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Gettysburg College Staff 'Flattened' In Tractor-Trailer Crash: Authorities Gettysburg College Staff 'Flattened' In Tractor-Trailer Crash: Authorities
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…

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by Jillian Pikora
Obituaries
PA Family Killed In I-81 VA U-Haul Crash: Police PA Family Killed In I-81 VA U-Haul Crash: Police
PA Family Killed In I-81 VA U-Haul Crash: Police Shortly after friends said "drive safe & see you next time" to a Pennsylvania family, they received the news that all four members of the family had died in a crash on Interstate 81 in Virginia. A beloved grandmother, Douangpee Amnatkeo, 54, of Shippensburg, was driving a 2018 Chevrolet Equinox with her relatives Ericssan Kathpratoum, 13, Samiane Kothpratoum, 37, both of Shippensburg; and Monthy Matnopaseuth, 39, of Reading, in the passenger seats, while towing a U-Haul trailer back from the annual Lao New Year Festival at Wat Lao Buddharam in Murfreesboro, Tennessee, authorities said. …

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by Jillian Pikora
Police & Fire
Coroner IDs Pedestrian Struck, Killed By Tractor Trailer On I-78 In Lehigh County Coroner IDs Pedestrian Struck, Killed By Tractor Trailer On I-78 In Lehigh County
Coroner IDs Pedestrian Struck, Killed By Tractor Trailer On I-78 In Lehigh County The Lehigh County coroner's office has identified the pedestrian who was fatally struck by a tractor-trailer on I-78 in Lehigh County Thursday morning, authorities said. Jovani Julio Diaz, 28, was pronounced dead at 5:45 a.m. after being struck by the tractor-trailer on the westbound side at mile marker 45.1 in Weisenberg Township around 5 a.m., the coroner's office said. The manner of death was not revealed. The incident caused hours-long road closures on I-78 westbound Thursday morning, authorities said. The investigation was being led by Pennsylvania State Police Fogelsville Barracks a…

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by Nicole Acosta
Lifestyle
Community Rallies For Girl, 4, Comatose Driver Week After Perry County Crash Community Rallies For Girl, 4, Comatose Driver Week After Perry County Crash
Community Rallies For Girl, 4, Comatose Driver Week After Perry County Crash A 4-year-old girl and a man remain in the hospital over a week after a nearly fatal crash involving a tractor trailer in Perry County. The man was driving an SUV with a female passenger and two small children along Route 11/15 when he attempted to make an illegal U-turn and was struck by a tractor-trailer around 4:30 p.m. on April 7, according to Pennsylvania State Police. The man was found to be at fault for the accident near Cherry Road in Buffalo Township, say state police. Hazmat crews were called to the scene because the tractor-trailer was carrying powdered milk, according to PSP. …

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by Jillian Pikora