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Driver On Phone Caused Double Fatal Fiery 4‑Car Crash, Injuring Pregnant Woman And Child: PA AG Driver On Phone Caused Double Fatal Fiery 4‑Car Crash, Injuring Pregnant Woman And Child: PA AG
Driver On Phone Caused Double Fatal Fiery 4‑Car Crash, Injuring Pregnant Woman And Child: PA AG A woman was speeding and on her cellphone in the rain when she caused a four-car crash that killed a Pennsylvania couple and injured a pregnant woman and a child, authorities announced. Tori Gutshall, 29, of Quakertown, has been charged with two counts each of homicide by vehicle, involuntary manslaughter, and accidents involving death while not licensed, along with related offenses, Pennsylvania Attorney General Dave Sunday and Pennsylvania State Police announced on Thursday, Oct. 16. The crash happened at 8:35 p.m. on Jan. 31 along John Fries Highway (Route 663) in Milford Township. Inves…

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by Jillian Pikora
Police & Fire
Teen Hospitalized After Strike By Car In Lebanon: Police Teen Hospitalized After Strike By Car In Lebanon: Police
Teen Hospitalized After Strike By Car In Lebanon: Police A teen was hospitalized after running into the side of a moving car in Lebanon, city police said on Monday, June 2. The crash happened in the 100 block of South 8th Street when the teenage boy darted into the road between parked vehicles and struck the side of a passing car, according to police. The driver remained at the scene and cooperated with the investigation. Emergency medical services transported the teen to a local hospital for evaluation, authorities added. His condition was not released.

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by Jillian Pikora
Police & Fire
Body Found After Fiery Solo Crash On Rural Road: PA State Police Body Found After Fiery Solo Crash On Rural Road: PA State Police
Body Found After Fiery Solo Crash On Rural Road: PA State Police A person was found dead following a harrowing overnight crash on a back road in Montgomery County, Pennsylvania State Police announced on Thursday, April 24. Troopers were called to the scene of the wreck along Badman Road near Whites Mill Road in Salford Township around 2:41 a.m., where they discovered a single vehicle crash with a fatality, according to the Skippack station. It’s not yet known if the deceased was driving or if the operator fled the scene before authorities arrived, investigators said. A positive identification has not yet been made, and the crash remains under active inv…

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by Jillian Pikora
Police & Fire
Plow Truck Collides With Vehicle At Lititz Intersection: Police Plow Truck Collides With Vehicle At Lititz Intersection: Police
Plow Truck Collides With Vehicle At Lititz Intersection: Police A pick-up truck outfitted with a snowplow struck a vehicle at an intersection in Lititz Borough, police announced on Tuesday, Feb. 11. The crash happened at East Kleine Lane and North Cedar Street on Sunday, Jan. 19 at 9:35 p.m., according to Lititz Borough police. Authorities said the pick-up truck was plowing snow when it hit a vehicle traveling southbound on North Cedar Street. The truck sustained minor damage, while the other vehicle suffered moderate damage to its front-right side. No injuries were reported, and both vehicles were driven from the scene, police said.

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by Jillian Pikora
Police & Fire
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
News
Driver Loses Control, Ending Up In Yard, Lititz Police Say Driver Loses Control, Ending Up In Yard, Lititz Police Say
Driver Loses Control, Ending Up In Yard, Lititz Police Say A medical issue sent a car into someone's front yard on Saturday, police in Lititz announced on Sunday afternoon.  The driver of a sedan was heading north of South Broad Street/PA Route 501 when they "experienced a sudden medical issue causing them to lose control of the vehicle. The vehicle left the roadway, struck the curb, and came to a final rest in the front yard of a nearby home," the police stated in the release.  Officers arrived to find the vehicle in someone else's front yard near PA Rt 501 and the intersection of West Sixth Street around 5:36 p.m. on July 13, as detaile…

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by Jillian Pikora
Traffic
I-476 Crash Causes Delays In Bucks County: PennDOT I-476 Crash Causes Delays In Bucks County: PennDOT
I-476 Crash Causes Delays In Bucks County: PennDOT Drivers should expect delays following an incident on Interstate 476 in Bucks County, according to officials.  PennDOT said the crash happened around 1:30 p.m. in the northbound lanes between Quakertown and Lansdale.  A lane closure is in effect, they added. 

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by Mac Bullock