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Police & Fire
Poconos Man Hits Head On Curb, Dies While Getting Out Of Moving Car: Coroner
A Monroe County who was badly injured in an accident has succumbed to his injuries, officials announced. Ryan Oskam, 30, of Kunkletown, got out of the moving car on the the 100 block of West Main Street in the borough of Bath, striking his head on the curb, Lehigh County Coroner Daniel A. Buglio in a statement. He died on Sunday, March 26, from complications related to a traumatic head injury, Buglio said. The manner of death was accidental, he added.
Schools
Kindergartner Struck Dead At School Bus Stop In Westmoreland County, Mom Says
Six-year-old Aria Woznick has died at a Pittsburgh hospital hours after being struck by a car while waiting for her school bus, her mother Amanda told Daily Voice. Aria was struck when walking with six other children, and was struck in the 400 block of Fayette Street in North Belle Vernon when crossing the street around 8:10 a.m. on Friday, Feb. 24, 2023, authorities confirmed. She was unresponsive when EMS arrived, according to the fire department. It is not immediately clear if the driver stayed on the scene, but the fire officials and dispatch believe they did. "She was life-flighted …
Sports
Dad Killed In Escalator Fall At Steelers-Jets Game Manner Of Death Revealed
Authorities have revealed the manner of death for the 27-year-old dad who fell to his death from an escalator at a New York Jets-Pittsburgh Steelers game last October. The manner of death for Monaca's Dalton Ryan Keane was ruled accidental, Pittsburgh police said citing the Allegheny County Medical Examiner. Keane fell from the escalator at Acrisure Stadium around 4:45 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 2. He was taken to a local hospital, where he was pronounced dead, according to the police. At the time of the incident, the Steelers issued the following statement: "We are aware of an unfortuna…
Obituaries
Mississippi Trucker Dies Jumping Out Of Tractor-Trailer In PA As It Slams Into Trees, Exploding
A tractor-trailer driver from Mississippi died while jumping from his moving vehicle in Western Pennsylvania on Friday, September 9, authorities say. Alexander Johnson, 42 of Amory, was driving south on Cumberland Road/PA Route 160 in Southampton Township when his tractor-trailer "experienced mechanical failure with its breaks," at 1:43 a.m., Pennsylvania state police say. He jumped from the moving vehicle and died as the truck continued into a wooded area along the highway, exploding— quickly engulfing the entire cab in flames, police explain in a release. The truck was heading toward…
News
Infant Falls Out Of Window In Pittsburgh Suburb, Police Say
A 1-year-old infant fell out of a window in a Pittsburgh suburb on Tuesday, August 30, police say. Allegheny County 9-1-1 was made aware of the fall out of a window of a home in the 100 block of Winchester Drive in Plum Borough around 6:30 p.m. The infant survived the fall but remains hospitalized and in critical condition, according to Allegheny County police. The Allegheny County Police Department's Homicide Unit we're initially called to assist in Plum Borough, but the units' detectives are now leading the investigation. Anyone with information concerning this incident is as…
Police & Fire
NJ Mustang Driver Killed In PA Turnpike Crash Was Set To Marry Next Weekend: Report
A 33-year-old New Jersey man who died in a crash on the PA Turnpike was set to marry next weekend, news reports say citing authorities. Harry Jackson Jr., of Brigantine, was in a Mustang 2011 Ford Mustang that struck the cab of a tractor trailer on the PA Turnpike Friday, July 29, killing him, LehighValleyLive reports. Jackson was pronounced dead while his female passenger was hospitalized with minor injuries, the outlet reports citing police. The rush hour crash happened when a tractor-trailer driven by a Philadelphia man went off the right side of the Northeast Extension of the highway…
Police & Fire
PA Man Killed By Tree He Was Cutting Down, Police Say
A Pennsylvania man was killed after a tree he was cutting down fell on him Wednesday, June 29, authorities said. David Crossett, 39, was cutting the tree behind his Hartz Road home in Ruscombmanor Township when it shifted and landed on top of him, pinning him to the ground around 5:35 p.m., Pennsylvania State Police said. The Berks County Coroner's Office pronounced him dead after crews pulled him from under the tree, police said.
News
Teen Hockey Player Killed During Game Mourned On & Off The Ice
The death of a young athlete who died during a collision between two hockey players on the ice during a game earlier this week is being mourned in areas near and far from both inside and outside the hockey community. Fairfield County, CT resident Teddy Balkind was 16 years old and a 10th-grader at the St. Luke’s School in New Canaan. The incident that led to his death happened around 5 p.m., Thursday, Jan. 6, during a junior varsity game at the Brunswick Upper School in Greenwich. Balkind fell to the ice, and another player who was near him was unable to stop, and the two collided, said G…
Police & Fire
Central PA Woman Killed In Jeep Accident 'Changed The World'
She changed the world. She was an exemplary public servant. She was the best motivator. These are just a few of the ways that Kathy Teopfer Possinger was being remembered. The 44-year-old Harrisburg resident was identified by PennLive as the woman killed after being pinned between her own Jeep and her house. She and two men were using her Jeep Wrangler to remove a large shrub from the front of her home on the 300 block of Hamilton Street in Harrisburg Friday, PennLive previously reported citing Dauphin County District Attorney Fran Chardo. Chardo said the incident was "clearly accidenta…
Police & Fire
IDA: Montgomery County Coroner IDs 3 People Who Died In Storm
Three Montgomery County residents who died as the remnants of Hurricane Ida passed through Pennsylvania have been identified, authorities said Friday. Maxine Weinstein, 68, of Fort Washington, died after a tree came down onto a home on Wednesday. Her cause of death is traumatic asphyxia and the manner of death is accidental, according to the Montgomery County Coroner's Office. Craig Messinger, 70, of Schwenksville, was found dead in Skippack Township on Thursday. His cause of death is drowning and the manner of death is accidental. Jack Caroluzzi, 65, of Bridgeport, died at home on Th…
News
Northampton County Man Who Died In Fiery Route 115 Crash Was 'Shiner Of A Light'
A 30-year-old Northampton County man died in a fiery crash over the weekend on Route 115 outside of Wind Gap, authorities said. Lane H. Dickey, of East Bangor, was heading north in a 2008 BMW 328i "ate a high rate of speed" when the car left the roadway and the driver's side hit a tree around 1:35 a.m. in Ross Township, Pennsylvania State Police said in a news release. The car came to a rest on the left side of the road and then went up in flames, authorities said. Dickey was pronounced dead at the scene by Monroe County Coroner Tom Yanac. The cause was multiple blunt force traumas and t…
Police & Fire
West Chester DUI Driver Arrested After Striking Parked Cars, Fleeing Scene
A DUI driver was arrested after she crashed into parked cars, and fled the scene in West Chester over the weekend, authorities said. After officers received calls of a disturbance, they found Carly Nance, 23, attempting to park her damaged car on East Nields Street around 4:10 a.m. Saturday, according to West Chester police. An investigation uncovered that Nance struck parked cars and subsequently fled the scene while under the influence of alcohol, police said. No injuries were reported. Nance was arrested and charged with DUI and accidents causing damage to unattended vehicles, S…
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