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27-Year-Old Dump Truck Driver Lost Control In Wreck That Killed SUV Driver On Rt. 422: Police 27-Year-Old Dump Truck Driver Lost Control In Wreck That Killed SUV Driver On Rt. 422: Police
27-Year-Old Dump Truck Driver Lost Control In Wreck That Killed SUV Driver On Rt. 422: 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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PA Woman, 83, Dies In Rollover Crash On Route 61: Coroner PA Woman, 83, Dies In Rollover Crash On Route 61: Coroner
PA Woman, 83, Dies In Rollover Crash On Route 61: Coroner An 83-year-old woman is dead following a rollover car accident in Schuylkill County on Thursday, Aug. 3, according to authorities.  Ann Marie Zeall of Amity Township was a passenger in a car that veered off Route 61 in West Brunswick around 1:30 p.m., said the Lehigh County Coroner's Office. The car hit some trees before rolling over, officials said.  Zeall was rushed to Lehigh Valley Hospital-Cedar Crest where she died from multiple traumatic injuries around 5:30 p.m., the coroner said. The manner of death was not given.  The crash is also being investigated by state p…

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by Mac Bullock
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Berks Woman Charged In Amity Man's 2022 Overdose Death Berks Woman Charged In Amity Man's 2022 Overdose Death
Berks Woman Charged In Amity Man's 2022 Overdose Death A Berks County woman faces criminal charges in connection with the overdose death of an Amity Township man late last year.  Ashley Pupek, 34, of Birdsboro, is accused of drug delivery resulting in death and related counts, said District Attorney John T. Adams' Office in a statement on Tuesday, June 6.  Prosecutors said the unnamed Amity man was pronounced dead in his Douglassville apartment in the early morning hours on Nov. 4, 2022. There, investigators found "evidence of illegal drug use" and paraphernalia, the DA's Office said.  The next day, Amity police and Berks detect…

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by Mac Bullock
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Suspect Charged With 2016 Killing Of Berks Biker Suspect Charged With 2016 Killing Of Berks Biker
Suspect Charged With 2016 Killing Of Berks Biker Nearly seven years after the fact, a suspect is charged with the 2016 murder of a motorcyclist in Berks County, District Attorney John T. Adams announced.  Darrell A. Johnson, a 37-year-old Pottstown resident, was charged with murder, robbery, aggravated assault, and related counts after he was taken into custody Tuesday, Feb. 28, the DA said.  According to investigators, Johnson was responsible for the botched robbery that killed 28-year-old Michael Shields on Aug. 6, 2016. Prosecutors say Shields and his friend were on the 600 block of East Ben Franklin Highway in Amity Township…

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by Mac Bullock
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1 Dead, 1 Injured In Accident At Berks School Bus Stop 1 Dead, 1 Injured In Accident At Berks School Bus Stop
1 Dead, 1 Injured In Accident At Berks School Bus Stop One man is dead and another hospitalized following a crash at a school bus stop in Berks County on Friday, Nov. 4, authorities announced. First responders in Amity Township were dispatched to the 600 block of Old Swede Road/Route 662 just before 8 a.m., where a landscaping truck lost control and slammed into a car that had stopped for a school bus, police said.  The truck's front end was badly damaged in the collision, and a passenger was trapped inside for 30 minutes while rescue crews worked to free him, officials said.  The passenger, a 34-year-old Reading man, died from his i…

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by Mac Bullock
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Human Skull Found In Berks County: Police Human Skull Found In Berks County: Police
Human Skull Found In Berks County: Police A human skull was found in Berks County over the weekend, authorities said. The remains were discovered in a retention pond on Pine Lane on Saturday, April 30, Amity Township police said. The Keystone Water Rescue, Berks County Coroner's Office, Berks County Detectives, Pennsylvania Canine Search, and Rescue Team, Amity Fire/Rescue, and Monarch Fire Police all responded to the scene. The investigation remains ongoing.

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by Nicole Acosta
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2 Hospitalized After Crash With Fire Truck In Berks County: Authorities 2 Hospitalized After Crash With Fire Truck In Berks County: Authorities
2 Hospitalized After Crash With Fire Truck In Berks County: Authorities Two people were sent to the hospital Thursday morning after their vehicle collided with a fire truck in Berks County, authorities said. The 1995 Seagrave Aerialscope truck was responding to a mutual aid call in Amity Township around 6:05 a.m. when it collided with another vehicle in the 5000 block of Perkiomen Avenue in Exeter Township, the Exeter Township fire department said. The two occupants of the other vehicle were taken to an area hospital by EMS in unknown condition, officials said. No firefighters were injured. Officials say the Exeter Township Fire Department is cooperating with…

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by Nicole Acosta
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Married Couple Dead In Berks County House Fire Married Couple Dead In Berks County House Fire
Married Couple Dead In Berks County House Fire A grueling house fire left a Berks County husband and wife dead over the weekend. First responders were called to a home in the 100 block of Orchard View Drive in Amity Township around 12:30 a.m. Sunday, 6abc reports. Firefighters found Elder Henry J. Fordham, III, President of Allegheny East Conference Corporation of Seventh-day Adventists and his wife Sharon Fordham dead in a bedroom on the second floor of the home, the news outlet says. Their son, Shawn Fordham, suffered injuries while attempting to rescue his parents, authorities said. He was able to escape out of a…

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by Nicole Acosta