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Route 422, PA
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Fatal Crash Closes Rt 422: PA State Police
A fatal crash is closed Route 422 Friday morning, authorities say. The crash happened in the eastbound lanes at mile marker 188, Lower Providence Township, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania State Police told Daily Voice around 8 a.m. on June 28. Troop K Philadelphia and Skippack Station Troopers are currently on the scene of the fatal crash. Both Eastbound and Westbound lanes were still closed as of 9 a.m. The police described the crash as follows: "A Tractor trailer left the westbound lanes of 422, crossed the median and struck at least one vehicle in the Eastbound lanes…
Police & Fire
Hawk Stuck In Car Rescued By Pennsylvania State Police Troopers
Pennsylvania State Police troopers rescued a hawk that struck and got stuck in a car grill on Feb. 21. Trooper Rahn (pictured) and Trooper Williams teamed up to remove an injured Red-Railed Hawk from the grill in Carlisle on Wednesday morning. The bird has been taken to Wildlife in Need PA for additional care. This is the second bird rescue by PSP troopers this month. Click here to read about the Bald Eagle rescued in Perry County off Route 422.
Police & Fire
Bald Eagle Struck On Highway Rescued By Pennsylvania State Police Troopers
Two Pennsylvania State Police Troopers went on a rescue mission for a special bird. Troopers Alex Ebbert and Emilio Rizzo were called to a report of a bald eagle struck on Route 422 in Greenwood Township, Perry County on Sunday around 11 a.m., according to PSP. They arrived to find that the bird suffered from an injured wing after being hit by a car. "Trooper Ebbert used his cruiser jacket to wrap the bird for secure transport," state police stated in a release. "They met PA Game Commission personnel at PSP Newport, who took the eagle for rehabilitation."
Police & Fire
DUI Driver 'Had No Recollection' Of Double Fatal Crash Moments After It Happened: MontCo DA
An accused DUI driver has been arrested in connection with a crash that killed two women in Montgomery County early this year. Khaliym Smith, 22, of Pottstown, was found standing outside his overturned Jeep Wrangler in Upper Providence around 2:30 a.m. on Feb 12, according to charging documents from the District Attorney's Office. GIvonah Mitchell Facebook photo Maya Garner, 22, was found dead a short distance away, and GIvonah “Gigi” Mitchell, 23, was taken to Penn Presbyterian Hospital where she died from her injuries, authorities said. The women, both of Philade…
Police & Fire
Body Cam Footage Of Armed Crime Spree Has Lebanon DA Ruling Shooting 'Justified'
Recently released bodycam footage showing just part of a 32-year-old man's crime spree has led Lebanon County District Attorney Pier Hess Graf to rule police "justified" in shooting at him, as she announced at a press conference where she played part of the footage on Thursday. The South Lebanon Township police officer who shot Cesar Wilkins Romero-Colon, 32 of the 300 block of North Twelve Street of Lebanon was not named, but the two shots he fired at Romero-Colon are considered a justifiable "use of deadly force," the DA Hess Graf said. Neither shot hit Romero-Colon and the shots…
Police & Fire
Armed Robber Tries To Steal Police Car During Chase, Lebanon DA Says
A 32-year-old man is being held on numerous charges and $1,000,000 in bail after a wild armed robber in Lebanon City, authorities announced on Thursday night. Cesar Wilkins Romero-Colon, 32 of the 300 block of North Twelve Street, Lebanon, fled following an armed mugging in the 1100 block of Brandywine Street at 2:24 p.m. on Tuesday, Nov. 7, City police detailed in a release on Nov. 9. The victim told the police that the man, later identified as Romero-Colon, had a black handgun pointed at him and was told to empty his pockets; afterward, the victim ran and heard gunsh…
Police & Fire
Mystery Car Stalked And Shot At Chesco Driver On Rt. 422, Police Say
Authorities in Chester County are searching for the driver who they say followed and then shot at another traveler late at night on Route 422. According to police investigators, the victim was headed west from King of Prussia at about 11:15 p.m. on Tuesday, Dec. 20 when another driver — "possibly a dark-colored Jeep Grand Cherokee" — got behind them and began flashing their high beams. Between the Collegeville and Sanatoga exits, the car stayed behind the victim "with its high beam lights activated most of the time," detectives said. The suspect continued to fol…
Police & Fire
Berks County Man, 21, Dies In Route 422 Crash: Report
A 21-year-old Berks County man died in a crash on Route 422, WFMZ reports. Nathaniel Stine, of Exeter Township, died around 9:30 p.m. Monday, Oct. 10 after the crash in the westbound lanes, near Daniel Boone Road, the outlet says citing the county coroner. Stine was the only driver involved in the crash and his death was ruled accidental, according to the outlet. Click here for more from WFMZ.
