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PA Turnpike RV Explosion Victim ID’d: Coroner PA Turnpike RV Explosion Victim ID’d: Coroner
PA Turnpike RV Explosion Victim ID’d: Coroner The woman injured after a propane explosion destroyed a recreational vehicle and damaged property at the Blue Mountain Service Plaza on the Pennsylvania Turnpike has died and been, authorities announced on Saturday, Dec. 14. Melinda VanNewkirk, 68, of Milton, Delaware, was pronounced dead at 1:36 a.m. on Saturday, Dec. 14, 2024, at Lehigh Valley Hospital, Cedar Crest, according to the Cumberland County Coroner's Office. Her cause of death was listed as complications from burns covering 35% to 37% of her body. The manner of death was ruled accidental. The explosion occurred at 4:55 a.m. on T…

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Explosion Injures One, Damages Vehicles At PA Turnpike Service Plaza Explosion Injures One, Damages Vehicles At PA Turnpike Service Plaza
Explosion Injures One, Damages Vehicles At PA Turnpike Service Plaza An explosion rocked the Blue Mountain Service Plaza on the Pennsylvania Turnpike early Tuesday, Nov. 19, according to Pennsylvania State Police. The blast occurred in the rear commercial vehicle parking lot of the westbound plaza at mile marker 202.5 in Hopewell Township, Cumberland County, at approximately 4:55 a.m., authorities said. A preliminary investigation revealed the explosion was caused by a propane leak inside a 2003 Ford RV with Delaware registration, troopers reported. The vehicle was destroyed in the incident. One person inside the RV was injured and transported by EMS to Pen…

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Maryland Mom Who Beat Cancer Killed in Pennsylvania Crash, Family Says Maryland Mom Who Beat Cancer Killed in Pennsylvania Crash, Family Says
Maryland Mom Who Beat Cancer Killed in Pennsylvania Crash, Family Says A 56-year-old cancer survivor tragically died in a car crash, her family announced on Sunday, June 23.  Kimberly "Kim" Shock Fowler of the 1000 block of Ridge Road in Whiteford, Maryland was found dead at the scene of a crash in the 20000 block of Barrens Road South, Hopewell Township, Pennsylvania on Friday, according to a release by the York County Coroner's Office.  Kim was not wearing her seatbelt when her vehicle went "running off the road into a wooded area and striking multiple trees," as stated in the coroner's release.  Neighbors spotted the vehicle in som…

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Teen's Skull Fractured In Hit-Run, PA State Police In York County Say Teen's Skull Fractured In Hit-Run, PA State Police In York County Say
Teen's Skull Fractured In Hit-Run, PA State Police In York County Say A teen is in the hospital with a fractured skull after being struck by a fleeing vehicle, Pennsylvania State Police announced on Friday.  PSP troopers in York were called to a report of "a pedestrian struck" in the 2200 block of Bridgeview Road, Hopewell Township, around 7 p.m. on Thursday, Jan. 18.  First responders arrived to find a 19-year-old man "with a fractured skull" and he was rushed to WellSpan York Hospital, PSP stated in the release.  The troopers's initial investigation revealed the teen was riding his scooter east on Bridgeview Road when a vehicl…

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Missing 17-Year-Old York County Girl Found Safe: PSP Missing 17-Year-Old York County Girl Found Safe: PSP
Missing 17-Year-Old York County Girl Found Safe: PSP UPDATE:  Emily Sweatt, 17, of Stewartstown was found safe on the evening of March 3, 2023, and has been taken back home, according to a release by the Pennsylvania State Police on Monday, March 6. ORIGINAL: A 17-year-old York County girl has gone missing from her home, Pennsylvania State Police say.  Emily Sweatt, of the 3000 block of Stewartstown Road, Hopewell Township, left home sometime between 2 and 6 a.m. on March 2, 2023, PSP Troop J announced the following afternoon.  "She has been known to travel to the York City area," police say. Additional informatio…

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School Bus Driver Fired In York County Following Crash With Students Onboard School Bus Driver Fired In York County Following Crash With Students Onboard
School Bus Driver Fired In York County Following Crash With Students Onboard A school bus was involved in a crash in Hopewell Township while on its morning route on Tuesday, according to Emergency Dispatch Services. The South Eastern School District bus was carrying 17 students when it crashed, overturning at the intersection of Kilgore and Draco roads at 8:05 a.m. When crews arrived at the scene just after 8:30 a.m. all the students were already out of the bus and area was cleared in about one hour, said dispatch. The school released a statement on the crash saying Pennsylvania State Police are continuing to investigate. Please see attached Press Release. Pos…

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School Bus Driver Fired In York County Following Crash With Students Onboard School Bus Driver Fired In York County Following Crash With Students Onboard
School Bus Driver Fired In York County Following Crash With Students Onboard A school bus was involved in a crash in Hopewell Township while on its morning route on Tuesday, according to Emergency Dispatch Services. The South Eastern School District bus was carrying 17 students when it crashed, overturning at the intersection of Kilgore and Draco roads at 8:05 a.m. When crews arrived at the scene just after 8:30 a.m. all the students were already out of the bus and area was cleared in about one hour, said dispatch. The school released a statement on the crash saying Pennsylvania State Police are continuing to investigate. Please see attached Press Release. Pos…

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