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Lycoming Teen Killed In Crash On Highway: Report Lycoming Teen Killed In Crash On Highway: Report
Lycoming Teen Killed In Crash On Highway: Report A 17-year-old girl in Lycoming County is dead following an accident on Northway Road early on Friday, Jan. 6, according to a report by the Williamsport Sun-Gazette.  Hailey Bilbay of Loyalsock was thrown from her car as the vehicle flipped over on the 4000 block of Northway Road in Eldred Township, the outlet wrote. The teen was pronounced dead at UPMC Hospital at 8:55 a.m. Troopers blocked off Northway Road Friday morning to investigate the scene, but the cause of the crash is still unclear, the newspaper says. No other vehicles were reported to be involved.  UPDATED STORY: https://w…

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by Mac Bullock
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US Postal Worker Hurt In Lancaster County Crash: Police US Postal Worker Hurt In Lancaster County Crash: Police
US Postal Worker Hurt In Lancaster County Crash: Police A US Postal Service delivery person was hurt in a two-vehicle crash in Lancaster County on Thursday, authorities say.  The mail truck and silver sedan collided at the intersection of Sego Sago and West Lexington roads on Dec. 22, th Northern Lancaster County Regional police department, detailed in a release on Friday morning.  The postal worker suffered minor injuries according to the police.  Both vehicles were towed from the scene.

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by Jillian Pikora
Police & Fire
Two Men ID'd After Deadly Head-On Collision In Lancaster County: State Police Two Men ID'd After Deadly Head-On Collision In Lancaster County: State Police
Two Men ID'd After Deadly Head-On Collision In Lancaster County: State Police Two men have been identified following a deadly head-on collision in Lancaster County on Thursday afternoon, authorities say.  Michael Harrington, 49, of Wilmington, Delaware, was driving a silver 2020 Jeep Renegade west on State Route 322/Division Highway in Caernarvon Township when, for an unknown reason, he drove into the eastbound, slamming into a silver 2002 Dodge Caravan driven by David Hurst, 63, of East Earl on Dec. 22 at 3:15 p.m., according to a release by the Pennsylvania state police on Friday. Hurst died at the scene and Harring was taken to Reading Hospital where he …

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by Jillian Pikora
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PennDOT Plow Truck Collides With Car, See What Happens (Photos) PennDOT Plow Truck Collides With Car, See What Happens (Photos)
PennDOT Plow Truck Collides With Car, See What Happens (Photos) A car collided with a PennDOT plow truck on Thursday, Dec. 15, authorities say. The collision happened in the 400 block of South Main Street in Penn Township, according to the Northern Lancaster County Regional police. "Officers arrived to find that the two vehicles collided when the vehicle struck the plow part of the PennDOT truck," the police state in the release. You can can view scenes for the crash below: The car that collided with the PennDOT plow truck.Northern Lancaster County Regional police department The car that collided with the PennDOT plow truck.Northern Lancaster C…

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by Jillian Pikora
Obituaries
Central PA Man ID'd, Dad Hospitalized Following Deadly Crash: Coroner Central PA Man ID'd, Dad Hospitalized Following Deadly Crash: Coroner
Central PA Man ID'd, Dad Hospitalized Following Deadly Crash: Coroner A central Pennsylvania man has been identified following a deadly crash in central Pennsylvania on Saturday, Dec. 3, authorities say.  The Lancaster County coroner's office was called to the scene of a single-vehicle crash on Prospect Road, in West Hempfield Township at 2:15 a.m. A deputy coroner responded to the scene and pronounced 41-year-old Chad Rapp of Columbia dead at the scene.  Rapp was the passenger inside a Ford SUV that struck a tree around 1 .am., according to area police.  His father was driving and remains in the hospital according to his family.  I'm just going to sa…

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by Jillian Pikora
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PA Mom Of Three Made Tragic Facebook Post The Day Before Crashing Into Tractor-Trailer On I-80 PA Mom Of Three Made Tragic Facebook Post The Day Before Crashing Into Tractor-Trailer On I-80
PA Mom Of Three Made Tragic Facebook Post The Day Before Crashing Into Tractor-Trailer On I-80 A 33-year-old woman who died in a crash into a tractor-trailer on Interstate 80 in Pennsylvania left a sad post on Facebook the day before she passed. Brandi Lynn Rapp, of Clarion, died from blunt force trauma injuries when the vehicle she was riding in collided with a tractor-trailer on Friday, Nov. 18, according to the Clearfield County coroner's office.  The crash happened on I-80 near DuBois during snowfall making the crash investigation take a bit longer and leaving the roadway closed for several hours, according to PennDOT. Rapp was a 2008 graduate of Keystone High School who worked…

