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Airborne 21-Year-Old Killed In 4 Vehicle Crash: PA State Police Airborne 21-Year-Old Killed In 4 Vehicle Crash: PA State Police
Airborne 21-Year-Old Killed In 4 Vehicle Crash: PA State Police A 21-year-old man was killed in a four-vehicle crash on Route 30 on June 17, the Pennsylvania State Police announced in a release the following Monday. Shortly after the crash, Preston Mowery, of Ephrata, was found seatbelted but unresponsive in the driver’s seat of a 2013 Chevrolet Malibu along the side of Route 30/Lincoln Highway around 7 a.m. on Monday, according to the Lancaster County Coroner’s Office and the Pennsylvania State Police.  Three other vehicles were involved: a tractor-trailer, a Tesla, and another sedan—  all only drivers in the vehicles, according to the PSP re…

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2 Trapped In 4-Vehicle Crash Involving Tractor-Trailer On Rt 30 In York (DEVELOPING) 2 Trapped In 4-Vehicle Crash Involving Tractor-Trailer On Rt 30 In York (DEVELOPING)
2 Trapped In 4-Vehicle Crash Involving Tractor-Trailer On Rt 30 In York (Developing) A four-vehicle crash on Route 30 trapped two people in their vehicles on Tuesday morning, York County Department of Emergency Services explained. The crash involving a tractor-trailer and three passenger vehicles happened at  Arsenal Road/Route 30 Westbound near Loucks Mill Road in Springettsbury Township at 8:16 a.m. on April 9, according to YCDES. At least one person was reportedly injured, and two people were extricated from their vehicles, dispatchers explained.  Route 30 Westbound was shut down at Eden Road at 8:45 a.m. but it reopened at 11:32 a.m. according to PennDOT spok…

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Rt 30 Closes In Both Directions In Central PA (DEVELOPING) Rt 30 Closes In Both Directions In Central PA (DEVELOPING)
Rt 30 Closes In Both Directions In Central PA (Developing) A multi-vehicle crash has shuttered Route 30 in both directions in Central Pennsylvania on Monday morning.  The crash happened in Jackson Township, York County around 7:52 a.m. on Oct. 2, according to the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation.  The closure is between Big Mount, Labott, and Biesecker roads. The highway remains closed in both directions as of 9:30 a.m. This is a developing story. Check back here for updates. 

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Dad Of 5 Dies After 9 Days In York ICU Dad Of 5 Dies After 9 Days In York ICU
Dad Of 5 Dies After 9 Days In York ICU A father of five has died nine days after a crash in York County.  Angel Luis Torres-Plaza Sr. of the 700 block of Chanceford Avenue, York, has died in the intensive care unit at WellSpen York Hospital, according to a release by the county coroner's office.  The 59-year-old had been wearing his seatbelt when he lost control of his car— for an unknown reason— while heading west on Route 30 near Kreutz Creek Road at 1:25 a.m. on Wednesday, June 14, 2023.   His vehicle continued off the roadway, into a tree, and down an embankment, "leading to a difficult extraction,"…

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Rt 30 Red-Light Truck Crash Kills Ephrata Woman: York County Coroner Rt 30 Red-Light Truck Crash Kills Ephrata Woman: York County Coroner
Rt 30 Red-Light Truck Crash Kills Ephrata Woman: York County Coroner A 55-year-old Ephrata woman died in a crash involving a tractor-trailer in York County County on Saturday, Jan. 7, according to a release by the coroner's office.  Mary P. Escobar of the 100 block of Ashley Drive, hit the back of a truck's tractor (no trailer was hitched on at the time) when she excleated as it was stopped in front t of her for a red light in the eastbound lane on Route 30 near North Hills Road in Springettsbury Township at 8:15 p.m., as detailed by the coroner's officer.  Witnesses at the scene told authorities they saw Escobar accelerate her vehicle just before …

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Woman Admits To Killing Mom Of Three After Causing Crash While High On Marijuana On RT 30 Woman Admits To Killing Mom Of Three After Causing Crash While High On Marijuana On RT 30
Woman Admits To Killing Mom Of Three After Causing Crash While High On Marijuana On RT 30 25-year-old Renee Emerick is heading to prison for 4 to 15 years after admitting to being high on marijuana when she caused a deadly crash on Route 30 in West Hempfield Township on June 19, 2021, according to a release by the Lancaster County district attorney's office on Nov. 22, 20222. Emerick pleaded guilty to homicide by vehicle while DUI, four counts of aggravated assault by vehicle, and related charges in Lancaster County Court in June 2022. She was sentenced to 4 to 15 years in prison by Lancaster County Judge Dennis E. Reinaker on Monday, Nov. 21.  “This is a tragedy …

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