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30-Year-Old Motorcyclist Killed In 3-Vehicle Crash: PA State Police 30-Year-Old Motorcyclist Killed In 3-Vehicle Crash: PA State Police
Zach Daley Dies At Scene Of Chambersburg Crash: PSP A 30-year-old man died at the scene of a three-vehicle crash in Central Pennsylvania on Tuesday night, state police announced the following day.  Zachery "Zach" L. Daley of Greencastle was in the left lane, riding south on his 2003 Suzuki along PA Route 11/Molly Pitcher Highway when the crash happened at 8:22 p.m. on April 23, PA State Police Trooper Jesse Picklo detailed in the release. A 2014 Mini Countryman driven by 55-year-old Candace Rutherford also of Greencastle, attempted to cross into his lane — clipping his bike with the rear of her vehicle, this sent Zach into the northbound lan…

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I-81 Traffic Creeps, Crawls Following 'Serious' Crash At PA/MD Line:PennDOT I-81 Traffic Creeps, Crawls Following 'Serious' Crash At PA/MD Line:PennDOT
I-81 Traffic Creeps, Crawls Following 'Serious' Crash At PA/MD Line:PennDOT A serious crash on Interstate 81 caused some major deals near the Pennslyvania/Maryland state line on Monday, according to authorities.  The crash happened in the northbound lanes of I-81 at mile marker 10.3 in Guilford Township, Greencastle at 9:28 a.m. on March 11, according to PennDOT.  State police investigated the crash.  The number of vehicles involved and any injuries were not noted.  PennDOT expects residual delays. 

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Obituaries
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)
Local Mom, Angel M. Rife, 49, Killed In Mercersburg Crash 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…

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Teen Driver ID'd As MD Family Shares Heartbreaking Details After Deadly Greencastle Pursuit Teen Driver ID'd As MD Family Shares Heartbreaking Details After Deadly Greencastle Pursuit
Obituaries Of Kody Lacey, Robert Wade Norwood Killed Chase A family has lost its father, his fiance has lost her teenage brother — and all of the Christmas presents were destroyed — after the pair fled from Pennsylvania State falling 30 feet into "a body of water," as Trooper Megan Frazer told Daily Voice and the family explained on Thursday.  Robert Wade Norwood, 21, of Hagerstown was the passenger in the car that crashed and the driver was his 16-year-old brother-in-law to-be, Kody Andrew Lacey, the family detailed in multiple GoFundMe campaigns, Daily Voice had verified late on Dec. 21.   The duo allegedly were seen breaking …

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Chambersburg Inmate Escapes To Maryland: State Police Chambersburg Inmate Escapes To Maryland: State Police
Chambersburg Inmate Escapes To Maryland: State Police An inmate escaped police custody while going to a doctor's appointment, Pennsylvania State Police announced on Aug. 22. Joshua Allen Nicholl, 26, of Greencastle was "temporarily authorized" to go to the "outside doctor's appointment" from the Franklin County Jail on Aug. 9, according to the state police release.  By 6:41 p.m. officers became concerned that Nicholl hadn't returned, PSP Chambersburg was notified, and a warrant for Nicholl's arrest issued was soon issued.  Nicholl was located in Washington County, Maryland sometime between that evening and Aug. 22, and the exact dat…

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Greencastle Grandma Killed In Tractor Crash, State Police Say Greencastle Grandma Killed In Tractor Crash, State Police Say
Greencastle Grandma Killed In Tractor Crash, State Police Say  A 69-year-old grandmother died in a two-vehicle crash in Central Pennsylvania on Monday, Pennsylvania State Police announced on Wednesday, July 19, 2023.  Pamela "Pam" M. Scott of Greencastle died at the scene of the crash on Williamson Road around 8:20 a.m. on July 17, according to state police.  Pam had been driving a 2004 Jeep Wrangler east in Antrim Township when she crossed over the double yellow lines and struck a 2023 Kenworth TJ tractor operated by 40-year-old Emeryck M. Bender of Shippensburg, PSP detailed in the release.  The force of the crash caused Pam's Wrangler to spin out…

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1-Year-Old Boy Among 8 People Shot At Over Fireworks In Franklin County: Affidavit 1-Year-Old Boy Among 8 People Shot At Over Fireworks In Franklin County: Affidavit
1-Year-Old Boy Among 8 People Shot At Over Fireworks In Franklin County: Affidavit Four children were among the eight people shot at when their neighbor became irate over their fireworks, according to court documents obtained by Daily Voice.  Dalea Joann Carbaugh, 45, of Greencastle, heard the fireworks on Independence Day and came out of the rear door of her home on Hager Road, Peters Township to yell at her neighbors to stop set them off around 8:45 p.m., Pennsylvania State Police explained in the affidavit of probable cause.  Carbaugh proceeded to exchange words with two of the men sitting in her neighbor's backyard before going back inside for her handg…

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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…

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PA Man ID'd In I-81 Motorcycle Crash: Authorities PA Man ID'd In I-81 Motorcycle Crash: Authorities
PA Man ID'd In I-81 Motorcycle Crash: Authorities A 65-year-old motorcyclist has died in a crash on Interstate 81, authorities say.  Mark "Doc" Brown of Greencastle was riding a 2020 Harley-Davidson FLHXS Street Glide Specia when he went off the roadway for an unknown reason and struck the guide rail at mile marker 13.5 on I-81 in Guilford Township and the call about motorcyclist came into dispatch at 7:11 p.m. on Sunday, May 21, 2023, according to Pennsylvania State Police.  The Franklin County Coroner’s Office was soon called to the scene, according to dispatch.  All lanes were closed between Exit 14 at Wayne Avenue and Exit 10 at Mari…

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Fatal Motor Home Crash On I-81 In Franklin County, Authorities Says (UPDATE) Fatal Motor Home Crash On I-81 In Franklin County, Authorities Says (UPDATE)
Fatal Motor Home Crash On I-81 In Franklin County, Authorities Says (Update) A deadly crash shuttered part of Interstate 81 on Wednesday, May 17, 2023, authorities say.  The multi-vehicle crash happened near mile marker 5 in Antrim Township around 11 a.m., according Pennsylvania State Police Trooper Megan Frazer.  The northbound lanes closed at exit 5 to Greencastle and Waynesboro, according to 511PA. Northbound traffic was being detoured off the highway at exit 5, according to Frazer. All lanes reopened around 2:30 p.m., according to PennDOT spokesperson  Fritzi Schreffler. The motor home rear-ended the tractor-trailer while the vehicles were s…

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MD Man In RV Flees PA State Police: Affidavit MD Man In RV Flees PA State Police: Affidavit
MD Man In RV Flees PA State Police: Affidavit A Maryland man driving an RV with a "blunt" of marijuana and an open can of beer, avoided numerous spike strips and road blocks setup by state and local police in Pennsylvania on Thursday, April 13, 2023, according to court documents obtained by Daily Voice.  Martin Luther Cudjo was spotted by PSP in a tan 1988 Ford Econoline Mobile Home with no registration and no working rear lights in the 6600 block of Molly Pitcher Highway/US-11 around 11:30 p.m., according to the affidavit. When he wouldn't stop, state troopers pulled up next to him with lights and their siren on— just as the 58-y…

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