lebron said.
Canfield died as a result of the head-on crash near milepost 117.8, which sent the pickup into a concrete …
Company Fined After Pottstown Flagger Killed At PA Construction Site: Osha
A Berks County company has been fined after a construction flagger was killed in a 2024 crash in Lancaster County, federal officials announced.
Linetta Wells, 56, of Pottstown, died on Thursday, Oct. 10, 2024, when an SUV struck her as she directed traffic at Stone Mill and Plymouth roads in Manor Township around 7:38 a.m., according to the Lancaster County Coroner’s Office. She was pronounced dead at the scene one hour later, the office said.
Wells was employed by Wexcon, Inc., a utility contracting company based in Centre Township. The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) …
81-Year-Old Dies In I-81 Crash With Semi-Truck In Schuylkill County: Lehigh Coroner
An 81-year-old man was killed in a crash involving a semi-truck on I-81 in Schuylkill County, the Lehigh County Coroner’s Office announced on Wednesday, Sept. 3.
Esau Foster, 81, was pronounced dead on Tuesday, Sept. 2, at 5:59 p.m. in the Emergency Department at Lehigh Valley Hospital–Cedar Crest, according to the release.
Foster was the driver of a vehicle that collided with a semi-truck on I-81 northbound at mile marker 119.4 in Butler Township at approximately 2:22 p.m. on Tuesday, Sept. 2, investigators said.
The cause of death was multiple blunt force injuries sustained in the crash,…
18-Year-Old Killed In Rollover Crash Down Embankment Into Trees In PA: Coroner
An 18-year-old man was killed after his car rolled down an embankment and struck several trees in Lowhill Township, the Lehigh County Coroner’s Office announced on Monday, Aug. 25.
Cole D. Hausman, 18, of Weisenberg Township, was pronounced dead at 10:36 p.m. on Sunday, Aug. 24, at the scene of the crash in the area of State Route 100 southbound and Lyon Valley Road, according to the coroner.
Hausman was driving when his vehicle veered off the road, traveled down an embankment, and hit multiple trees, authorities said.
The coroner ruled his cause of death as blunt force head injuries from …
Music Legend Brent Hinds Dies At 51 In Crash Between SUV, Motorcycle
Brent Hinds, the electrifying musician whose riffs helped launch Mastodon to metal stardom, has died in a tragic motor-vehicle crash in Atlanta.
The 51-year-old Hinds, the former lead guitarist and co-vocalist of the Grammy-winning band, was killed on Wednesday, Aug. 20, when his Harley Davidson motorcycle was struck by a BMW SUV that failed to yield while turning, according to police, Atlanta News First reported.
The collision caused fatal injuries, and authorities have ruled his death accidental.
Born William Brent Hinds in Birmingham, Alabama, he began his musical journey on…
Man ID'd After Fatal PA Mobile Home Fire: Coroner
A 68-year-old man has died following a mobile home fire in Derry Township, Mifflin County, the coroner announced on Monday, Aug. 11.
Matthew Proud was pronounced dead at 5:33 a.m. on Monday at Lehigh Valley Hospital–Cedar Crest, according to the Mifflin County Coroner’s Office.
The cause of death was inhalation of products of combustion, and the manner of death was ruled accidental, the release said.
The fire happened at approximately 5:40 a.m. on Tuesday, July 29, 2025, on the 18 block of Sunflower Lane, authorities detailed.
In addition to the coroner’s office, the Mifflin County Region…
Two Motorcyclists ID'd After Crashes In Lehigh County Within Hours Of Each Other: Coroner
Two men were killed in separate motorcycle crashes hours apart in Lehigh County on Sunday, Aug. 3, authorities announced Monday, Aug. 4.
Stanley Aviles-Espaillat, 25, of Allentown, was pronounced dead at 8:17 a.m. at Lehigh Valley Hospital–Muhlenberg, the Lehigh County Coroner’s Office said. Aviles-Espaillat was operating a motorcycle that collided with a motor vehicle on the 300 block of W. Tilghman Street in Allentown around 3:20 a.m. The cause of death was multiple blunt force injuries, and the manner was ruled accidental.
Hours later, Gavin J. Long, 20, of Middle Paxton Township, was ki…
Scooter Rider Killed In Allentown Crash Identified As 52-Year-Old Rufus Martin: Coroner
A scooter rider who died after a crash with a car in Allentown has been identified as Rufus A. Martin, the Lehigh County Coroner announced on Thursday, July 17.
Martin, 52, of Allentown, was riding a scooter northbound on N. 8th Street just past W. Chew Street when he was hit by a vehicle around 5:30 p.m. on Friday, July 4, authorities said. The impact ejected Martin off the scooter, causing him to strike the vehicle and land on the roadway, according to the coroner’s report.
He was taken to Lehigh Valley Hospital–Cedar Crest, where he was pronounced dead at 8:46 p.m. on Tuesday, July 15.
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Mass Casualty: Lightning Strike At NJ Archery Range Kills 1 Man, Injures 14 Others, Police Say
A man was killed and 14 others were injured, including a child, after a lightning strike at a New Jersey archery range Wednesday evening, July 16, police said.
The incident happened at 7:13 p.m. at Black Knight Bowbenders, an outdoor range on Perrineville Road in Jackson Township, according to Jackson Township Police Chief Matthew Kunz.
Police were notified that multiple people had been struck by lightning, with CPR being performed on one individual, Kunz said.
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Responders confirmed that a male was being a…
‘He Kissed the Twins, Then He Was Gone’: PA Dad Killed In Freak Car Jack Accident
Just two weeks after celebrating their twins’ first birthday, a Bethlehem family was shattered by tragedy.
Matthew D. Semsey, 33, was kissing his one-year-olds inside their home before heading outside to work on his car. Minutes later, a jack failed, causing the vehicle to collapse on top of him, killing him instantly on Saturday, June 21, officials say.
Now, his wife, Kiara, is left to raise their twins alone.
“One minute he was inside kissing our babies,” she wrote in a heartbreaking GoFundMe campaign. “The next, he was gone.”
Matt Semsey with one of his babies.
GoFundMe photo/K…
