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Car Crashes Into Berks County Home
First responders were called to an Earl Township neighborhood on Monday evening, Feb. 26 after a car slammed into a home, authorities say. It happened near the corner of Ironstone Drive and Willow Road, the Earl Township Fire Company said on Facebook. Crews arrived to find one person injured and treated them at the scene, officials said. Their condition was not reported. Units also worked to secure the structure and noted damage to the home's chimney and fireplace. The car, apparently a white coupe, was towed from the scene by Berks-Mont Towing and Recovery, the fi…
Police & Fire
Speeding Driver Dies When Car Goes Airborne Near I-95 Ramp In Philadelphia: Police
A 25-year-old man died in an airborne crash near an I-95 ramp in Philadelphia Thursday evening, Jan. 11, police said. The man was heading north at a high rate of speed on the 4600 block of Aramingo Avenue when he struck the center median around 6:46 p.m., city police said. The vehicle went airborne and struck an I-95 on-ramp pillar. The man was pronounced dead at the scene. Click here for footage of the scene from Citizen.
Lifestyle
Founder Of Chesco Horse Rescue Badly Hurt In Car Accident, Loved Ones Say
An animal welfare activist who runs a Chester County horse rescue is on the road to recovery after a deer leaped in front of her car last month, according to loved ones. Lakyn Shultz swerved out of the animal's way and was "catapulted into a nearly fatal car accident," said organizers on her GoFundMe campaign. Rescuers had to remove the 21-year-old from her crumpled vehicle, sending her to the hospital with a broken foot and forcing doctors to remove her spleen and part of her pancreas, those close to her said. Cassimo and Rodeyo of Furvivors Wonderland Horse Res…
Police & Fire
Pennsylvania Man Killed In South Jersey Head-On Crash
A Pennsylvania man was killed after colliding with a pickup truck in Gloucester County, authorities said. Monir Lancaster, 38, of Chester, PA, was driving a Buick Encore westbound on Stephen M. Sweeney Way in Harrison Township at about 4:30 p.m. Wednesday, Dec. 27 when he veered into the eastbound lane for an unknown reason, according to township police. The SUV collided head-on with a Chevrolet Silverado pickup traveling east. Lancaster was pronounced dead at the scene, police said. The Glassboro resident driving the pickup was taken to Inspira Medical Center of Mullica Hill wi…
Police & Fire
Troopers Among 5 Injured In New Year's Day Crash On I-95 In Delco, State Police Say
A three-vehicle crash on Interstate 95 sent two Pennsylvania State Police troopers and three young men to area hospitals on New Year's Day. The crash happened in the southbound lanes of I-95 near mile marker 5.3 in Chester City around 3:20 a.m. on Jan. 1, 2024, as detailed in the PA State Police release. The troopers were helping a disabled driver of a gray 2012 Dodge Challenger in the left lane before the crash. They had just gotten back into their marked police vehicle when a white 2010 Acura TL crashed into the rear of their vehicle, according to the PSP release. The Dodge C…
Police & Fire
West Grove 18-Year-Old Killed In Fiery Crash Into Concrete Wall, Utility Pole: PA State Police
An 18-year-old Chester County man has died in a fiery car crash, Pennsylvania State Police. Jason "JJ" Ruszin of West Grove was pronounced dead at the scene of the crash at 10:46 p.m. on Dec. 27, Trooper Michael Carter details in the release. JJ had been traveling east on West Baltimore Pike when the rain picked up. In the deluge he lost control of his vehicle — "exiting the roadway striking a concrete wall and a utility pole. The motor vehicle also caught fire," Carter wrote. The West Grove Fire Company, Medic 94, EMS, and the Chester County Coroner's Officer also re…
Obituaries
Gettysburg College Staff 'Flattened' In Tractor-Trailer Crash: Authorities
A 35-year-old adjunct professor, college staff member, and Ph.D. student has been identified as the victim of a fatal tractor-trailer crash on Friday, according to the Adams County Coroner's office. Sara Gifford most recently of Dillsburg, died at the scene of the crash in the northbound lanes of Route 15 at the intersection with Bonners Hill Road in Latimore Township, authorities confirmed to Daily Voice. The crash happened just before 4 p.m. on Dec. 22, according to PennDOT. A Life Lion helicopter was initially called to the scene and later the coroner's office was called. It…
Police & Fire
Teen ID'd As Hagerstown Family Shares Heartbreaking Details After Deadly PA Police Pursuit
