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PA Driver On Fentanyl Killed Mom, Injured Child In Head-On Christmas Day Crash, Police Say PA Driver On Fentanyl Killed Mom, Injured Child In Head-On Christmas Day Crash, Police Say
Steven Maldonado Charged For Crash Killing Karina Cruz-Camuy A 24-year-old man high on marijuana and fentanyl caused a head-on crash killing a mom and injuring her child on Christmas Day, Manheim Township police announced on Friday, April 5.  Steven Joel Berrios Maldonado was driving 27-year-old Karina Cruz-Camuy and her sons in a Gray Volkswagon Jetta while high on drugs, the police explained citing a blood test he took at the hospital.  Investigators determined Maldonado was going a minimum of 50.28 miles per hour in the marked 35 MPH zone on Wabank Road near Rabbit Hill Lane in Lancaster Township, when he he left the westbound …

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by Jillian Pikora
Police & Fire
Entrapped Woman Charged After Hit By Dump Truck In Ephrata: Police (PHOTOS) Entrapped Woman Charged After Hit By Dump Truck In Ephrata: Police (PHOTOS)
Entrapped Woman Charged After Hit By Dump Truck In Ephrata: Police (Photos) A woman has been charged after her vehicle was struck by a dump truck — entrapping her on Thursday morning, Northern Lancaster County Regional police explained. Rebecca Heebner was stuck in her 2005 Toyota Scion after she was struck by Glen Horning, who was driving a 2005 Peterbilt dump truck, owned by Martin Paving, according to the NLCRPD. The police were called to the crash on Hackman Road at the intersection with Hoover Drive, Clay Township at the Ephrata line (according to Google Maps) at 6:33 a.m. on Dec. 7. Through an investigation, officers learned Heebner exited Hoover Drive …

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by Jillian Pikora
Obituaries
Teen ID'd After Dying On Thanksgiving Following Pennsylvania Crash: Coroner Teen ID'd After Dying On Thanksgiving Following Pennsylvania Crash: Coroner
Teen ID'd After Dying On Thanksgiving Following Pennsylvania Crash: Coroner An 18-year-old man died hours after a two-vehicle crash in South Central Pennsylvania, authorities announced on Friday, Nov. 24, 2023.  Logan A. Gilbert of the 800 block of Middle Street in Chambersburg and his passenger Corben M. Heaton, 19 also of Chambersburg, were speeding while driving north in his 2000 Honda Civic by 4595 Wayne Road/PA Route 316 on Wednesday, Nov. 22, the Pennsylvania State Police detailed in a release. The vehicle crested a hill and went over the center line of the road, the York County Coroner's office explained. That's when they entered into the southbound lanes s…

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by Jillian Pikora
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Father, Son Killed By Car Rolling Down Driveway In Philly Suburbs: Report Father, Son Killed By Car Rolling Down Driveway In Philly Suburbs: Report
Father, Son Killed By Car Rolling Down Driveway In Philly Suburbs: Report A 94-year-old father and his son were killed when they were hit by the elder's empty car rolling down a Bala Cynwyd driveway Monday morning, Oct. 30, 6abc reports. Nathan Kobrin pulled into the driveway of a home on Penbree Terrace around 9 a.m., according to the outlet. When he got out of his Toyota Camry, the car rolled back down the driveway and struck him, Lower Merion police reportedly said.  The Camry then rolled into Llandrillo Road where it hit Kobrin's 68-year-old son, Sydney Michael Kobrin, the outlet wrote.  Both men were reportedly pronounced dead …

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by Mac Bullock
Police & Fire
Child Struck By Car In Ephrata: Police Child Struck By Car In Ephrata: Police
Child Struck By Car In Ephrata: Police A boy was struck by a vehicle in Ephrata on Monday evening, police say.  The 12-year-old boy was not crossing at a crosswalk and did not yield the right-of-way to vehicles when he attempted to run across the street, the police said.  The boy was struck by a car driven by a 36-year-old resident in the 800 block of West Main Street/US 322 in Ephrata Borough at 6:36 p.m. on Oct. 2, according to borough police.  "The boy was transported to Hershey Medical Center for injuries that did not appear to be life-threatening," the Ephrata Police concluded its release.

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by Jillian Pikora
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Kreider Farms Box Truck Slams Into Elizabethtown Church Kreider Farms Box Truck Slams Into Elizabethtown Church
Kreider Farms Box Truck Slams Into Elizabethtown Church Emergency crews were called to a church struck by a box truck on Friday morning, authorities say.  A Kreider Farms box truck struck Mount Calvary Church on North Holly Street by Hillside Avenue in Elizabethtown around 10:30 a.m. on Sept. 29, according to the fire department.  No injuries were reported.