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by Jillian Pikora
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Central Pennsylvania Man Dies In Airborne Crash On US 322 Central Pennsylvania Man Dies In Airborne Crash On US 322
Central Pennsylvania Man Dies In Airborne Crash On US 322 A 44-year-old man was killed in a crash on US 322 on Wednesday, Nov. 16, according to a release by Pennsylvania state police. Keith Krieger of Herndon was going south on State Road/US 11 in his 2012 Hyundai Elantra at the US 322 West exit ramp in Watts Township when he left the roadway around 7:30 p.m., the police detail in the release.  Krieger slammed into a guide rail— becoming airborne and striking a tree— 40 feet from the roadway and the car was now facing west, the police explained.  He was pronounced dead at the scene.  Krieger was a class of 1995 graduate of Shikellamy High Schoo…

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by Jillian Pikora
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Maryland Man Killed In Two-Vehicle Crash In Pennsylvania, State Police Say Maryland Man Killed In Two-Vehicle Crash In Pennsylvania, State Police Say
Maryland Man Killed In Two-Vehicle Crash In Pennsylvania, State Police Say A 70-year-old Maryland man was killed in a two-vehicle crash in Pennsylvania during the snowstorm on Tuesday, Nov. 15, authorities say.  Jeff Shook was driving a 2016 Chevrolet Equinox along Route 96, also known as Hyndman Road, in Londonderry Township when he lost control of the vehicle, Pennsylvania state police say.  Shook crossed into opposing traffic and struck another drive, before spinning out and stopping on the shoulder., according to the police release.    Shook died at the scene and the other driver was taken to Western Maryland Hospital with serious injuries, as detailed in th…

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by Jillian Pikora
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31-Year-Old York County Mom Dies Following Crash On RT 30 31-Year-Old York County Mom Dies Following Crash On RT 30
31-Year-Old York County Mom Dies Following Crash On RT 30 A 31-year-old mother died following a car crash in York County on Tuesday, Nov. 8, authorities say.  Shaela Bolen of Hanover died at WellSpan York Hospital a 2:48 p.m., as certified by Deputy Coroner Carissa McLyman, according to a release by the York County coroner's office.  Bolen had been traveling east on Route 30 in Hellam Township when she lost control of her vehicle for an unknown reason, the vehicle began to roll and Bolen was ejected from her vehicle, Coroner Pamela Gay states in the release.  No autopsy will be conducted, but a routine toxicology test will be perfo…

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by Jillian Pikora
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20-Year-Old Hershey Man Killed In Lancaster County Crash: Police 20-Year-Old Hershey Man Killed In Lancaster County Crash: Police
20-Year-Old Hershey Man Killed In Lancaster County Crash: Police A 20-year-old man from Hershey has died in a three-vehicle crash in Rapho Township, police say. The crash happened on state route 283 at mile marker 22.2 on Oct. 29 around 10:50 p.m., Manheim Borough police detailed in a release on Monday, Oct. 31.  A preliminary investigation has determined that the 20-year-old was driving behind a vehicle driven by a 43-year-old male from Lititz heading east on 283 when the younger man attempted to pass. He was trying to get into the westbound lane, but somehow he hit the Lititz's man's vehicle—causing his vehicle to spin into the median and then on-…

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by Jillian Pikora
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Drunken Phillipsburg Driver Causes 5-Car Crash On Route 22, Police Say Drunken Phillipsburg Driver Causes 5-Car Crash On Route 22, Police Say
Drunken Phillipsburg Driver Causes 5-Car Crash On Route 22, Police Say A Phillipsburg man was charged with DUI after causing a five-car crash on Route 22 in PA before dawn on Monday, Oct. 17, state police said. Troopers responded to a single-car crash in the eastbound lanes at Nazareth Pike in Bethlehem Township around 5:15 a.m. and found that a separate five-car pileup had occurred as a result of the first crash, state police said. Pavel Sanchez, 41, was driving a Chevrolet Camaro that was left disabled with heavy front-end damage in the left lane while five cars — three SUVs, a pickup truck, and a sedan — were involved in a pileup crash as they attempted to …

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by Valerie Musson
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Hershey Man Dies In Wrong-Way Crash On Rt 283: Pennsylvania State Police Hershey Man Dies In Wrong-Way Crash On Rt 283: Pennsylvania State Police
Hershey Man Dies In Wrong-Way Crash On Rt 283: Pennsylvania State Police A 66-year-old Hershey man died at the scene of a four-vehicle wrong-way crash on Pennsylvania Route 283 on Thursday, Oct. 13, state police announced on Friday.  Walter D. Larson, 66, of Hershey, was driving his 2020 Hyundai Elantra— west— on Route 283 east, when the crash happened at mile marker .4 in Lower Swatara Township around 10:18 p.m. at mile marker 0.4 in Lower Swatara Township Jessica Abreau, 36, also of Hershey was driving her 2020 Ram ProMaster 3500— in the correct direction— on the road and swerved to avoid Larson, but instead, she collided and slammed i…

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by Jillian Pikora