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PA Mom Breaks Every Bone In Face, Suffers Brain Injury After Deer Plunges Onto Car PA Mom Breaks Every Bone In Face, Suffers Brain Injury After Deer Plunges Onto Car
PA Mom Breaks Every Bone In Face, Suffers Brain Injury After Deer Plunges Onto Car April 23 was any other day for Natalie Sciotti. She was heading home from her administrative role in the Cumberland Valley School District, preparing to pick her 13-year-old daughter up for softball, then come home and make dinner for them and her 16-year-old son. But fate had other plans for 38-year-old Sciotti. She was approximately 300 yards from home on Boiling Springs Road, across from the Allenberry Playhouse, when a deer jumped from an embankment onto her vehicle, landing where the windshield meets the roof, according to her brother, Nick Sciotti. Sciotti's car, a 2022 Nissan …

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by Cecilia Levine
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PA Girl Suffers 'Severe Head Injury' After Strike While Riding Bike: Police PA Girl Suffers 'Severe Head Injury' After Strike While Riding Bike: Police
PA Girl Suffers 'Severe Head Injury' After Strike While Riding Bike: Police A mom driving her 4-year-old daughter struck a girl on a bicycle leaving her with "severe head injuries," the West Lampeter Township Police announced on Friday afternoon.  The young bicyclist was struck at the intersection of Wiker and Frances avenues around 6:40 p.m., the police detailed in the release.  The girl had been riding her bike without a helmet going north on Frances Avenue, investigators explained. When she crossed Wiker Avenue she collided with a 27-year-old mom's silver Nissan Rogue with her young daughter as a passenger.  The police noted, "There were no repor…

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by Jillian Pikora
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PA Dad Admits To Injuring 2-Month-Old Infant, Braking Bones, Police Say PA Dad Admits To Injuring 2-Month-Old Infant, Braking Bones, Police Say
PA Dad Admits To Injuring 2-Month-Old Infant, Braking Bones, Police Say A Mount Joy dad has "admitted to causing the injuries," to his 2-month-old infant daughter, police stated in a release on Wednesday, May 15 and in court documents subsequently obtained by Daily Voice.  Bryan Garcia-Almanza, 25 who recently moved to the 200 block of Cherry Lane in Marietta, was arrested and had his preliminary hearing and arraignment before Magisterial District Judge Michael Hess on Tuesday, May 14, according to court records.  Garcia-Almanza's infant daughter had previously been admitted to the Penn State Hershey Medical Center on February 9, 2024, the Susque…

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by Jillian Pikora
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Pair Ejected In Fatal Head-On Crash Along I-81: PA State Police Pair Ejected In Fatal Head-On Crash Along I-81: PA State Police
Pair Ejected In Fatal Head-On Crash Along I-81: PA State Police A 51-year-old woman has died a week after being ejected during a head-on crash along Interstate 81, Pennsylvania State Police and the Dauphin County Coroner confirmed to Daily Voice on Tuesday, April 9.  Sharon Michelle Bentler, originally of Berwick and most recently of Harrisburg (according to her social media and court records), passed away at Penn State Hershey Medical Center on Sunday due to multiple traumatic injuries she sustained in a crash on I-81 on April 3 Dauphin County press secretary Diane McNaughton told Daily Voice.  Her death was ruled accidental by the county co…

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by Jillian Pikora
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HS Student ID'd After Fatal Shooting In Harrisburg: Coroner HS Student ID'd After Fatal Shooting In Harrisburg: Coroner
HS Student ID'd After Fatal Shooting In Harrisburg: Coroner A Harrisburg High School student has been identified by his family and the coroner as the juvenile shot dead on Friday. Torray "Umpie" Eden previous of East Pennsboro, Enola, was shot in the 1800 block of Market Street at 10:15 p.m., on Feb. 9 according to the Harrisburg Police and the Dauphin County Coroner's Office. Arriving officers found Umpie suffering from a single gunshot wound and took him to the local hospital, according to the police.  Umpie had suffered a gunshot to the chest and died at 11:11 p.m. at Penn State Hershey Medical Center, Dauphin County Officials told Daily Voice M…