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by Jillian Pikora
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GUILTY! Teen Who Struck PennDOT Employee In Hit-Run Learns His Fate: DA GUILTY! Teen Who Struck PennDOT Employee In Hit-Run Learns His Fate: DA
Guilty! Teen Who Struck PennDOT Employee In Hit-Run Learns His Fate: DA A teenager who "intentionally" hit a Pennsylvania Department of Transportation employee has pleaded guilty as part of a negotiated deal, the Cumberland County district attorney's office announced on Monday, June 12, 2023.  PennDOT employee Bill Layton "was pushed onto the hood of his pickup truck and ultimately propelled onto a mailbox" when he was struck by a gold pickup truck (pictured) along Rich Valley Road near Sherwood Drive at 10:50 a.m., on April 13, 2022, authorities detailed in multiple releases.  Dawson Adam Smith of Harrisburg was just was 19-years-old when he identifi…

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by Jillian Pikora
Police & Fire
Power Knocked Out When Driver Crashes Into Utility Pole In Lititz: Police (PHOTOS) Power Knocked Out When Driver Crashes Into Utility Pole In Lititz: Police (PHOTOS)
Power Knocked Out When Driver Crashes Into Utility Pole In Lititz: Police (Photos) Power should be restored by 5:30 p.m. after a SUV plowed into a utility pole in Lititz on April 4, 2023.  The Northern Lancaster County Regional Police Department responded to a call of a vehicle accident with injuries in the 400 bock of Owl Hill Road Tuesday afternoon.  The driver left the road way for an unknown reason and struck a PPL power pole.  The driver was hurt, but the extent of their injuries is unknown.  PPL is in the area making repairs.  The investigation into the incident is ongoing. 

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by Jillian Pikora
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Chester Co. Man ID'd After Amazon Truck Crash On Lancaster Pike Chester Co. Man ID'd After Amazon Truck Crash On Lancaster Pike
Chester Co. Man ID'd After Amazon Truck Crash On Lancaster Pike Authorities say that a Chester County man died at the scene of a crash on Lancaster Pike on Wednesday, Feb. 8.  A deputy coroner arrived on the scene near Schoolhouse Road in Providence Township and pronounced 61-year-old Mark Slobodjian, from Nottingham, dead around 6 p.m., according to the Lancaster County Coroner’s Office. Slobodjian had been driving his Chevrolet Equinox south and the tractor-trailer was heading north when— for an unknown reason, Slobodjian "swerved into the northbound lane causing a head-on collision,"  at 5:21 p.m., Pennsylvania State Trooper James Grothey states in …

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by Jillian Pikora
Police & Fire
Tractor-Trailer Cab Impaled By Its Own Load In Lebanon Co. (PHOTOS) Tractor-Trailer Cab Impaled By Its Own Load In Lebanon Co. (PHOTOS)
Tractor-Trailer Cab Impaled By Its Own Load In Lebanon Co. (Photos) Shifting cargo literally smashed into the driver's cab of a tractor-trailer hauling poles in Lebanon County, authorities say. The Annville Cleona Fire Department was called to the "vehicle accident" at the intersection of State Route 934 and Harrison Drive, North Annville Township on Wednesday, February 1, 2023, at 4:49 p.m., according to a release by the department.  The driver was safely extracted from the cab and taken to an area hospital with unknown injuries, according to the department officials. 

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by Jillian Pikora
Police & Fire
Mechanicsburg Woman Dies In PA Turnpike's Longest Tunnel: State Police Mechanicsburg Woman Dies In PA Turnpike's Longest Tunnel: State Police
Mechanicsburg Woman Dies In PA Turnpike's Longest Tunnel: State Police A Mechanicsburg woman died at the scene of a crash inside the longest tunnel on the Pennsylvania Turnpike.  The unnamed 64-year-old driving a 2007 Chrysler Town and County minivan crossed over over the eastbound lane, plowing through "multiple barricades" inside the Tuscarora Tunnel on Thursday, January 12, 2023, around 7:30 p.m. Pennsylvania state police detail in the release.  She "then proceeded to travel around two truck-mounted attenuators with activated arrow boards that were positioned in each of the two westbound lanes of travel," the police say.  She stopped wh…

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by Jillian Pikora
Police & Fire
Two Struck Pedestrians MedEvaced From Chambersburg: Police Two Struck Pedestrians MedEvaced From Chambersburg: Police
Two Struck Pedestrians MedEvaced From Chambersburg: Police Two people are in critical condition after being struck by a vehicle in Chambersburg on Thursday, Jan. 5, authorities say.  The police arrived to find the two victims struck in the 1000 block of Wayne Avenue at the intersection of Wayne and Sheller Avenues at 12:16 p.m. An "initial investigation revealed that both pedestrians were struck by a vehicle while attempting to cross the roadway mid-block and outside of a crosswalk," the Chambersburg police said in an updated release shortly after 3 p.m. Both pedestrians were flown to a nearby trauma center after they "sus…

