Tag:

Mercersburg, PA

Details Released About Mom Killed In Head-On Dump Truck Crash In Mercersburg (UPDATE) Details Released About Mom Killed In Head-On Dump Truck Crash In Mercersburg (UPDATE)
Details Released About Mom Killed In Head-On Dump Truck Crash In Mercersburg (Update) Details about a local mom killed in a Franklin County dump truck crash on Tuesday, Jan. 30, have been released. Angel M. Rife (Peiffer), 49, of Mercersburg, died at the scene of a head-on crash into a 2006 Peterbilt 357 dump truck at 10148 Welsh Run Road/PA 995 in Montgomery Township, Mercersburg near Greencastle on Jan. 30, PSP Chambersburg Trooper Kevin Rhodes detailed in a follow-up release that evening.  **Scroll Down For More Details About Rife** Trooper Megan Frazer explained that first responders were initially called to the multi-vehicle crash between Bradley and Montgomery Ch…
Driver On The Run Pens Tribute To Mercersburg 'Best Friend' Days After Crash That Killed Him Driver On The Run Pens Tribute To Mercersburg 'Best Friend' Days After Crash That Killed Him
Driver On The Run Pens Tribute To Mercersburg 'Best Friend' Days After Crash That Killed Him A 28-year-old Maryland man has been charged in the hit-and-run crash that killed his 24-year-old friend in August 2023, authorities announced. And as it turns out, Gary Allan Godlove, of Hancock, apparently penned a heartfelt post to Kelby Lester of Berkley Springs, WV, and Mercersburg, PA, while on the run from police. Gary Gddlove penned a tribute to Kelby Lester, who died in his passenger's seat as he fled from the crash scene, authorities said. Gary Gddlove Facebook photo "When all them fake [f—ks] gave up on you because you took a wrong path for awhile you kno [sic] who was there f…
Triple Homicide In Pennsylvania Lands Maryland Man Life In Prison: USDOJ Triple Homicide In Pennsylvania Lands Maryland Man Life In Prison: USDOJ
Triple Homicide In Pennsylvania Lands Maryland Man Life In Prison: Usdoj More than seven years after a triple homicide in Pennsylvania, a Maryland man has been brought to justice.  Johnny Jenkins-Armstrong, 26 of Baltimore, MD was sentenced to life in prison and an additional consecutive 20 years for a "companion robbery charge," the United States Department of Justice stated in a release on Tuesday, Dec. 5.  His December 4th sentencing was for his role in the execution-style slayings of Wendy Ann Chaney, 39 of Hagerstown, MD; Brandon Cole, 47 of Fayetteville, PA; and Phillip Matthew Jackson, 36 of Mercersburg, PA, United States Attorne…
Pennsylvania State Police 'Failed To Stop' Causing Crash During Chase Pennsylvania State Police 'Failed To Stop' Causing Crash During Chase
Pennsylvania State Police 'Failed To Stop' Causing Crash During Chase A Pennsylvania State Police Corporal and a trooper caused a crash during a pursuit on Tuesday, according to a state police release on Friday, Oct. 6.  The crash happened near the intersection of South Main Street and Mercer Avenue in Mercersburg Borough at 2:21 p.m. on Oct. 3, as detailed in the police release. Trooper Spencer Taylor, 31, was driving and Corporal Michael Kishbach, 29, was in the passenger seat of a marked Pennsylvania State Police 2000 Ford Explorer, according to the release.  They were pursuing another vehicle along Icehouse Lane when they "failed to stop at a stop sign"…
HazMat: Eggs Ooze Into Creek In Mercersburg (PHOTOS) HazMat: Eggs Ooze Into Creek In Mercersburg (PHOTOS)
HazMat: Eggs Ooze Into Creek In Mercersburg (Photos) A hazardous materials clean-up crew was called to a cracking situation in Mercersburg. The tractor-trailer carrying eggs had some of its cargo break open and leak into the West Branch Conococheague Creek, according to the Mercersburg Area Fire Fighters and EMTs, IAFF Local 5421. The emergency crews were called to the mess in the 9100 block of Heisey Road around 3 p.m. on Tuesday, July 27, 2023.  The road reopened later that day. 
Mechanicsburg Toddler Crushed To Death By Hay Bale ID'd: Coroner Mechanicsburg Toddler Crushed To Death By Hay Bale ID'd: Coroner
Mechanicsburg Toddler Crushed To Death By Hay Bale ID'd: Coroner Three days before his fourth birthday, a Mechanicsburg boy was crushed to death by a hay bale, authorities announced on July 13, 2023.  A large hay bale fell on 3-year-old Lincoln Nathan Johns at a farm on Davis Lane in Taylor Township on July 1, according to a Pennsylvania State Police on Thursday.  Troopers from McConnellsburg were called to Fulton County Medical Center at 10:57 a.m. They were informed the boy had died due to life-threatening injuries caused by the falling hay bale.  Lincoln's death has been ruled an accident caused by "multiple systems or organs failuring due to blunt …
Mom, 3 Daughters Airlifted From Crash On Route 16: PA State Police Mom, 3 Daughters Airlifted From Crash On Route 16: PA State Police
Mom, 3 Daughters Airlifted From Crash On Route 16: PA State Police A mom and her three daughters have been hospitalized following a serious crash on Route 16/Buchanan Trail in South Central Pennsylvania, authorities announced on Tuesday, May, 23, 2023.  Sheena Hockenberry, 39, of Greencastle, was driving a 2017 Ram west in Montgomery Township when 19-year-old Owen Mack of Mercersburg came to a stop as he prepared to turn on to Garnes Road/T-311— that's when Hockenberry "failed to yield"— striking Mack's rear bumper around 5:35 p.m. on Monday, May 22, 2023, Pennsylvania State Police said.  Hockenberry and her three daughters— ages 10, 12, and 15— were hurt…
11 'Johns' Arrested In Sex Trafficking Operation In Cumberland Co. 11 'Johns' Arrested In Sex Trafficking Operation In Cumberland Co.