Police & Fire
Pursuit-Crash On Route 422 Injures 2 State Troopers: Report
Two Pennsylvania State Troopers were seriously hurt in a pursuit that ended in a crash on Route 422 overnight, according to CBS News. The troopers were trying to stop a U-Haul box truck wanted in recent thefts when they initiated a stopping maneuver that caused a crash between the box truck, troop car and a dump truck around 3 a.m. on the westbound side in Limerick, the outlet said. The troopers were taken to Paoli Hospital while the suspects tried to flee. Click here for more from CBS News.
Police & Fire
Would-Be Catalytic Converter Thief Shot By Officer During Pursuit In Berks County: Police
A cop shot a would-be catalytic converter thief who led police on a chase through Berks County Thursday, July 14, authorities said. Officers responding to a theft call found Tyvan Barnett, 25, Ejau Collazo, 18, and one other man trying to steal catalytic converters from vehicles parked on the 200 block of South 5th Street in Reading, according to the Berks County District Attorney's Office. Cops spotted one of the men holding what appeared to be a saw or car jack before the trio fled in a black Honda Accord, authorities said. Officers pursued the sedan, but when the group refused…
Police & Fire
2nd Suspect In Deadly Pottstown Shooting Nabbed By Police
A suspect wanted for his role in the deadly shooting of a 27-year-old man in Pottstown last month was nabbed by police Wednesday, authorities said. Police spotted Eric Baker, 26, of Norristown, driving a Toyota 4-Runner in Pottstown, according to the Montgomery County District Attorney's Office. The car was fleeing eastbound on Route 422, and police were unable to stop it, authorities said. Baker was arrested without incident late Wednesday afternoon in a Norristown home by detectives. He was in possession of a .22 caliber handgun with an obliterated serial number at the time of his arres…
Police & Fire
PD: Speeding Driver Airlifted After Car Rolls Over On Route 422 In Chester County
A driver who police say was speeding down Route 422 in Chester County Friday was airlifted from the scene after their car rolled over, authorities said. The driver of a 2008 Chevrolet Corvette was seen traveling west on Route 422 at a "high rate of speed," around 2 a.m., North Coventry police said. As the car crossed over the South Hanover Street overpass, the driver lost control while making a slight left curve in the roadway, police said. The car ended up striking the guard rail on the shoulder of the roadway, and crossed back over the two westbound lanes, authorities said. The Che…
Obituaries
Motorcyclist, 22, Killed In Berks County Crash ID'd As Area Baseball Player
Authorities have identified the motorcyclist killed in a Berks County crash as a 22-year-old man. Anthony Rota, of Boyertown, was heading west on Route 422 when he lost control and struck a guardrail around 8:30 a.m. in Exeter, according to police. Rota, who was wearing a helmet, was pronounced dead around 5:45 p.m. Friday at Reading Hospital, authorities said. Witnesses told police that speed was a factor. Rota was remembered as a talented baseball player. He was a catcher for Indiana University at Pennsylvania's team. The small business management hit .273 with nine base hits, with 3…
Police & Fire
Overturned Dump Truck Causes Sand Spill On Route 422 In MontCo
An overturned dump truck filled with sand caused temporary lane closures on Route 422 in Upper Providence Township (Montgomery County) Friday morning, authorities said. Responding crews were dispatched on a report of a vehicle rescue around 9:50 a.m. and arrived in the westbound lanes to find a dump truck overturned on its passenger side with the driver already out of the truck, according to Black Rock Volunteer Fire Company. The dump truck blocked the fast lane, while its load of sand spilled across the adjacent lanes, authorities said. It was immediately unclear how the dump tr…
Police & Fire
Pottstown Woman Had 47 Heroin Baggies, Meth In Routine Traffic Stop, State Police Say
A 53-year-old Pottstown woman was busted with 47 baggies of heroin and four grams of methamphetamine, authorities said. Barbara Guerrero, was in a 2009 Ford Focus, when troopers pulled her over for unknown traffic violations just before midnight on the westbound side of Route 422/S. Collegeville Road in Upper Providence May 10, Pennsylvania State Police said in a news release. Skippack troopers arrested Guerrero, with charges expected to be filed in District Court, the news release says.
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