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Schuylkill County Man Killed In Berks Crash: Pennsylvania State Police Schuylkill County Man Killed In Berks Crash: Pennsylvania State Police
Schuylkill County Man Killed In Berks Crash: Pennsylvania State Police A Pottsville man has died after a crash in Bethel Township on Tuesday, May 7, state police say.  William J. Lecher, 56, was headed north on Route 183 when he lost control near the Appalachian Trail, troopers said in a release.  Authorities said his Chevrolet Silverado entered the southbound lane before crossing onto the shoulder, striking a sign, and coming to rest on a grassy embankment.  Troopers found him unresponsive at the scene and he later died at Geisinger St. Luke's Hospital according to the release.  According to his obituary from James E. Humphrey Funeral Ho…

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by Mac Bullock
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Fiery Wreck On I-78 In Berks Hospitalizes Driver: Police Fiery Wreck On I-78 In Berks Hospitalizes Driver: Police
Fiery Wreck On I-78 In Berks Hospitalizes Driver: Police A Maryland man is hospitalized after ramming into a dump truck on a Berks County highway late on Wednesday, Feb. 1, authorities say.  A dump truck was parked on the right shoulder and partially in the eastbound lane of I-78 in Tilden Township to conduct roadwork, state police said in a release. The truck was equipped with a flashing, yellow signal board instructing drivers to move left to avoid work vehicles, they added.  At about 9:45 p.m., an eastbound tractor-trailer failed to switch lanes in time and crashed into the rear of the dump truck, badly damaging the rig's fender and fuel tank…

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by Mac Bullock
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Driver Killed In Berks Pickup Rollover Crash Driver Killed In Berks Pickup Rollover Crash
Driver Killed In Berks Pickup Rollover Crash A 26-year-old Pennsylvania man was killed in a rollover crash Independence Day Weekend, authorities said. Norris Carl, of Shoemakersville, lost control of a 2004 Chevrolet pickup while navigating a curve eastbound on Mountain Road, crossing into the opposite lane of travel around 9 p.m., Tilden Township police said. The truck left the roadway and went in a ditch, continuing before rolling onto the driver's side, police said. Carl was partially ejected and pinned under the driver's side door, while his passenger climbed out the broken windshield uninjured, according to police. Over the…

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by Cecilia Levine