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NY Trucker On Meth Sentenced For Killing Ecuadorian Sisters In PA Crash: DA NY Trucker On Meth Sentenced For Killing Ecuadorian Sisters In PA Crash: DA
NY Trucker On Meth Sentenced For Killing Ecuadorian Sisters In PA Crash: DA A Long Island man will be behind bars for the next seven to 20 years after pleading guilty to causing a double fatal crash while on methamphetamine and alcohol, Lancaster District Attorney Heather Adams announced on Thursday, April 26. On April 17, Jagminder Jit Singh, 43 of Floral Park, entered a negotiated guilty plea on two counts of homicide by vehicle while DUI, two counts of homicide by vehicle, five counts of DUI, one count of aggravated assault by vehicle while DUI, one count of aggravated assault by vehicle, four counts of recklessly endangering another person, and three summary off…

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by Jillian Pikora
Police & Fire
Tractor-Trailer Fire On PA Turnpike Caught On Camera (VIDEO) Tractor-Trailer Fire On PA Turnpike Caught On Camera (VIDEO)
Tractor-Trailer Fire On PA Turnpike Caught On Camera (Video) A tractor-trailer fire closed part of the Pennsylvania Turnpike on Thursday evening, authorities said.  The Fairview Township Fire Department along with mutual aid responded to the "well-involved" fire on Interstate 76 westbound around 6:30 p.m. on Oct. 19. The tractor-trailer burst into flames near the ramp to Interstate 83 by mile marker 241.9, the department explained.  You can watch a short video of the fire in the player below: FTFD units along with mutual aid currently on the PA Turnpike with a well involved Tractor Trailer. MM241.9 westbound. Posted by Fairview Township Fire …

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by Jillian Pikora
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22-Year-Old Propelled From Sunroof In Crash Closing PA Turnpike In Dauphin 22-Year-Old Propelled From Sunroof In Crash Closing PA Turnpike In Dauphin
22-Year-Old Propelled From Sunroof In Crash Closing PA Turnpike In Dauphin A 22-year-old Lititz man has been identified and details have been released following a deadly crash that closed more than 20 miles of the PA Turnpike in three counties for over four hours on Saturday.  Bryce L. Nolt has died following a crash that shut down the westbound lanes of Interstate 76 on Oct. 7, authorities told Daily Voice. Originally we were told that an "accident westbound at milepost 264.1," caused the shutdown and detour, PA Turnppike Director of Marketing & Public Relations Carl DeFebosaid on Saturday afternoon. He later got back to us and said one person had d…

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by Jillian Pikora
Police & Fire
NJ Man Caught Going 142 MPH On PA Turnpike: State Police NJ Man Caught Going 142 MPH On PA Turnpike: State Police
NJ Man Caught Going 142 MPH On PA Turnpike: State Police A 23-year-old New Jersey man—who missed his last NJ court date for speeding—was found going 142 miles per hour, leading Pennsylvania State Police on a chase on the PA Turnpike, according to PSP Newville.  Alix Preston Eugene of Tinton Falls Township was clocked at the high speed in gray Hyundai Elantra on Interstate 76 at 4:45 p.m. on Wednesday, May 17, 2023, according to a state police release the following weekend.  A traffic stop was attempted but Eugene supposedly sped on for more eight miles when— "in an attempt to elude the police" he swerved across two lanes …

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by Jillian Pikora
Police & Fire
Shooting-Pursuit Injures PA State Trooper On I-76 Shooting-Pursuit Injures PA State Trooper On I-76
Shooting-Pursuit Injures PA State Trooper On I-76 Details have been released in a shooting-pursuit on Interstate 76 in Lancaster County that hospitalized a Pennsylvania State Trooper on Friday, April 15. Two troopers pulled over two SUVs, one black and one white, around 11:35 p.m. near mile maker 273.2 east in Elizabeth Township, Trooper Kevin Kochka said. One SUV pulled over onto the shoulder and the other one directly behind the trooper's vehicle in the right lane of travel. At that time, one trooper approached the black SUV, which was stopped directly behind their patrol vehicle and the other trooper approached the white SUV. …

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by Cecilia Levine
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Deadly Crash On PA Turnpike Deadly Crash On PA Turnpike
Deadly Crash On PA Turnpike One person was killed in a crash on the Pennsylvania Turnpike on Friday morning. CRASH - BLOCKAGE -Due to a crash on I-76 westbound at milepost 232.2, the right lane is closed. Motorist should expect slow or stopped traffic in this area. Stay alert and use caution.@TotalTrafficMDT#PaTurnpike pic.twitter.com/DMjATpvDtu — PA Turnpike Alerts (@PATurnpikeAlert) January 28, 2022 The single vehicle crash happened in the westbound lanes of Interstate 76 at mile maker 232.4 in Silver Springs Township, Cumberland County, around 5 a.m., according to the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation…

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by Jillian Pikora