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Tractor-Trailer Rollover Cause Closure At PA Turnpike Ramp In Lancaster
A tractor-trailer rollover crash has caused a closure at the on-ramp for the Pennsylvania Turnpike/Interstate 76, officials said. The tractor-trailer flipped at Colonel Howard Boulevard in the eastbound lanes leading to the PA Turnpike/I-76 entrance from Route 222 around 11:30 a.m. on Monday, Oct. 28, according to East Cocalico Township police and the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation. "Both lanes will be closed for approximately 1-2 hours," the police wrote in a release. There is no word of any injuries. Check back here for possible updates.
Traffic
Tractor-Trailer Fire Shutters Part Of PA Turnpike: PennDOT
A tractor-trailer caught on fire along the Pennsylvania Turnpike prompting a detour to be put in place on Tuesday, Oct. 22, according to the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation. The fire broke out in Upper Allen Township near mile marker 234.7 around 2:09 p.m., according to PennDOT's 511PA. The turnpike is closed at the Gettysburg interchange. There is a detour in place: Gettysburg Pike WB to Carlisle all traffic should take US 15 North to PA Rt. 581 West to Interstate 81 South to US 11 South — and then re-enter at the Carlisle Interchange 226/Old 16. Ther…
News
21-Year-Old Mom Killed In PA Turnpike Crash, Family Says
A mother is mourning the loss of her daughter and young mother killed in a car crash on the Pennsylvania Turnpike on Monday, Sept. 16, according to a GoFundMe launched by her family. Brianna Quinn, 21, of Palmerton died in the crash, her family says. The single-vehicle happened on Interstate-276/PA Turnpike near mile marker 350.4 in Bensalem Township, Pennsylvania State Police Corporal Richard L. Levan told us on Wednesday, Sept. 18. Brianna had been driving a Nissan sedan in the far left lane and for an unknown reason crossed all three lanes to her right, "struck a PTC yellow …
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Cold
CASE: Philly Man Found Dead Off Turnpike In Lancaster County
State police investigators hope to shed new light on the 1991 murder of a West Philadelphia man. Derek Michael Mason was last seen leaving his South 39th Street home in October of that year, according to troopers. His remains were discovered off the Pennsylvania Turnpike in Clay Township, Lancaster County in January 1992. Authorities determined that he had been murdered, but it took until 2023 to identify him using DNA evidence, police say. Mason was known by the nicknames "Hawkeye" and "Hawk." State police said there is an upcoming block party in Mason's old neighborhoo…
Police & Fire
Road
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: Killer Suspect Found Dead, Pennsylvania State Police Say
A Virginia man has been found dead following a road rage incident on the Pennsylvania Turnpike, State Police explained in an updated release on Monday, June 3. Caernarvon Township Police found the suspect of the road-rage shooting — a 59-year-old Black man from North Dinwiddie, VA — dead from a self-inflicted gunshot wound in a white tractor-trailer in the parking lot of a shopping complex on Crossings Boulevard, State Trooper James Grothey detailed in the updated release. He was wanted in connection with an earlier road rage incident on I…
Police & Fire
Tractor-Trailer Fire On PA Turnpike Caught On Camera (
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A tractor-trailer fire closed part of the Pennsylvania Turnpike on Thursday evening, authorities said. The Fairview Township Fire Department along with mutual aid responded to the "well-involved" fire on Interstate 76 westbound around 6:30 p.m. on Oct. 19. The tractor-trailer burst into flames near the ramp to Interstate 83 by mile marker 241.9, the department explained. You can watch a short video of the fire in the player below: FTFD units along with mutual aid currently on the PA Turnpike with a well involved Tractor Trailer. MM241.9 westbound. Posted by Fairview Township Fire …
Police & Fire
Passenger ID'd After Airplane Crash Into Truck On PA Turnpike (