A family has lost its father, his fiance has lost her teenage brother — and all of the Christmas presents were destroyed — after the pair fled from Pennsylvania State falling 30 feet into "a body of water," as Trooper Megan Frazer told Daily Voice and the family explained on Thursday. Robert Wade Norwood, 21, of Hagerstown was the passenger in the car that crashed and the driver was his 16-year-old brother-in-law to-be, Kody Andrew Lacey, the family detailed in multiple GoFundMe campaigns, Daily Voice had verified late on Dec. 21. The duo allegedly were seen breaking …
Police & Fire
Cause Of Ephrata Man's Fatal Series Of Crashes Into Cocalico Creek Revealed
New details have been released after a man crashed his car into Cocalico Creek. Marlin Fausnacht, 77 of the 800 block of Pointview Avenue, Ephrata, was pronounced dead at the scene of the crash into the creek at 6:18 a.m., according to the Lancaster County Coroner's Office. He was initially thought to have had a medical event before driving his Toyota Corolla off the 100 block of Old Mill Road in the borough. He went on to strike a pedestrian crossing sign, then slammed into a fence all before "going over an embankment into the Cocalico Creek.," a witness told the authorities. T…
Obituaries
Marine Killed In Manure Spreader Crash: York County Coroner
A beloved "Pop pop" has been identified as a York County man who died from injuries sustained when he slammed into a manure spreader, Pennsylvania State Police told Daily Voice on Thursday, Dec. 14. Lester Carl Stewart, 68, of Fawn Township, was pronounced dead at WellSpan York Hospital at 11:55 p.m. on Dec. 2, as detailed in Coroner Pam Gay's release. It was foggy and Stewart was not wearing a seatbelt when he struck a tractor towing a manure spreader around 8:45 p.m. on Saturday, according to Pennsylvania State Police. Stewart was going 55 miles per hour when he attempted to pass 19-yea…
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Bucks Man Dies From Injuries One Month After Car Wreck: Coroner
A Buckingham Township man who was hurt in a Bristol car accident last month has died from his injuries, according to officials. Peter J. Drugatz was driving on the 3200 block of Edgley Road when he veered into oncoming traffic and hit two cars on Nov. 6, said the Lehigh County Coroner's Office. The 70-year-old died from blunt force injuries to the abdomen on Sunday, Dec. 10 at a rehabilitation facility, the coroner said. His manner of death was ruled accidental. Bristol Township police are also investigating the crash, the coroner added.
News
Emmaus Woman Critical, BFF Killed In Crash During Road Trip To Arizona
A road trip of two best friends from Pennsylvania to Arizona ended in tragedy in Ohio. Kamryn Setzer, an Emmaus native, and her best friend, Emily Stevens, had uprooted their lives and were en route to relocate to Arizona, when Stevens lost control of the 2013 Hyundai Elantra on Interstate 70 on Friday, Dec. 1, Columbus police said. Their vehicle struck a guardrail near the exit to Interstate 71 and North Broad Street on the southbound side of the highway around 10:05 p.m., killing Stevens at the scene, said those who knew her on social media. Meanwhile, Kamryn was hospitalized in cr…
Obituaries
Father, Daughter Have Joint Visitation After RT 322 Crash At Lebanon/Lancaster Line (
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A father and his daughter have had a joint visitation following a double-fatal two-vehicle crash on PA Route 322 on Dec. 1, according to their obituaries. Allen G. English, 84 of West End Avenue, Lititz Borough, and his daughter, Grace English-Rohrer of Pine Drive, Lancaster, were killed at the scene of the crash on PA Route 322. West 28th Divison Highway near the Lancaster/Lebanon counties line in Penn Township, Manheim at 11:45 a.m., on Friday, Dec. 1, the Northern Lancaster County Regional Police Department detailed in a release. At 11:54 a.m. NYCRPD, the Bricke…
Police & Fire
Lehigh Valley Man, 60, Killed In Two-Car Crash: Coroner
A Lower Macungie resident was killed in a two-car crash in the township on Sunday, Nov. 19, according to authorities. Eric J. Cressman, 60, died from multiple blunt force injuries by manner of accident, Lehigh County Coroner Daniel A. Buglio's Office said. Cressman was involved in a crash at the corner of Lower Macungie and Brookside roads around 7:15 a.m., officials said. He was pronounced dead at the scene within an hour. In addition to the Coroner's Office, the PSP Fogelsville station is also investigating.
