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Driver On Clonazepam With BAC 2X Limit, Sentenced For Fatal High-Speed Ephrata Crash Driver On Clonazepam With BAC 2X Limit, Sentenced For Fatal High-Speed Ephrata Crash
Driver On Clonazepam With BAC 2X Limit, Sentenced For Fatal High-Speed Ephrata Crash A 31-year-old man will serve up to 20 years for killing a man while driving under the influence of drugs and alcohol in central Pennsylvania, the Lancaster County District Attorney's Office announced on Thursday, Nov. 30, 2023.  Derek James Sensenig will serve a minimum of eight years and a maximum of 20 years in prison as ordered during sentencing by Lancaster County President Judge David Ashworth. He faced the possibility of a minimum of seven years and a maximum of 34, the DA explained when he pleaded guilty.  Sensening, of the 100 block of Fulton Street in Akron…

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GUILTY! Driver Admits To DUI At High-Speed In Ephrata Deadly Crash GUILTY! Driver Admits To DUI At High-Speed In Ephrata Deadly Crash
Guilty! Driver Admits To DUI At High-Speed In Ephrata Deadly Crash A 30-year man has pleaded guilty to killing a man while driving under the influence of drugs and alcohol in central Pennsylvania, police say.  Derek James Sensenig, 30, of Akron, was speeding and weaving in and out of traffic in his 2020 Lincoln Aviator SUV when he crossed the double yellow line and caused a two-crash in the 3900 block of Oregon Pike on Friday, September 2, 2022, at 11:37 a.m., according to West Earl Township police.  Sensenig hit a 2011 Toyota Camry driven by Jeffrey Myers, 65, of Brownstown who "was pronounced deceased upon arrival at (Lancas…

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Marine, Ephrata Dad Of Three, Dies After Climbing On Moving Tractor-Trailer On Christmas Day Marine, Ephrata Dad Of Three, Dies After Climbing On Moving Tractor-Trailer On Christmas Day
Marine, Ephrata Dad Of Three, Dies After Climbing On Moving Tractor-Trailer On Christmas Day A Marine, registered nurse, and father of three from Ephrata died after climbing onto the underside of the chassis of a truck between the trailer and the tractor, authorities announced on Wednesday, Jan. 4.  Video footage revealed how 39-year-old Paul Donnelly climbed "onto a tractor trailer truck and lie down on the chassis between the cab and the trailer while it was stopped at an intersection in Ephrata Borough" on  December 25, 2022 at approximately 12:25 a.m., the Eprata police stated in the release. He then "held onto the underside of the chassis upside down as the truck pul…

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Probationer Assaults Officer, Grabs Gun During Neighborhood Fight At LanCo Trailer Park: Police Probationer Assaults Officer, Grabs Gun During Neighborhood Fight At LanCo Trailer Park: Police
Probationer Assaults Officer, Grabs Gun During Neighborhood Fight At LanCo Trailer Park: Police A 39-year-old probationer was tased and hospitalized after an argument at a trailer park in which he allegedly assaulted an officer and reached for his gun, West Earl Township police said. Police were called to "a disturbance" at the Conestoga Manor Village Mobile Home Park on Sat. Dec. 10 at 7:30 a.m., where they learned of "an ongoing harassment occurring between neighbors," as stated in a release.  Joseph Christaldi apparently attacked officers on the scene and attempted to punch officer Justin Cruce, according to the police release.  "Officer Cruce then became engaged in a st…

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DUI Driver Kills Man In Ephrata High-Speed Crash: Police DUI Driver Kills Man In Ephrata High-Speed Crash: Police
DUI Driver Kills Man In Ephrata High-Speed Crash: Police A 30-year man has been arrested after he killed a man while driving under the influence in central Pennsylvania, police say.  Derek James Sensenig, 30, of Akron, was speeding and weaving in and out of traffic in his 2020 Lincoln Aviator SUV when he crossed the double yellow line and caused a two-crash in the 3900 block of Oregon Pike on Friday, September 2 at 11:37 a.m., according to West Earl Township police.  Sensenig hit a 2011 Toyota Camry driven by Jeffrey Myers, 65, of Brownstown who "was pronounced deceased upon arrival at (Lancaster General Hospital) du…

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