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One person has died and another has been seriously hurt following a plane crash into a truck on the Pennsylvania Turnpike near the Capital City Airport, authorities say. Lawrence "Larry" Sager, 74, of Hummlestown died of multiple traumatic injuries from the crash at UPMC Harrisburg at 4:52 p.m. Wednesday, May 31, 2023 and the plane is registered to Kenneth "Ken" Sager of Hummlestown, according to the FAA. Friends of the family posted on social media that Ken is at Hershey Medical Center and has undergone surgery. One friend said that "He had just put thousands of dollars into an engine refu…
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: Feds Charge Bi-State Duo With $1M Pennsy Turnpike Toll Scam
Two men helped truckers and other drivers dodge $1 million in Pennsylvania Turnpike tolls by registering E-ZPass transponders with bogus identities, federal authorities charged. Duvany Zambrano, 43, of Hamilton, NJ, and Sergio Jara, 37, of Allentown, PA, colluded with other unidentified co-conspirators to buy up thousands of the devices from retailers in both states, an FBI investigation found. E-ZPass transponders aren't all that difficult to find. Walmart is among those who sell them. Pennsylvania has more than 300 retail locations where state officials say customers can buy the transpon…
Police & Fire
Mechanicsburg Woman Dies In PA Turnpike's Longest Tunnel: State Police
A Mechanicsburg woman died at the scene of a crash inside the longest tunnel on the Pennsylvania Turnpike. The unnamed 64-year-old driving a 2007 Chrysler Town and County minivan crossed over over the eastbound lane, plowing through "multiple barricades" inside the Tuscarora Tunnel on Thursday, January 12, 2023, around 7:30 p.m. Pennsylvania state police detail in the release. She "then proceeded to travel around two truck-mounted attenuators with activated arrow boards that were positioned in each of the two westbound lanes of travel," the police say. She stopped wh…
Police & Fire
Reading Man ID'd As Pennsylvania Turnpike Crash Victim: Coroner
The man killed in a crash on the Pennsylvania Turnpike in Lancaster County on Saturday, Nov. 5 has been identified, authorities say. The crash involving a pickup truck and a car happened in the eastbound lanes of the turnpike in Elizabeth Township around noon, police and the coroner stated in releases. 75-year-old Lawrence Adams of Reading was pronounced dead at the scene, according to the Lancaster County coroner's office. The sedan rear-ended the truck, causing the sedan to hit a concrete barrier, according to Pennsylvania state police. The truck rolled over …
Police & Fire
Watch 'Superheroes' Rescue Trucker As Tractor-Trailer Explodes On PA Turnpike (
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"Some superheroes"— including a member of the US military— rescued a truck driver from the cab of his smoking tractor-trailer seconds before it exploded, and another driver caught the whole thing on camera. The crash—turned explosion— rocked the westbound lanes of the Pennsylvania Turnpike in Irwin at mile marker 69.9 on Saturday, Oct. 15 around 1:30 p.m. according to state police. "We are shook. As we pulled away, we heard the explosion. We are hoping everyone involved is ok. There were some superheroes here who pulled the driver out," Amy Romig said in her Facebook post with the video o…
News
Missing, Endangered Man Last Seen In Car With Maryland Plates Found Safe: PSP
UPDATE: Gerald Maguire, 75, of Hershey was found safe in the afternoon on Thursday, September, 1, according to an updated release by Pennsylvania state police. ORIGINAL: A 75-year-old Hershey, Pennsylvania man has been missing since Wednesday, August 31, according to state police. Gerald Maguire was last seen in the area of Chocolate Avenue in Derry Township around 7 a.m., according to the police. He is possibly driving on the Pennsylvania Turnpike in a GMC Terrain with the Maryland license plate "59896HT," as stated in the release. Maguire is a 6 foot tall White man with si…
Police & Fire
Wrong-Way Driver Caused Deadly PA Turnpike Crash: Report
A crash that turned deadly on the Pennsylvania Turnpike last week was caused by a wrong-way driver, 6abc reports. The car was going north in the southbound lanes when it hit another car head-on near the Allentown Service Plaza around 9:15 p.m. Friday, June 24, the outlet said citing authorities. A passenger in the wrong-way vehicle died and both drivers were hurt. Click here for more from 6abc.
