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Philadelphia Man, 37, Killed In Franklin County Crash On I-81: PSP Philadelphia Man, 37, Killed In Franklin County Crash On I-81: PSP
Philadelphia Man, 37, Killed In Franklin County Crash On I-81: PSP A Philadelphia man was killed after crashing along I-81 in Antrim Township, Franklin County, Pennsylvania State Police announced on Tuesday, Sept. 16. Jason A. Pugh Jr., 37, was driving a 2022 Kia Sorento northbound on the exit 5 off-ramp of I-81 when he left his lane of travel around 7:38 p.m. on Monday, Sept. 15, according to the release. Pugh’s vehicle went onto the right shoulder, down an embankment, and struck a tree at the 12 o’clock position, trooper's explained. The Kia spun and rolled onto its driver’s side before coming to rest facing southbound. Pugh was pronounced dead at the s…

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by Jillian Pikora
Police & Fire
Motorcyclist Killed In Police Chase On I-81: Officials Motorcyclist Killed In Police Chase On I-81: Officials
Motorcyclist Killed In Police Chase On I-81: Officials A 24-year-old motorcyclist died in a motorcycle crash following a police chase along I-81 on Thursday, June 5, officials confirmed. Thomas Staff was killed after a West Shore Regional Police officer tried to stop him for traffic violations in Wormleysburg Borough, according to Pennsylvania State Police and Cumberland County Coroner Charles Hall The traffic stop was initiated around 6:50 p.m., but Staff did not stop, PSP said. A pursuit began and continued onto the I-81 northbound on-ramp in East Pennsboro Township. That’s where Staff crashed and died, police said. The crash is being inves…

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by Cecilia Levine
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Worker Killed ID'd After Freightliner Slams Into Work Zone On Route 581: PSP Worker Killed ID'd After Freightliner Slams Into Work Zone On Route 581: PSP
Worker Killed ID'd After Freightliner Slams Into Work Zone On Route 581: PSP A York City man was killed and another was seriously injured when a Freightliner tractor-trailer plowed into a work zone on Route 581 East in Camp Hill early Monday, April 14, authorities said. The crash happened around 4:39 a.m. near mile marker 5.1, Pennsylvania State Police said in a report. Hector Hernandez, 56, of York City, was on the back of a construction vehicle picking up cones when a double trailer 2018 Freightliner Cascadia entered the closed right lane and struck the work crew's truck, according to PennDOT spokesperson Dave Thompson. Hernandez was transported to Penn State Ho…

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by Jillian Pikora
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Driver Rams Trooper’s Car After 110 MPH Chase From McDonald's: PA State Police Driver Rams Trooper’s Car After 110 MPH Chase From McDonald's: PA State Police
Driver Rams Trooper’s Car After 110 MPH Chase From McDonald's: PA State Police A high-speed chase through Franklin County ended in a violent crash and foot chase, Pennsylvania State Police announced in court documents obtained by Daily Voice . Bobby J. Wilson and his girlfriend Brandi N. Warren led police on a dangerous pursuit after fleeing from a McDonald's in Chambersburg on Saturday, March 9, according to an affidavit of probable cause. Trooper Benjamen Maudie attempted a traffic stop on the black Toyota Corolla with Alabama plates after Wilson sped out of the McDonald’s parking lot without stopping. Instead of pulling over, Wilson conducted a U-turn, accelerate…

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by Jillian Pikora
Police & Fire
Teens Wanted In Multi-State Crime Spree, Firing At PA Troopers Captured In Connecticut Teens Wanted In Multi-State Crime Spree, Firing At PA Troopers Captured In Connecticut
Teens Wanted In Multi-State Crime Spree, Firing At PA Troopers Captured In Connecticut The two Tennessee teens who fired at Pennsylvania State Troopers during a multi-state crime spree have been captured in Hartford, Connecticut, authorities announced. Jeremiah Begley, 17, and Christian Guerrero Jr., 17, were taken into custody on Thursday, Feb. 27, with the assistance of the U.S. Marshals Service, Hartford Police, and the PSP Fugitive Apprehension Unit, state police said. They are being held in Connecticut while awaiting extradition to Dauphin County, PA. The Crime Spree The chaos began on Feb. 23, 2025, at 12:40 p.m., when a motorist on I-81 in Silver Spring Township, Cumbe…

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by Jillian Pikora
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Maryland Man Who Withheld Drugs From 'Dopesick' Women Forced Into Prostitution Gets Prison Time Maryland Man Who Withheld Drugs From 'Dopesick' Women Forced Into Prostitution Gets Prison Time
Maryland Man Who Withheld Drugs From 'Dopesick' Women Forced Into Prostitution Gets Prison Time A 36-year-old Maryland man who used women's' drug dependency to compel them to participate in commercial sex work for him up and down the East Coast will spend nearly two decades in prison, federal authorities announced. William O’Neil Murray III pleaded guilty in August 2024 to sex trafficking by force, fraud, or coercion over the course of several months in several states. On Monday, Jan. 13, Murray was sentenced to 18 years in federal prison and also ordered to pay his victims nearly $95,000 in restitution. “This sentencing is a powerful reminder that the FBI Richmond team will tir…

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by Zak Failla
Obituaries
'I Lost My First True Love:' Victims Of Deadly I-81 Crash Remembered 'I Lost My First True Love:' Victims Of Deadly I-81 Crash Remembered
'I Lost My First True Love:' Victims Of Deadly I-81 Crash Remembered The lives of two Maryland men were cut short in a crash on I-81 last week in Pennsylvania, and now, their loved ones are rallying to give them proper burials. Diamonte Drequan Disney, 25, and Tiheen "Tizzy" Justice Nathaniel Matthews, 20, both of Hagerstown, MD, both died in the crash Wednesday, Aug. 21 in Antrim Township, as previously reported by Daily Voice. The pair were in a black 2012 Infiniti G37 that lost control, left the roadway, hit the guidewire in the median, and then rolled over, PA State Trooper Ruiz said. Disney and Nathaniel were among the four people who were ej…

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by Cecilia Levine & Jillian Pikora