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by Jillian Pikora
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Grandma Attempted To Save 7-Year-Old Girl, Dad From Lebanon/Dauphin County Line 3X Fatal Fire Grandma Attempted To Save 7-Year-Old Girl, Dad From Lebanon/Dauphin County Line 3X Fatal Fire
Grandma Attempted To Save 7-Year-Old Girl, Dad From Lebanon/Dauphin County Line 3X Fatal Fire Details are coming out about a tragic fire at the Lebanon/Dauphin county line that left a grandma, great-grandfather, and 7-year-old great-granddaughter dead and three more relatives in the hospital. The three victims of the fire are as follows according to the Dauphin County coroner's office: Paul "Pappy Gar" Garman, 87, North Londonderry Twp., Lebanon County resident. Cynthia "Cindy" Weatherholtz, 60, Swatara Twp., Dauphin County resident. Kristi Dougherty, 7, Swatara Twp., Dauphin County resident. The call to the fire at 16 Patton Road, Annville, North Londonde…

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by Jillian Pikora
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Dad Dies In Dauphin County Prison Dad Dies In Dauphin County Prison
Dad Dies In Dauphin County Prison A dad awaiting his preliminary hearing on newly-filed charges died in Dauphin County prison Thursday, Jan. 18, according to court records officials. Michael Howard Butler II had been in and out of prisons in four counties since 2009, according to his criminal record. Tragically, for those who loved him, this time in prison was his last.  A "medical emergency" was called in the A Block dayroom after Butler was "found unresponsive, lying on his back, in his bunk" at 9:38 p.m. on Wednesday. Staff began life-saving measures within a minute but they stopped at 10:22 p.m. and…

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by Jillian Pikora
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Mount Joy Felon Going 120 MPH Hits Wendy's Fleeing State Police Mount Joy Felon Going 120 MPH Hits Wendy's Fleeing State Police
Mount Joy Felon Going 120 MPH Hits Wendy's Fleeing State Police  A convicted felon fleeing from Pennsylvania State Police has been hospitalized after slamming into a Wendy's going 120 miles per hour, Trooper Megan Frazer explained in a release on Wednesday afternoon.  Steven Ray Custer, 26,  of Mount Joy, was riding a motorcycle on Fruitville Pike and Petersburg Road in Manheim Township at 12:01 a.m. on Jan. 9, when PSP Lancaster Troopers attempted a traffic stop for "traffic violations," as stated in the release.  As Custer sped off at ever-increasing mph, troopers pursued him along Greystone Road, East Petersburg Township, accordin…

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by Jillian Pikora
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HS Junior Killed, Dad Of 4 Hospitalized In Head-On Crash: PA State Police HS Junior Killed, Dad Of 4 Hospitalized In Head-On Crash: PA State Police
HS Junior Killed, Dad Of 4 Hospitalized In Head-On Crash: PA State Police Multiple families have been affected by a deadly head-on crash at the Dauphin and Schuylkill counties lines. Ronald "RJ" Maichle, 17 of Gratz, was driving a 2005 Chevrolet Malibu east on Berry Road/PA Route 209 in Williams Township when he crossed over the center line and slammed into a 2021 Ford Escape, Pennsylvania State Police detailed in a release. His family and school later identified the driver as RJ.  The crash happened at 4:17 p.m. on Dec. 3, according to the police.  ***MCI on Route 209*** The Engine Company and Rescue Company recently cleared a motor vehicle accident on Rou…

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by Jillian Pikora
Police & Fire
Woman Charged After Crashing Into Firetruck On Harrisburg Pike Woman Charged After Crashing Into Firetruck On Harrisburg Pike
Woman Charged After Crashing Into Firetruck On Harrisburg Pike A woman has been cited in connection to a crash into a firetruck heading to a house fire on Thursday, according to a Pennsylvania State Police release on Wednesday, Oct. 4. Paula C. Maurer, 56, of Annville was driving her 2023 Subaru RX south on North Deodate Road and pulled forward at a green light at the intersection with East Harrisburg Pike/Route 230, according to the PA State police release.  She struck the Middletown Volunteer Fire Company truck that had lights and sirens on when it entered the intersection in Londonderry Township around 7 a.m. on Sept. 2…