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Woman ID'd, Teen Hospitalized Following Fatal Crash On Rt. 41 (
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A woman has been identified and Route 41 has reopened after what Pennsylvania State Police are calling a "serious crash." Arlene Pecheco Figueroa, 36, of the first book of Gay Street, Christiana, "seriously injured" in a two-vehicle crash at the intersection of Route 41 and Pine Creek Drive in Sadsbury Township at 7 a.m. on Tuesday, Nov. 14, according to the Lancaster County Coroner's office. Her SUV had collided with a flatbed truck, leaving her unresponsive in the driver's seat of her vehicle, Coroner Dr. Stephen G. Diamantoni explained in the release. A coroner was calle…
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Coroner Identifies Victim In Deadly Lehigh Valley Wreck
Authorities have named the passenger who died after two cars collided in Lower Macungie on Monday afternoon, Oct. 30. Kathy Ann Schuessler, 67, died from multiple blunt force injuries, the Lehigh County Coroner's Office said in a release. Her manner of death was ruled accidental. The accident happened on the 900 block of Mill Creek Road just before 1 p.m., officials said. Schuessler, of Lower Macungie, was rushed to the emergency department at Lehigh Valley Hospital-Cedar Crest where she died from her wounds hours later, according to the coroner. State police and t…
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Driver Killed, Others Hurt In Head-On Crash In Eastern PA
A 55-year-old man was killed and two others were injured after a crash in Nockamixon Township on Saturday afternoon, Oct. 7, state police say. Tjerk J. Post of Lansdale was headed north on Easton Road when a Ram left the southbound lane and hit his Kia Telluride head-on, according to troopers. Post was taken to Grandview Hospital and pronounced dead, authorities said. His 51-year-old passenger was also hospitalized with serious injuries. The 28-year-old driver of the Ram received "suspected minor injuries," the police report says. Easton Road was shut down from bot…
Schools
Reading Student Hit By Car Near High School, Police Say
A 14-year-old student was hit by a car while walking to Reading High School on Thursday morning, Sept. 28, police told Daily Voice. The student, a girl, was crossing the street at the same time a car was turning, RPD said. Her injuries were non-life-threatening and she was treated at a nearby hospital, police added. The driver stayed on-scene and is cooperating with investigators.
Police & Fire
Fiery Crash Knocks Out Power In Philly Suburbs
A car accident in Feasterville ended in a fiery wreck and caused some area residents to lose power late on Monday, Sept. 25, according to authorities. The Feasterville Fire Company responded to a crash on Philmont Avenue around 9:30 p.m., officials said. The driver had escaped the car by the time first responders arrived, but the wreckage was in flames, FFC said. Two hose lines and firefighting foam were used to knock down the fire. No injuries were reported. Philmont Avenue remained closed from Street Road to Dolton Avenue while PECO worked to restore power, the d…
Police & Fire
PA Professional Adventurer Dies On 23rd Birthday, Police Say (
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A man turning 23-years-old has been identified as the driver who died at the scene of a crash in Lancaster County, authorities say. Josiah Maier of Lititz was named as the driver at 9:15 p.m. on Tuesday, by the Lancaster County Coroner's Office. The deadly single-vehicle crash into a tree happened in the 1100 block of Kleinfeltersville Road in Clay Township at 8:36 p.m. on Aug. 22, according to a release by the Northern Lancaster County Regional Police Department. Preliminary investigation details were released on Thursday, revealing that Maier and his co-workers and camp attendees, had j…
News
Berks County Woman Dies In Crash: Coroner
A Maxatawny woman died after crashing her car in the township Thursday, Aug. 17, according to authorities. Deborah A. Majerich, 67, was driving along Kohler Road near Berks County Park when her vehicle left the roadway and hit a telephone pole, said Lehigh County Coroner Daniel A. Buglio. She was rushed to Lehigh Valley Hospital-Cedar Crest by Topton EMS where she died from her injuries around 6:15 p.m., the coroner said. The manner of death was ruled accidental. In addition to the Coroner's Office, state police are investigating.