Police & Fire
Victim Badly Burned In Fiery PA Turnpike Tractor Trailer Crash: Report
One person suffered severe burned in a fiery tractor trailer crash Wednesday, May 11 on the Pennsylvania Turnpike, 6abc reports. The crash happened in the westbound lanes of Southampton Township around 3:30 p.m., the outlet says. The trailer was apparently carrying pallets. May 11, 2022: Mutiple Mutual Fire Companies including Station 10 were dispatched to assist Southampton Fire Company for... Posted by Willow Grove Volunteer Fire Company on Wednesday, May 11, 2022 The victim was taken to a local hospital in unknown condition, according to the outlet. The crash remains under investiga…
Police & Fire
Police Nab Man Accused In PA Turnpike Road Rage Shootings
Pennsylvania State Police has arrested a 29-year-old Montgomery County man accused of shooting at two vehicles on the Pennsylvania Turnpike last month. Andre Kenny Mark Green, of Fort Washington, was arrested Friday, April 1 at his job in Fairless Hills, PA State Police said. The first incident occurred around 2:20 p.m. on Tuesday, March 15, when troopers were called to the Bensalem Turnpike Interchange on a report of a man driving a gray sedan who had shot at a Ford F-150 pickup truck, they said. Police found two shell casings on the westbound side. Then, on Monday, March 21 around 3…
Police & Fire
PA Turnpike Truck Driver Pleads Guilty In Crash That Killed 5-Year-Old Girl: Report
A delivery driver admitted to charges of homicide by vehicle and seven counts of reckless endangerment in a Pennsylvania Turnpike crash that killed a 5-year-old girl, WFMZ reports. Evan Griffiths, 45, of Pittston, was texting and driving erratically minutes before he slammed into a car carrying Esther Park of Ambler, and her family in Lower Milford Township on June 20, 2019, the outlet says citing the Lehigh County District Attorney's Office. Esther was pronounced dead at the scene, while her parents and two siblings were taken to the hospital, according to the outl…
News
Deadly Crash On PA Turnpike
One person was killed in a crash on the Pennsylvania Turnpike on Friday morning. CRASH - BLOCKAGE -Due to a crash on I-76 westbound at milepost 232.2, the right lane is closed. Motorist should expect slow or stopped traffic in this area. Stay alert and use caution.@TotalTrafficMDT#PaTurnpike pic.twitter.com/DMjATpvDtu — PA Turnpike Alerts (@PATurnpikeAlert) January 28, 2022 The single vehicle crash happened in the westbound lanes of Interstate 76 at mile maker 232.4 in Silver Springs Township, Cumberland County, around 5 a.m., according to the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation…
News
Woman Driving Stolen Hits State Police Vehicle During Police Pursuit On PA Turnpike
A central Pennsylvania woman crashed into a state police vehicle during a chase on the Pennsylvania Turnpike Wednesday morning, according to a release by Pennsylvania state police trooper Megan Ammerman. State police from Troop T in Bowsmanville were called to a report of a sedan driving recklessly near the Lawn Service Plaza in Conewago Township in Dauphin County around 7 a.m., according to the release. Upon arrival, troopers found her in the vehicle, which they learned was stolen from Philadelphia upon searching the plates in NCIC, according to Ammerman. Instead of obeying the t…
Lifestyle
Holiday Movies Set In Pennsylvania
A man who lived in Tennessee was heading for Pennsylvania when he came home for the holidays, as the song Home For The Holidays goes, which is perhaps why the state is such a popular location for holiday movies. Daily Voice has come up with a list of holiday movies set in Pennsylvania so no matter where you are in you can feel at home for the holidays. Grab the popcorn, and get ready to check out nine holiday films set in Pennsylvania in chronological order: Remember the Night (1940) Screen legends Barbara Stanwyck and Fred MacMurray star in this timeless, heart-warming Christmas …
Police & Fire
Details Released In Killing Of NJ Pharma CEO Followed Home By Gunman From PA Casino: Reports
Authorities have released additional details in the harrowing killing of a New Jersey man followed home from a Pennsylvania casino last month. Sree Ranga Aravapalli, 54, was followed nearly 50 miles to his Plainsboro home from Parx Casino, and shot dead in what law enforcement is calling a "robbery gone wrong" on Briardale Court Oct. 26. Aravapalli -- the CEO of pharmaceutical company Aurex Labs -- died of multiple gunshot wounds over nearly $10,000 in gambling winnings, the Middlesex County Prosecutor’s Office said. Jekai-Reid John, 27, of Norristown, PA, was arrested in c…
Police & Fire
Former Palmyra Athlete, 20, Killed In Dauphin County Crash
A 20-year-old man died after crashing his car in Dauphin County woods early this week, authorities said. Trevor Binner of Palmyra was trapped in his vehicle when firefighters found his vehicle arrived in woods off Rountop Road around 12:45 p.m. Monday, police said. The Dauphin County Coroner's Office identified Binner after he was extricated between the Pennsylvania Turnpike and Route 283 in Londonderry Township. He died of traumatic injuries suffered in the crash, officials said. According to his obituary, Binner was a junior at Penn State Harrisburg majoring in criminal justice with a m…
News
Goat Causes Temporary Closure Of Pennsylvania Turnpike In Harrisburg
It’s not April Fool’s Day and it was not a hitchhiker you may have seen on the turnpike, it really was a goat. The goat was spotted near the shoulder of the Pennsylvania Turnpike in Harrisburg near mile marker 247.1 on Wednesday around 7:15 a.m., according to both the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation and the Pennsylvania Turnpike Commission. Traffic along the turnpike was temporarily stopped in the area for about 45 minutes, the road has since reopened according to the PA Turnpike Commission. Details about the reopening and the status of the goat have not been released. Follow…
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Fatal Crash On PA Turnpike In Lebanon
One person died in a crash along the Pennsylvania Turnpike early on Tuesday. Nearby the Lancaster-Lebanon Interchange the crash happened around midnight. The crash closed the roadway for over an hour. Pennsylvania State Police continue to investigate the crash. The victim has not been identified at the time of publication.