11 'Johns' Arrested In Sex Trafficking Operation In Cumberland Co. 11 "Johns" from 9 different parts of Pennsylvania were arrested in a joint Human Trafficking Investigation with the Pennsylvania State Police, the Cumberland County Sheriff’s Department, the Hampden Township Police Department, and the Cumberland County District Attorney’s Office. In what was called Operation Impact Demand 4, the men would contact undercover investigators and arrange to trade sex of money at a hotel in South Middleton Township, but when they arrived they would be arrested. Cumberland County District Attorney Seán M. McCormack commented on the arrests stating the following: …
Head-On Collision Kills Mercersburg Solider, Chambersburg Man, State Police Say Head-On Collision Kills Mercersburg Solider, Chambersburg Man, State Police Say
Head-On Collision Kills Mercersburg Solider, Chambersburg Man, State Police Say A head-on collision has killed two people and sent another to an area hospital, according to a release by Pennsylvania state police on Tuesday, Feb. 7. Richard E. Cowan, 69, of Chambersburg, drove his 2015 Ford Transit over the center turning lane in the 8100 block of US 30/Lincoln Way slamming head-on into a 2019 Hyundai Accent, driven Maura J. Boyce, 42, of Mercersburg, just east of Campbell’s Run Road, St. Thomas Township on Monday, Feb. 6, around 2 p.m., police detailed in the release.  Cowan and Boyce died at the scene and Cowan's passenger, Mark E. Schwartz, 63, of Williamsport, MD, w…
Woman Threatens To Shoot Tellers During Mercersburg Bank Robbery: Police Woman Threatens To Shoot Tellers During Mercersburg Bank Robbery: Police
Woman Threatens To Shoot Tellers During Mercersburg Bank Robbery: Police A woman threatened to shoot tellers at a bank during a robbery on Tuesday, Nov. 1, according to the Pennsylvania state police. The woman pictured walked into the Community State Bank on the 300 block of North Main Street in Mercersburg Borough around 9:45 a.m. on Tuesday, according to the police release.  She demanded money be placed into a black bag she brought with her and threatened to shoot tellers if they did not comply, although no gun was visible, the police detail in the release.  After the money was placed into the bag, the woman left the bank and got into her vehicle be…
Racing Fan Dies The Day After Crashing On The Way To His Grandmother's Funeral In Pennsylvania Racing Fan Dies The Day After Crashing On The Way To His Grandmother's Funeral In Pennsylvania
Racing Fan Dies The Day After Crashing On The Way To His Grandmother's Funeral In Pennsylvania A 24-year-old racing fan died the day after a serious car crash while on the way to his grandmother's funeral. Brady Allen Couch, of Carlisle was driving his 1998 Nissan Altima at West Lisburn and South Old Stonehouse roads when he pulled into the intersection and was struck by a 2010 Chevy Silverado driven by Benjamin L. Mauchamer, 28, of Mechanicsburg, according to a release by Pennsylvania state police. Both drivers had a juvenile passenger in their vehicles, Mauchamer had a 1-year-old boy and Couch had his 14-year-old cousin, along with 25-year-old Jeremy Price of Mechanicsburg, who al…
Details Released After Child Killed, 1 Airlifted, 2 Hurt Following Car Crash Into PA Home Details Released After Child Killed, 1 Airlifted, 2 Hurt Following Car Crash Into PA Home
Details Released After Child Killed, 1 Airlifted, 2 Hurt Following Car Crash Into PA Home A 14-year-old boy has died, another boy— also 14— was seriously hurt and airlifted from the scene, and two 16-year-old girls were injured in a crash into a central Pennsylvania home, authorities say.  The four juveniles were in a 1999 Jeep Cherokee going south when they failed to navigate a left curve in the road and lost control of the vehicle— slamming into a fence— overturning— hitting a corner of a home and crash landing in the front yard in the 7600 block of Renninger Road in Peters Township around 11:15 p.m. Wednesday, August 3, Pennsylvania state police say.  The drive…
Motorcyclist Killed In Airborne Crash ID'd By Pennsylvania State Police Motorcyclist Killed In Airborne Crash ID'd By Pennsylvania State Police
Motorcyclist Killed In Airborne Crash ID'd By Pennsylvania State Police A late night motorcycle ride turned deadly for a central Pennsylvania man. Pennsylvania state police were called to a crash in Chambersburg just before midnight on Saturday, Mar. 6, according to a release by state police. A 2007 Harley-Davidson Road Glide motorcycle had been traveling south on SR11 Molly Pitcher Highway near Highland Drive in Guilford Township when it exited the roadway during a left-hand curve— striking an embankment along the highway before hitting a second embankment head-on, police say. That's when he went airborne, separated from his Harley, but both the driver and …