News
Navy Veteran Dies In Guiderail, Rollover Crash On US Rt. 209 In PA
A US Navy veteran is dead after veering off Route 209 and striking a guardrail on Sunday, Aug. 13, officials say. The crash happened near the intersection with Tuscarora Mountain Drive in Schuylkill Township, Schuylkill County, around 9:30 a.m., said Lehigh County Coroner Daniel A. Buglio. Brian P. Dahm of Brockton was headed south when his car lost control and hit the rail before rolling over, the coroner said. The 81-year-old was rushed to Lehigh Valley Hospital-Cedar Crest where he died from multiple traumatic injuries around 2:30 p.m. The manner of death was accidental, Buglio sa…
News
8-Year-Old Boy Killed In South Jersey Crash Remembered For Brightening Everyone's Day
The community is rallying to support a family who lost their 8-year-old boy in a tragic crash in Atlantic County. Javier Velez of Philadelphia was killed while sleeping in a car alongside a road in Absecon that got struck by another car, according to a GoFundMe and the Atlantic County Prosecutor's Office. "Javier was so full of love and life," Devin Alford of Philadelphia wrote on the GoFundMe page. The boy had been on a fishing trip with his father when the crash occurred at about 3:25 a.m. on Sunday, July 23, along White Horse Pike, according to the prosecutor's office. The driver o…
Traffic
Walmart Tractor-Trailer Crushes Sedan On I-81 In PA: Authorities (
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A sedan got stuck under a Walmart tractor-trailer on Interstate 81 on Friday morning, authorities said. The car was found crushed under the trailer near mile marker 13.5 on I-81 North around 4:35 a.m. on June 9, 2023, according to the Franklin Fire Company. A close-up of the car under the trailer.Franklin Fire Company The car was totaled but the tractor-trailer only had minor damage, fire officials said. The front bumper of the crushed car sticking out the other side of the trailer.Franklin Fire Company The driver was able to wriggle out of the sedan before emergency crews arrived,…
Police & Fire
Several Injured In Back-To-Back West Chester Car Crashes: Police
Multiple people were treated for injuries after a pair of car accidents clogged up Gay Street in West Chester in the early morning hours on Tuesday, May 2. Both crashes involved vehicles that had been reported stolen outside the borough, West Chester police said in a release. Dispatchers received the first call some 10 minutes after midnight, they said. A car hit a streetlight near East Gay and North Matlack streets, striking "other fixed objects" along the block before coming to a rest, police wrote. The second crash happened just four blocks away, near West Gay and North Darl…
Obituaries
HS Junior 'Big Mike' Mourned By Lebanon Community After Car Crash
A 17-year-old high school football player was killed in a car crash on Saturday, April 22, 2023, according to his school and family. Michael Joseph Rivera was an eleventh-grade student at Cedar Crest High School. Superintendent Philip Domencic released the following statement on "Big Mike's" death over the weekend: "The Cornwall-Lebanon School District is saddened by the news today that one of our students in 11th grade, Michael Joseph Rivera, died last night as a result of car accident. On behalf of our entire school district community, we extend our deepest sympathy to Michael’s family…
Police & Fire
Meth, Pot Seized From Wanted NJ Woman In Lehigh Valley Car Crash: Police
A New Jersey woman who was allegedly caught with drugs at the scene of a car accident last year is now facing criminal charges, authorities say. Police in Forks Township were called to a crash at the corner of Uhler and Kesslerville roads on May 25 last year, the department said in a release. They arrived and soon noticed that one of the back-seat passengers in an involved car, Samantha Ike, had an active bench warrant in Northampton County, police said. Ike was taken into custody at the scene and searched during the arrest, the release says. Police claimed they found "several b…
Police & Fire
Coroner IDs Bethlehem Crash Victim
Officials have identified the man killed in a single-vehicle crash in Bethlehem over the weekend. Joseph G. Rodriguez, 32, of Bethlehem, was driving north on Route 412 near Commerce Center Boulevard on Saturday, Feb. 18, said Coroner Daniel A. Buglio in a statement. Just before 10 p.m., Rodriguez's car veered off the road, hitting several trees before coming to a rest, the coroner said. He was rushed to St. Luke's University Hospital on Ostrum Street when he was pronounced dead minutes later, officials wrote. Rodriguez's cause of death was multiple blunt force injuries, a…
Police & Fire
Pedestrian Killed In Bucks Crash: Police
A pedestrian in Tinicum Township was hit and killed by a passing car, police say. The victim, whose name has not been released, was crossing Easton Road from Tohickon Valley Road at about 6540 p.m. on Thursday, Jan. 27, township police said. They were declared dead at the scene. The driver remained on-scene and is cooperating with investigators, authorities added. Anyone with information is asked to call Tinicum police at 610-294-9158.
Police & Fire
Bucks County Woman Killed In Northampton County Crash On Xmas Day: Coroner
A Bucks County woman has died after being hit by a car in Northampton County on Christmas Day, officials say. Michele Gardner, 46, of Riegelsville Borough, was rushed to the emergency room at St. Luke's Hospital's Anderson Campus on Dec. 25 after being struck by a car near mile marker 3.6 on State Route 33, said county Coroner Zachary Lysek. Her cause of death is multiple traumatic injuries, and the manner of death is pending the results of an investigation, the coroner added. Officials have not named the driver of the car that hit Gardner, nor have they indicated if…
Police & Fire
Car Accident At Train Crossing Slows Traffic In Delco: Police
A car accident near the train tracks in Lansdowne Borough slowed traffic during the afternoon on Wednesday, Dec. 21, authorities said. Lansdowne Borough police are asking residents to avoid Union and Nyack avenues while emergency crews work the scene. Please avoid Union and Nyack avenues due to a motor vehicle crash at the train crossing. Posted by Lansdowne Police Department on Wednesday, December 21, 2022 The department was not immediately available for comment. This is a developing story.
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