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Pedestrian ID'd After Fatal Strike Near Hersheypark After Def Leppard, Journey Concert (UPDATE) Pedestrian ID'd After Fatal Strike Near Hersheypark After Def Leppard, Journey Concert (UPDATE)
Pedestrian ID'd After Fatal Strike Near Hersheypark After Def Leppard, Journey Concert (Update) A 54-year-old man was killed crossing the street shortly after a concert in Hershey on Friday, July 26, Derry Township police announced in a release. Randy Ticknor, Binghamton, NY was hit by a Dodge Caravan driven by Isaac Young, 29, of Fredericksburg, PA, the police explained.   The fatal strike happened at the intersection of Hersheypark Drive and Hotel Road at 12:45 a.m., the police detailed. "First responders and medical personnel who happened to be in the area at the time of the incident were attempting life-saving measures on the pedestrian who had been struck," the police …

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by Jillian Pikora
Obituaries
Sprint Car Racer Killed In Motorcycle Crash: York Coroner Sprint Car Racer Killed In Motorcycle Crash: York Coroner
Sprint Car Racer, Riley Emig, 19 Of Abbottstown, Dies A 19-year-old sprint car racer has died in a crash — off of the speedway, officials announced on Monday, July 15.  Riley Emig of the 300 block of Protectory Road, Abbottstown, has died following a motorcycle crash into a pick-up truck towing a trailer, according to a release by the York County Coroner's Office. Riley was "traveling at a high rate of speed when he struck an F150 pick-up truck that had been pulling a trailer," as stated in the coroner's release. He was wearing a helmet at the time of the crash.  The crash happened when the Ford F-150 turned from Beaver Cr…

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by Jillian Pikora
Traffic
Dauphin County Man Killed In York Motorcycle Crash: Troopers Dauphin County Man Killed In York Motorcycle Crash: Troopers
Dauphin County Man Killed In York Motorcycle Crash: Troopers Authorities have named the 21-year-old motorcyclist killed in a Fairview Township crash on Sunday, May 19.  Issaiha Seiders was headed north in the left lane of Interstate 83 when he merged right into the center lane, state police said in a release.  As he began to pass a Ford Fusion in the left lane, the Ford merged right, striking Seiders' motorcycle and knocking onto the right shoulder, according to troopers.  Seiders, of Halifax, was pronounced dead at the scene and a passenger on his motorcycle was flown to Hershey Medical Center with serious injuries. The driver o…

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by Mac Bullock
News
Woman, 28, Struck Dead In Lancaster: Coroner Woman, 28, Struck Dead In Lancaster: Coroner
Woman, 28, Struck Dead In Lancaster: Coroner A 28-year-old woman was found struck dead, the Lancaster County Coroner's Office announced on Tuesday morning. Nereida Rodriguez, of the 300 block of Duncan Avenue Washington, Pennsylvania, was found struck dead in the 3000 block of Lincoln Highway East in Leacock Township, Paradise on May 14, Deputy Chief Coroner Eric Bieber detailed in the release. A coroner was called to the scene shortly at 1:04 a.m. Rodriguez suffered traumatic injuries from the incident, and she was declared deceased around 1:33 a.m. Her official cause and manner of death are pending the results of the autopsy. It i…

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by Jillian Pikora
Police & Fire
Passenger Killed In Central PA Hit-Run Rollover Crash: Police Passenger Killed In Central PA Hit-Run Rollover Crash: Police
Passenger Killed In Central PA Hit-Run Rollover Crash: Police A passenger died in a two-vehicle hit-and-run crash involving a rollover on Thursday, July 21, authorities say. Harrisburg police were called to the crash in the area of North 17th and Regna streets at about 2:30 a.m., according to a release by the department. Upon arrival, police found two vehicles had collided at the intersection.  "The initial investigation indicates that the one vehicle was traveling north on 17th Street, while the other vehicle was traveling east on Regina Street. The collision caused the vehicle traveling north on 17th Street to be rolled onto it's side," p…

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by Jillian Pikora
Obituaries
Dirt Biker, 20, ID'd After Deadly Crash In Central PA: Coroner Dirt Biker, 20, ID'd After Deadly Crash In Central PA: Coroner
Dirt Biker, 20, ID'd After Deadly Crash In Central PA: Coroner A man who died after slamming into a pickup truck during a police chase in central Pennsylvania has been identified by the coroner. Jonathan Luis Amézquita-Vazquez, 20, of Harrisburg, died at the intersection of Lower Allen Drive and Gettysburg Road in Camp Hill just before 10 a.m. on Wednesday, Apr. 6, according to the Cumberland County coroner's office. Amézquita-Vazquez was fleeing from police after they attempted to stop him for driving a dirt bike without a license plate, according to Lower Allen Township police. He wove through traffic eventually fatally hitting a pickup truck, poli…

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by Jillian Pikora