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Motorcyclist Flees At 150MPH+ From Traffic Stop: PA State Police Motorcyclist Flees At 150MPH+ From Traffic Stop: PA State Police
Motorcyclist Flees At 150MPH+ From Traffic Stop: PA State Police Two motorcyclists were seen "traveling at a high rate of speed" on US Route 15 and Pennsylvania State Police are asking the public for help locating one of the riders, according to a release on April 19.  The male riders were spotted by Pennsylvania State Police in Gettysburg at mile marker 15.4 on Rt. 15 around 1:50 p.m. on April 14, as detailed in the release. One of the motorcyclists stopped but the other "an unknown Hispanic male operating a new, all-white, Yamaha R6 motorcycle fled at speeds in excess of 150 MPH on US15 NB into York County," as state in the release.  Just be…
Puddle Causes Serious Tractor-Trailer, SUV Crash On US 15 In PA, Police Say Puddle Causes Serious Tractor-Trailer, SUV Crash On US 15 In PA, Police Say
Puddle Causes Serious Tractor-Trailer, SUV Crash On US 15 In PA, Police Say A woman was hospitalized after "standing rain water on the roadway" made her lose control of her SUV, Upper Allen Township police announced Wednesday evening. The police were called to the scene of the two-vehicle crash on US Route 15 northbound, near the East Winding Hill Road exit, around 12:15 p.m. on Tuesday, April 2, the department detailed in the release. Arriving officers found the SUV heavily damaged and pulled over on the side of the highway with the tractor-trailer behind it (as pictured).  Here's how the police described what happened: "The investigation determined that th…
Entrapped Trucker Med'Evaced From Rollover HazMat Incident On US Route 15 (UPDATE) Entrapped Trucker Med'Evaced From Rollover HazMat Incident On US Route 15 (UPDATE)
Entrapped Trucker Med'Evaced From Rollover HazMat Incident On US Route 15 (Update) A HazMat team and multiple emergency crews have been called to the scene of a crash on US Route 15 on Tuesday morning, according to the York County Department of Emergency Services.  The call to a tractor-trailer overturned and spilled an estimated 100 gallons of diesel onto the southbound lanes of Route 15 near Range End Road in Carroll Township, Dillsburg came into dispatch at 9:11 a.m. on Dec. 19, York County Office of Emergency Management Public Information Officer Ted Czech explained to Daily Voice. One person in the truck freed themselves but the other was trapped and needed emer…
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…
Carlisle Man Killed Slamming Into Tow Truck ID'd: Coroner Carlisle Man Killed Slamming Into Tow Truck ID'd: Coroner
Carlisle Man Killed Slamming Into Tow Truck 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…
HAZMAT: Asphalt Spills On US-15, PennDOT Officials Say (UPDATE) HAZMAT: Asphalt Spills On US-15, PennDOT Officials Say (UPDATE)
HAZMAT: Asphalt Spills On US-15, PennDOT Officials Say (Update) A tanker truck carrying bituminous oil, commonly known as asphalt, crashed on US Route 15 on Thursday, according to the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation.  The truck blew a tire and veered off US 15 going into the woods — spilling asphalt the entire time, according to PennDOT spokesperson Frizti Schreffler.  The crash happened in the northbound lanes near mile marker 19.4 in Tyrone Township around 8 a.m. on Aug. 17, as shown on 511pa.  Shortly after that crash, there was a crash (that possibly was due to rubbernecking) in the southbound lanes. It involved t…
Bear Struck Dead On US 15 Near Gettysburg: Authorities (PHOTOS) Bear Struck Dead On US 15 Near Gettysburg: Authorities (PHOTOS)
Bear Struck Dead On US 15 Near Gettysburg: Authorities (Photos) A bear was killed when a pick-up truck hit it on US Route 15 in Pennsylvania on Wednesday, authorities say.  A white pick-up truck hit the bear crossing Rt. 15 north a little after 10 a.m. on July 26, 2023, according to the Barlow Volunteer Fire Department. The crash happened near Gettysburg at mile marker 7.2, according to the department.  Company 22 and Mutual Aid responded to the call to the scene.  The driver was unharmed.  This is the second crash involving a bear on a Pennsylvania highway that Daily Voice has reported on in less than 24 hours. In the o…
Motorcyclist Dies After Slamming Into Bear On I-81 (UPDATE) Motorcyclist Dies After Slamming Into Bear On I-81 (UPDATE)
Motorcyclist Dies After Slamming Into Bear On I-81 (Update) A 67-year-old man has died after his motorcycle hit a bear on Interstate 81 early on Tuesday, July 25, 2023,  state police say.  Frank J. Castrignano was heading south when the bear wandered onto the highway from the eastern shoulder, authorities said. The crash happened around 7:30 a.m. in Rice Township, according to State Police.   After impact, the bike spun out and the rider fell off, police continued.  The Shavertown rider was wearing a helmet and eye protection, troopers noted.  He was rushed to Geisinger Wyoming Valley Hospital in Wilkes-Barre where h…
Wrong-Way Motorcyclist Exceeds 110 MPH In US 15 Pursuit Wrong-Way Motorcyclist Exceeds 110 MPH In US 15 Pursuit
Wrong-Way Motorcyclist Exceeds 110 MPH In US 15 Pursuit A Gettysburg man was arrested after traveling the wrong direction on US Route 15 while going over 100 mph, according to Pennsylvania state police. Kody Michae Luckenbaugh, 21, pushed his luck with police by fleeing an attempted traffic stop after speeding around a corner at York and Granite Station roads in Straban Township on Wednesday just before 7 a.m. During the pursuit that followed, he traveled at speeds over 110 mph on his 2013 Yamaha motorcycle. Due to safety concerns the pursuit halted but he was spotted again shortly after. The second time he was spotted, he almost hit another …