News
At Least 9 People Injured In 2 Turnpike Crashes In Lancaster County
Two crashes in Lancaster County along the have closed a.section of the Pennsylvania Turnpike and left between 9 and 15 people injured. The first crash was involving a single vehicle and a tractor-trailer in near mile marker 290 just before 1 p.m.-- no injuries were reported in that crash, according to Emergency Dispatch Services. The second crash in Brecknock Township, Wednesday afternoon was much more serious and was possibly caused by backed up traffic from the initial crash. The second crash was a car-carrier, two tractor-trailers and eight passenger vehicles mostly involving rear-end c…
News
Crash Closes PA Turnpike In Lancaster County
The Pennsylvania Turnpike has closed in Lancaster due to a crash, according to turnpike officials. Emergency crews were called to the crash just west of Morgantown in Lancaster County along Route I-76 around 1 p.m. The westbound lanes have been closed between the Denver, Lancaster County, and Morgantown exits. The number of vehicles involved and the extent of injuries are unknown. Follow Daily Voice for updates.
Police & Fire
Fatal Crash Closes I-76 At The Susquehanna River Bridge In Harrisburg
Interstate 76 Westbound closed at the Susquehanna River Bridge in Harrisburg due to a fatal accident on Monday morning, according to Pennsylvania Department of Transportation. A crash involving a car into a commercial vehicle occurred at 9:17 a.m. according to the Pennsylvania Turnpike. All lanes were closed and are expected to remain closed for at least two hours, says Emergency Dispatch Services. The coroner was called to the scene, according to dispatch. It was unclear which driver was fatally injured and if any other injuries have been reported as of 10 a.m. Monday. Follow Dail…
Police & Fire
Philly Man Gets Life In Prison For Stabbing, Running Over Ex-GF At Her MontCo Workplace
A Philadelphia man who prosecutors said stabbed and ran over his ex-girlfriend at her Montgomery County workplace was sentenced to life in prison without the possibility of parole, according to recent news reports. The sentence for Lawrence Crawley, 36, was imposed Monday in court. He was initially convicted of first-degree murder and other related offenses in January 2020 after he abruptly showed up at the Whitemarsh workplace of Angela Maya Stith, 33 in August 2018, The Philadelphia Inquirer reports. Crawley reportedly smashed the window of Stith's car at the office parking lot, caught he…
Police & Fire
DA Announces Arrest Of Philadelphia Man, Horrifying Details In Lansdale Killing Of Ebony Pack
A months-long investigation into the killing of 30-year-old Ebony Pack ended this week with the arrest of a Philadelphia man, authorities announced Friday. Ricky Vance, 52, was charged with first-degree murder and other offenses after having been accused of shooting Pack dead driving to her girlfriend's house in Lansdale on Nov. 28, 2020, Montgomery County District Attorney Kevin R. Steele said Friday. Vance followed Pack on the Pennsylvania Turnpike into Montgomery County -- a route she drove regularly -- before shooting her while stopped at a light in Lansdale, Steele said along…
Police & Fire
Bensalem Firefighters Battle Tractor Trailer Blaze On Pennsylvania Turnpike
Fire crews battled a blaze that broke out in a tractor-trailer Friday afternoon on the Pennsylvania Turnpike in Bensalem, authorities said. Firefighters arrived at the scene just before 12:30 p.m. to find a tractor-trailer engulfed in flames on the Pennsylvania Turnpike at Galloway Road near the back of Foley Cat Rental according to Bensalem Fire Rescue. The driver was able to escape the blaze with no injuries, authorities said. PA State Police shut down the eastbound lanes of the highway while firefighters extinguished the fire, authorities said.
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