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by Jillian Pikora
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PA Dad Admits To Killing 2-Month-Old Son: DA PA Dad Admits To Killing 2-Month-Old Son: DA
PA Dad Admits To Killing 2-Month-Old Son: DA A 25-year-old dad has pleaded guilty to killing his infant son, authorities say.  Daryl Carletto Brown underwent a mental evaluation in connection with the Oct. 14, 2020 death of his 2-month-old son, but ultimately on Aug. 21 a negotiated plea deal was approved, according to the court documents.  The boy’s mom had left her son with Daryl in their home in 100 block of West Jackson Street, documents show.  That's when Daryl violently bounced the baby on his leg because the child "wouldn't shut up," he told police, as stated in the affidavit.  The baby was taken to P…

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by Jillian Pikora
Police & Fire
New Oxford Woman Getting Mail Struck Dead In Broad Daylight: PA State Police New Oxford Woman Getting Mail Struck Dead In Broad Daylight: PA State Police
New Oxford Woman Getting Mail Struck Dead In Broad Daylight: PA State Police New details have been released by Pennsylvania State Police about a pedestrian being struck dead on Wednesday. Michael E. Zimmerman, 62, of Harrisburg, was driving a 2016 Chevrolet west on William Penn Highway near the intersection with Racehorse Drive in Union Township (Lebanon County) when he struck Jill C. Staub, 51, of New Oxford, the state police detailed in the release.  Before striking Jill, Michael hit a concrete barrier, continued west, but gradually entered the right lane, according to the updated release. He continued on the grassy right shoulder, into a row of mai…

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by Jillian Pikora
Obituaries
Teen Dies In Airborne Crash Into Utility Pole, Tree, Pennsylvania State Police Say Teen Dies In Airborne Crash Into Utility Pole, Tree, Pennsylvania State Police Say
Teen Dies In Airborne Crash Into Utility Pole, Tree, Pennsylvania State Police Say A 17-year-old boy was killed in a three-vehicle airborne crash in Williamstown on Thursday, January 12, 2023, Pennsylvania state police in Lykens announced that evening.  Kenneth Long, 74, of Williamstown, was taking a left turn in his 2012 Chevrolet Silverado onto Railroad Street when the unnamed Tower City teen driving a 2007 Chevrolet Cobalt entered the intersection and struck Long in the "11 o'clock position," in the southbound lane of State Route 209 just after 7:30 a.m., according to the release.  The Colbalt was "projected through a utility pole and into a tree" before falling back t…

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by Jillian Pikora
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Amish Family Hospitalized, Horse Killed Following Horse-Buggy Crash: Pennsylvania State Police Amish Family Hospitalized, Horse Killed Following Horse-Buggy Crash: Pennsylvania State Police
Amish Family Hospitalized, Horse Killed Following Horse-Buggy Crash: Pennsylvania State Police An Amish woman was airlifted with "serious head injuries," two other family members have been hospitalized, and a horse has been killed following a serious crash involving a horse-and-buggy in central Pennsylvania on Sunday, Dec. 4, Pennsylvania state police say. 31-year-old Stephanie M. Horne of Newville, rear-ended the buggy with her 2002 Honda Civic on Centerville Road in West Pennsboro Township around 8:15 a.m., according to state police.  While cresting a hill the Civic slammed into the buggy—propelling it into a grassy field on the right side of the road, then the buggy coll…

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by Jillian Pikora
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2-Year-Old Girl Hospitalized After Dad Choked Her Over Dog's Water Bowl: PA State Police 2-Year-Old Girl Hospitalized After Dad Choked Her Over Dog's Water Bowl: PA State Police
2-Year-Old Girl Hospitalized After Dad Choked Her Over Dog's Water Bowl: PA State Police A 2-year-old girl has been hospitalized following an assault by her father, Pennsylvania state police say.  33-year-old David Christopher Thomas of Wiconisco has been charged in connection with the assault witnessed by his other older children, according to court documents.  The investigation into the potential abuse was launched after the girl's mother saw bruising on her neck when picking her up from Thomas's home on Nov. 5 after the child had been with her father since Halloween. The 5 and 9-year-old siblings later told the police he used his thumbs to press on her neck two ti…

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by Jillian Pikora