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After Fleeing Deadly Hit-Run, Driver Stole Dump Truck And Crashed Again: Bucks DA After Fleeing Deadly Hit-Run, Driver Stole Dump Truck And Crashed Again: Bucks DA
After Fleeing Deadly Hit-Run, Driver Stole Dump Truck And Crashed Again: Bucks DA A Croydon man is in police custody after prosecutors say he crashed a stolen dump truck while fleeing a deadly accident on Saturday, Feb. 24.  The wreck happened just after 1:30 p.m. near the corner of Ford Road and Veterans Highway in Bristol Township, according to the Bucks County District Attorney's Office.  A Nissan Sentra was turning left into the southbound lanes of the highway when it was struck by an oncoming Ford Explorer, authorities said.  Two passengers in the Nissan, 33-year-old Rebecca Whiddon and 37-year-old Richard Whiddon, were pronounced dead at the sc…
RV Fire Kills Repeat Drunk Driver In Conoy Township: Authorities RV Fire Kills Repeat Drunk Driver In Conoy Township: Authorities
RV Fire Kills Repeat Drunk Driver In Conoy Township: Authorities A fire at a mobile home park has left one man dead, authorities in Lancaster County announced on Monday, Jan. 22.  George Schabelnik, 74, died an accidental death at the scene of the fire caused by smoke inhalation and thermal burns at 12:55 p.m., the coroner details in a release.  The fire broke out in his RV parked at 2379 River Road in Conoy Township around 11:59 a.m. on Sunday, Jan. 21, according to the coroner's office. Schabelnik was serving five years of probation for trespass by motor vehicle, restrictions on alcoholic beverages, and his second guilty plea for driving under the inf…
PA Husband Killed, Wife In Coma Following Crash The Day After Her Brother Died PA Husband Killed, Wife In Coma Following Crash The Day After Her Brother Died
PA Husband Killed, Wife In Coma Following Crash The Day After Her Brother Died Jessica Hiestand-Schwanger is a two-time cancer survivor, who is now in a coma after a deadly motorcycle— which killed her husband— the day after her brother died.  Jessica, 43, and her husband 44-year-old Christopher "Chris" Coolidge of Manheim were found in a driveway in the 700 block of Woodcrest Avenue in Stevens, PA on Saturday, May 27, 2023, according to Northern Lancaster County Regional Police Department. The couple was traveling westbound on the avenue when they left the road for an unknown reason and drove through "mulch, shrubbery, and landscape rocks" crashing into a mailbox on…
Central Pennsylvania Man Dies In Airborne Crash On US 322 Central Pennsylvania Man Dies In Airborne Crash On US 322
Central Pennsylvania Man Dies In Airborne Crash On US 322 A 44-year-old man was killed in a crash on US 322 on Wednesday, Nov. 16, according to a release by Pennsylvania state police. Keith Krieger of Herndon was going south on State Road/US 11 in his 2012 Hyundai Elantra at the US 322 West exit ramp in Watts Township when he left the roadway around 7:30 p.m., the police detail in the release.  Krieger slammed into a guide rail— becoming airborne and striking a tree— 40 feet from the roadway and the car was now facing west, the police explained.  He was pronounced dead at the scene.  Krieger was a class of 1995 graduate of Shikellamy High Schoo…
Maryland Man Killed In Two-Vehicle Crash In Pennsylvania, State Police Say Maryland Man Killed In Two-Vehicle Crash In Pennsylvania, State Police Say
Maryland Man Killed In Two-Vehicle Crash In Pennsylvania, State Police Say A 70-year-old Maryland man was killed in a two-vehicle crash in Pennsylvania during the snowstorm on Tuesday, Nov. 15, authorities say.  Jeff Shook was driving a 2016 Chevrolet Equinox along Route 96, also known as Hyndman Road, in Londonderry Township when he lost control of the vehicle, Pennsylvania state police say.  Shook crossed into opposing traffic and struck another drive, before spinning out and stopping on the shoulder., according to the police release.    Shook died at the scene and the other driver was taken to Western Maryland Hospital with serious injuries, as detailed in th…
Northampton County Dump Truck Driver Dies Days After Crash That Also Killed Passenger Northampton County Dump Truck Driver Dies Days After Crash That Also Killed Passenger
Northampton County Dump Truck Driver Dies Days After Crash That Also Killed Passenger A Northampton County dump truck driver was pronounced dead at the hospital several days after a crash that also killed his passenger, authorities announced. Bobby Johnson, 66, was driving a dump truck that collided with another vehicle and hit a traffic sign support post near East 4th Street and Emery Street in Bethlehem shortly before 1:20 p.m. on Thursday, June 9, authorities said. Johnson, of Hellertown, was taken to St. Luke’s Hospital in Bethlehem and pronounced dead just after 10:30 p.m. on Wednesday, June 15. Meanwhile, front seat passenger David Polczer, 57, of Bethlehem, died from…
1 Dead In Fiery DelCo Crash: Report 1 Dead In Fiery DelCo Crash: Report
1 Dead In Fiery DelCo Crash: Report One person died in a fiery crash on Monday, April 18 in Delaware County, 6abc reports. The unidentified driver's car struck a pole and went up in flames near the intersection of 2nd and Pusey Streets in Chester around 8 p.m., the outlet says. The victim was pronounced dead at the scene, according to the outlet. The crash remains under investigation. Click here for more from 6abc.
