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Mennonite Toddler ID'd After Fatal Train Strike In Central PA Mennonite Toddler ID'd After Fatal Train Strike In Central PA
Mennonite Toddler ID'd After Fatal Train Strike In Central PA A 15-months and 14-days-old boy has been identified after being struck by a Norfolk Southen Train on Thursday. Landis Sensenig Newswanger was hit by a Norfolk Southern train running along the tracks in his backyard in the 400 block of West Main Street, South Newton Township, Cumberland County at 10:04 a.m. on Dec. 7, according to state police and later identified in his obituary.   Landis was taken to Carlisle Hospital where they were pronounced dead, Cumberland County Coroner Charles Hall told Daily Voice.  His autopsy is scheduled for Tuesday, Dec. 12, Hall said. …

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Police & Fire
Heart Issue Kills Driver On US Rt 15 In Central PA: Police Heart Issue Kills Driver On US Rt 15 In Central PA: Police
Heart Issue Kills Driver On US Rt 15 In Central PA: Police One person has died following a crash on US Route 15 on Wednesday, according to Upper Allen Township Police. Donna Teeter, 82 of Mechanicsburg had a heart condition that led her to crash, according to Cumberland County Coroner Charles Hall.  The fatal single-vehicle crash happened on US Rt 15 near mile marker 39.7 around 2:50 p.m. on Dec. 6, according to township police. The coroner has clarified that her heart condition killed her, not the crash.  Teeter was the driver and sole occupant of the vehicle, and she was pronounced dead at the scene, the authorities explained. Teeter…

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Traffic
Man Killed Slamming Into Tow Truck In Central PA ID'd: Coroner Man Killed Slamming Into Tow Truck In Central PA ID'd: Coroner
Man Killed Slamming Into Tow Truck In Central PA ID'd: Coroner A driver who died after back-to-back crashes on Pennsylvania Route 581 has been identified, Cumberland County Coroner Charles Hall told Daily Voice.   Alexander O’Donnell-Colella, 28, of Carlisle, died a the scene of the two crashes on Sunday, Sept. 17. The first crash involved two passenger vehicles on PA Route 581 east at the on-ramp from US Route 15, Pennsylvania Department of Transportation spokesperson Fritzi Schreffler explained. That crash happened around 9 p.m.  "A tow was nearby and responded to help protect the other vehicles," she said. "A third passenger veh…

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News
26-Year-Old ID'd In Crash Into Pole On US Rt. 11: Cumberland Co. Coroner 26-Year-Old ID'd In Crash Into Pole On US Rt. 11: Cumberland Co. Coroner
26-Year-Old ID'd In Crash Into Pole On US Rt. 11: Cumberland Co. Coroner A 26-year-old Newville man has died at the scene of a crash on US Route 11, according to a release by the Cumberland County Coroner on Wednesday, July 12, 2023.  Zacherie Cordell Miller was pronounced dead at the scene at 2085 Ritner Highway/US Route 11 in Carlisle around 7 p.m. on Tuesday.  Zach lost control, went up an embankment, sheared off a utility pole, and then rolled over, according to Coroner Charles Hall. His accidental death was caused by blunt-force head trauma.  He was the only person in the vehicle. This deadly crash remains under investigation by …

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Schools
13-Year-Old On Scooter ID'd After Fatal Strike On Carlisle Pike, Coroner Says 13-Year-Old On Scooter ID'd After Fatal Strike On Carlisle Pike, Coroner Says
13-Year-Old On Scooter ID'd After Fatal Strike On Carlisle Pike, Coroner Says A 13-year-old boy was struck dead while riding a scooter across Carlisle Pike on Wednesday, March 29, 2023, according to a release by the Cumberland County Coroner’s Office the following day.  Jaron J. Li of Mechanicsburg was struck dead in the vicinity of Silver Spring and Lambs Gap roads in Hampden Township around 8 p.m., as detailed in the release.   Jaron was with three of his friends at the time and "They were all trying to cross from the North side to the South side of Carlisle Pike when Li was struck by a vehicle travelling East on Carlisle Pike," Coroner Cha…

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Police & Fire
18-Year-Old Soccer Star Dies In I-81 Crash: PA State Police 18-Year-Old Soccer Star Dies In I-81 Crash: PA State Police
18-Year-Old Soccer Star Dies In I-81 Crash: PA State Police An 18-year-old has been identified as the driver of a Mustang that crash on Interstate 81, in Hampden Township on Thursday, Feb. 9, authorities say. Jeffrey L. Suter, of Enola, was driving the 2008 Ford Mustang northbound on Interstate 81 when he "made an unsafe lane change" making him lose control and exit the roadway just before the actual of Exit 61: Wertzville Road. Suter crashed into the grassy berm, suffering fatal injuries, according to police. One northbound lane of Interstate 81 was closed for about two hours as first responders and investigators were on the scene.  Suter was a B…

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Obituaries
Woman, 25, Killed In Central PA Crash ID'd By Coroner Woman, 25, Killed In Central PA Crash ID'd By Coroner
Woman, 25, Killed In Central PA Crash ID'd By Coroner A 25-year-old motorcyclist died at the scene of a crash on Thursday, Apr. 28, according to the coroner’s office. The motorcyclist was traveling west on Trindle Road when a car traveling east on Trindle Road pulled out in front of her, attempting to make a left turn onto 39th Street, according to the Cumberland County coroner’s office. Carissa Mecum, of Camp Hill, died at the scene, Cumberland County coroner Charles Hall says. She was wearing a helmet and died due to “multiple traumatic injuries” police say. Mecum was not at fault for the crash and the driver of the car did stop, accordin…

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