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5 People In Serious Condition After Crash On US 422, Police Say (UPDATE) 5 People In Serious Condition After Crash On US 422, Police Say (UPDATE)
5 People In Serious Condition After Crash On US 422, Police Say (Update) Five people are in the hospital and US 422/Benjamin Franklin Highway/West Chocolate Avenue was partially closed in Hershey due to a multi-vehicle crash, authorities announced on Monday morning.  The crash closed the highway's westbound lanes on the roadway between University Drive and Sipe Avenue around 9 a.m. on Aug. 21, according to PennDOT. A large SUV left the northbound lane and went down an embankment and slamming head-on into a large tree, Derry Township police explained in an updated release on Monday afternoon. Skyler Spangler, 20, of Red Lion, was driving, two other adu…

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Photos Released Of PA Crime Scene Where Man Strangled, Burned Pregnant Coworker Photos Released Of PA Crime Scene Where Man Strangled, Burned Pregnant Coworker
Photos Released Of PA Crime Scene Where Man Strangled, Burned Pregnant Coworker The Dauphin County district attorney has released photos of the crime scene where a woman who was stalked, harassed, assaulted, strangled and was left to die. FloorplanDauphin County district attorney's office Calvin Lorenzo Purdie, Jr., 35, has been found guilty of the May 23, 2019, murder of Charlotte Chaplin, according to a release by the Dauphin County district attorney’s office. Calvin PurdieDauphin County district attorney's office Charlotte Y. Chaplin, 49, of Hershey, was 4 1/2 months pregnant when she was strangled by her former coworker. Chaplin's bedroom.Dauphin County…

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Hershey Driver Who Struck, Dragged, Killed Pedestrian Faces $700 Fine, License Suspension Hershey Driver Who Struck, Dragged, Killed Pedestrian Faces $700 Fine, License Suspension
Hershey Driver Who Struck, Dragged, Killed Pedestrian Faces $700 Fine, License Suspension A female driver who struck, dragged and killed a pedestrian in a Hershey crosswalk is facing a careless driving charge with a possible sentence of fines and a license suspension. The crash happened when --Karl Piasecki, 65 of Hershey -- was crossing West Chocolate Avenue and when he struck and dragged a short distance by an GMC Yukon SUV making a left turn from Ridge Road around 7:30 a.m. March 3, say police. Michelle H. Walls, 56 of also of Hershey, was driving. She was charged with a summary offense of careless driving on Monday. The citation requires her to pay $629 in fines and Walls…

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Woman Strangled, Burned By Stalker Warned Coworker, Marked Her Killer, Leaving DNA Woman Strangled, Burned By Stalker Warned Coworker, Marked Her Killer, Leaving DNA
Woman Strangled, Burned By Stalker Warned Coworker, Marked Her Killer, Leaving DNA A Hershey area woman was burned by her stalker after a struggle and strangulation according to police, now more details emerge as witnesses begin to testify in Dauphin County court. Charlotte Y. Chaplin died at the age of 49 in her Paxtang home, on May 23, 2019. A fire burned through Chaplin’s house in the 500 block of West Chocolate Avenue around 6:44 a.m. that Thursday, according to police. By the time Hershey firefighters arrived the smoke was heavy and fire was consuming the house, but they were able to get into the residence and extinguish the fire only to find Chaplin’s body inside…

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