Teen, 2 Adults Dead In Atlantic City Expressway Crash Teen, 2 Adults Dead In Atlantic City Expressway Crash
Teen, 2 Adults Dead In Atlantic City Expressway Crash A teen and two adults were killed when a car slammed into a tollbooth on the Atlantic City Expressway Sunday night, New Jersey State Police said. Reachthon Khiev, of Manchester, NH, was behind the wheel of a Honda heading east when he struck the Egg Harbor Toll Plaza near milepost 17.6 in Hamilton around 9:05 p.m., Sgt. Philip Curry said. The car went up in flames killing Khiev and two of his passengers, Reachsieh Khiev, 27, of Manchester, NH (front seat passenger), and Keotepie Khiev, 14, of Atlantic City (back seat passenger). A fourth backseat passenger, age 12, …
'Multiple Fatalities' At PA, MD Line Linked To Kidnapped Girls, Authorities Say 'Multiple Fatalities' At PA, MD Line Linked To Kidnapped Girls, Authorities Say
'Multiple Fatalities' At PA, MD Line Linked To Kidnapped Girls, Authorities Say The manhunt is over for former police officers and two kidnapped girls, who were found shot dead in a car that crashed near the Pennsylvania and Maryland border, multiple news outlets are reporting.
 Robert Vicosa and Tia Bynum have been on the run with Vicosa’s daughters, Aaminah, 6, and Giana, 7, after purportedly abducting them from their York County home. All four were supposedly found shot dead in a car crashed in the area of Midvale Road and Ringgold Pike just south of the Pennsylvania in Maryland around 3 p.m., according to WJZ and WBAL citing unnamed sources. Pennsylvania State P…
PD: Doylestown Woman Charged In Hit-Run Crash That Killed Bucks Man PD: Doylestown Woman Charged In Hit-Run Crash That Killed Bucks Man
PD: Doylestown Woman Charged In Hit-Run Crash That Killed Bucks Man A Doylestown woman was charged in a hit-and-run crash that left a Bucks County man dead overnight Saturday, authorities said. Officers responding to the 4700 block of Stump Road in Plumstead Township around 12:20 a.m. on a report of a pedestrian struck by a fleeing car found a 61-year-old Pipersville man with "fatal injuries," according to the Plumstead Township Police Department. The hit-run driver -- identified as 27-year-old Charlotte Kleckner -- was spotted less than a mile away from the crash scene, police said. Kleckner was arraigned on one count of accidents involving death or …
Reading Row House Fire Claims Another Life Reading Row House Fire Claims Another Life
Reading Row House Fire Claims Another Life A heavy fire that tore through a row home in Reading Thursday claimed the lives of a woman and her young child, authorities said. Firefighters were called to the smoke-filled corner home in the 900 block of Muhlenberg Street just after 9:45 a.m., officials said. Crews rescued multiple people from the home, including 32-year-old Catherine May Dingle and her 9-year-old son, according to Berks and Lehigh County Coroner's Offices. Dingle died of a combination of second-and third-degree burns over 86 percent of her body and smoke inhalation injuries Thursday night at Lehigh Valle…
Driver Dead In Fiery Bucks County Nursing Home Crash Driver Dead In Fiery Bucks County Nursing Home Crash
Driver Dead In Fiery Bucks County Nursing Home Crash A female driver died in a fiery crash at a Bucks County nursing home Monday morning, fire officials said. The woman was trapped inside of the vehicle that had struck the stone porch area of the Langhorne Gardens Health & Rehabilitation Center on Manor Avenue when Langhorne Middletown Fire Chief Frank Farry arrived at the scene just after 8 a.m., he said. Farry and a police officer used fire extinguishers to contain the blaze until engines arrived. The unidentified female driver was pronounced dead and the coroner was called to the scene, Farry said. The situation was un…
1 Dead In Fiery Crash On Baltimore Pike 1 Dead In Fiery Crash On Baltimore Pike
1 Dead In Fiery Crash On Baltimore Pike One person died in an overnight crash on Baltimore Pike in East Marlborough Township, 6abc reports. The driver lost control and crashed on the 900 block of the roadway around 1 a.m., the outlet said citing police. The car went up in flames and the driver was pronounced dead at the scene. PHOTO courtesy of 6abc Action News.