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Amish Buggy Driver Cited For Crash In Lancaster County: PA State Police Amish Buggy Driver Cited For Crash In Lancaster County: PA State Police
Amish Buggy Driver Cited For Crash In Lancaster County: PA State Police An Amish man has been cited after he was speeding and lost control of his horse, Pennsylvania State Police announced in a release on Nov. 8. Troopers were called to the two-vehicle crash at the intersection of Old Philadelphia Pike and North Ronks Road in Leacock Township around 12:38 p.m. on Oct. 27, according to the PSP release.  The trooper's investigation revealed that the driver of the horse and buggy "failed to maintain control of his horse", and was speeding in an attempt to pass a 2014 Honda CRV from the right, as stated in the release.  The Honda CRV was stopped at the t…

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by Jillian Pikora
Police & Fire
Police ID Speeding Driver, 25, Killed In Head-On Crash With Tour Bus In Leacock Twp. Police ID Speeding Driver, 25, Killed In Head-On Crash With Tour Bus In Leacock Twp.
Police ID Speeding Driver, 25, Killed In Head-On Crash With Tour Bus In Leacock Twp. Police have identified the 25-year-old sedan driver who died in a crash with a tour bus in Lancaster County early Thursday, Oct. 26. Louis Marotto, of New Holland, was heading north on Hollander Road at a high rate of speed in a Nissan sedan when she swerved into the southbound lane and struck the tour bus head-on, around 2:50 a.m. in Leacock Township on Thursday, Oct. 26, Pennsylvania State Police said. The tour bus operator was not injured, PSP said, and Marotto was pronounced dead at 4:05 a.m., of multiple blunt force trauma, the coroner said.

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by Cecilia Levine
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Driver Killed In Head-On Crash With Tour Bus In Lancaster County: State Police Driver Killed In Head-On Crash With Tour Bus In Lancaster County: State Police
Driver Killed In Head-On Crash With Tour Bus In Lancaster County: State Police A 25-year-old is dead after colliding with a tour bus in Leacock Township early Thursday morning, Oct.26, according to state police.  It happened just before 3 a.m., authorities said.  The driver was headed north on North Hollander Road near the intersection with Yost Road when they lost control of their Nissan sedan and entered the southbound lane, troopers said. The driver, who police did not identify, was pronounced dead at the scene. The bus driver was unharmed, they added.  The crash remains under investigation. 

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by Mac Bullock
Business
Sheets Tied Together To Escape Amish View Inn Fire, Injuring Three— Including Firefighter: FD Sheets Tied Together To Escape Amish View Inn Fire, Injuring Three— Including Firefighter: FD
Sheets Tied Together To Escape Amish View Inn Fire, Injuring Three— Including Firefighter: FD Three people— including a firefighter— were injured in an early morning fire at a hotel in Lancaster County on Thursday, February 23, 2023, authorities say. Sheets were quickly tied together and used as ladders as guests climb out of the Amish View Inn and Suites in the 3100 block of Philadelphia Pike in Leacock Township, at 2:40 a.m. fire officials say. The hotel was 60% occupied with 110 guests when a vending/ice machine on the first floor appeared to start the blaze— filling the hotel with thick smoke.  As the smokey haze billowed up to the third floor, guests crawled on the floor, br…

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by Jillian Pikora
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Multiple Fire Crews Called To House Fire In Lancaster County Multiple Fire Crews Called To House Fire In Lancaster County
Multiple Fire Crews Called To House Fire In Lancaster County Multiple fire crews have been called to the scene of a.fire in Lancaster County. Crews were dispatched to the home in the 200 block of Mascot Road in Leacock Township at approximately 2:40 p.m., according to dispatch webcad. The first crews to arrive on the scene saw fire spreading from a garage to the home, according radio communication. As of 4 p.m. a State Police Fire Marshal was called to the scene, according to the dispatch webcad. Emergency Dispatch Service operators were unreachable at the time of reporting. Follow Daily Voice for updates.

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by Jillian Pikora