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27-Year-Old Dump Truck Driver Lost Control In Wreck That Killed SUV Driver In Amity: Police 27-Year-Old Dump Truck Driver Lost Control In Wreck That Killed SUV Driver In Amity: Police
27-Year-Old Dump Truck Driver Lost Control In Wreck That Killed SUV Driver In Amity: Police One person died in a three vehicle crash involving a dump truck towing a woodchipper, an SUV and a tractor trailer on Wednesday, Dec. 6 in Berks County. The crash that killed Ford Explorer driver, Lawrence Urban 65, of Birdsboro, happened around 10:45 a.m. on Ben Franklin Highway (Rt. 422) and N. Monocacy Creek Road in Amity Township, Chief Jeffrey Smith said. The dump truck towing the woodchipper was heading east when it lost control just before the N. Monocacy Creek Road intersection and went into the westbound lanes, hitting the Ford Explorer. The Explorer was then struck by a Peterbil…

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by Cecilia Levine
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Man Kills Himself In Berks Domestic Disturbance That Brought Major Police Presence Man Kills Himself In Berks Domestic Disturbance That Brought Major Police Presence
Man Kills Himself In Berks Domestic Disturbance That Brought Major Police Presence A man took his own life during a domestic disturbance involving a female that brought a major police response to the scene in Berks County over the weekend. Police responded to reports of a domestic incident on Morgantown Road just south of Westley Road around 2 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 14, Robeson police said. There, a man had locked himself in a vehicle armed with a handgun while a female had "taken shelter in her residence for her protection," police said.  A team of officers were able to safely evacuate the female as other officers made attempts to contact the male. While approaching t…

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by Cecilia Levine