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by Jillian Pikora
Police & Fire
Unauthorized Car Rally Led To Violent Crash In Suburban Philly: Police Unauthorized Car Rally Led To Violent Crash In Suburban Philly: Police
Unauthorized Car Rally Led To Violent Crash In Suburban Philly: Police A vehicle that is believed to have left a chaotic, unauthorized car rally at the Willow Grove Park Mall in Montgomery County overnight, authorities said. The striking vehicle hit several parked and unattended vehicles before coming to rest in the middle of the 2900 block of Old Welsh Road in Abington around 12:35 a.m. Sunday, Oct. 16, police said. At 12:50 AM on Sunday October 16, 2022, Weldon Fire Company was dispatched with Roslyn Fire Company to a vehicle rescue... Posted by Weldon Fire Company on Sunday, October 16, 2022 The back seat passenger was ejected while the driver and fron…

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by Cecilia Levine
Police & Fire
Lehigh Valley Woman Dies After Being Pinned Under Her Own Car, Coroner Says Lehigh Valley Woman Dies After Being Pinned Under Her Own Car, Coroner Says
Lehigh Valley Woman Dies After Being Pinned Under Her Own Car, Coroner Says A 72-year-old Lehigh Valley woman died after she became pinned under her own vehicle, authorities said. Sharon Lee Pecka was pronounced dead just before 5:30 p.m. on Sunday, Sept. 25 in her driveway on the 3100 block of Fern Lane in Upper Saucon Township, according to the Lehigh County Coroner's Office. The victim was found pinned underneath the driver's door of her vehicle, Coroner Daniel A. Buglio said. Pecka's cause of death was determined to be positional asphyxia, and her death was accidental, the coroner said. Further details surrounding the incident were not immediately known. The…

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by Nicole Acosta
Police & Fire
DWI PA Driver Indicted In NJ Corrections Officer's Death DWI PA Driver Indicted In NJ Corrections Officer's Death
DWI PA Driver Indicted In NJ Corrections Officer's Death A Pennsylvania driver has been indicted on DWI charges in a crash that killed an off-duty New Jersey corrections officer, NJ Advance Media reported. Joshua R. Beardsworth, 25, of Pittsgrove Township, was stopped in his BMW on the right shoulder of Route 55 when a car — also on the northbound side — struck him in Vineland on Aug. 15, 2021, according to earlier reports.  The 28-year-old driver from Lansdale, PA — Trevor M. Annunziata, who was driving a Volkswagon — was hospitalized with serious injuries, while Beardsworth was killed. Annunziata's indictment also charges him wi…

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by Jon Craig
Police & Fire
Man Helping Hurt Dog On Highway Hit By Drunk Driver: Pennsylvania State Police Man Helping Hurt Dog On Highway Hit By Drunk Driver: Pennsylvania State Police
Man Helping Hurt Dog On Highway Hit By Drunk Driver: Pennsylvania State Police A Harrisburg man was hit by a drunk driver while helping an injured dog, according to a release by Pennsylvania state police.  The 58-year-old Harrisburg man was driving on US 522S in Oliver Township when he struck a dog, pulled over, and got out to check if it was ok, state police explain in the release.  While removing the dog from the roadway he was hit by a vehicle driven by 43-year-old Jamie Lynn Ross of Bellefonte, according to the release.  The injured man was airlifted to Penn State Hershey Medical Center with suspected serious injuries, police say.  Ross remai…

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by Jillian Pikora
Police & Fire
Carpooling Goes Wrong, Jeep Dives Into Pennsylvania Pool (Photos) Carpooling Goes Wrong, Jeep Dives Into Pennsylvania Pool (Photos)
Carpooling Goes Wrong, Jeep Dives Into Pennsylvania Pool (Photos) Perhaps the car was overheating and need to cool off, or the driver misunderstood how carpooling works, but no matter the reason it's clear that diving and driving should not mix.  A red Jeep with its headlights still on was pulled from a Dauphin County swimming pool on Sunday, August 4, authorities say.  The Londonderry fire company and the Middletown volunteer fire department were both called to the "vehicle accident with entrapment" involving a swimming pool, according to officials with the crews.  No occupants when in the vehicle when the crews arrived, officials from both crews say.  …

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by Jillian Pikora
Obituaries
'Brilliant' International Pianist, Music Director Killed In Crash On I-81 'Brilliant' International Pianist, Music Director Killed In Crash On I-81
'Brilliant' International Pianist, Music Director Killed In Crash On I-81 A beloved musician and teacher died in a crash on Interstate 81 on Friday, July 22, authorities say.  Caleb Lane Flick, 37, of Lebanon and Harrisburg, was driving his 2014 Volkswagen Jetta at a high speed when he slammed into the back of a tractor-trailer that was stopped with its hazard lights on in the left lane of I-81 near mile marker 77 as the roadway ahead was closed for construction and traffic was being detoured at 11:39 p.m., according to a release by Pennsylvania state police. The other driver was unharmed, but Flick died at the scene, PennDOT officials and state police say.  Fl…

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by Jillian Pikora
Obituaries
Teen Killed In PA July 4 Crash ID'd Teen Killed In PA July 4 Crash ID'd
Teen Killed In PA July 4 Crash ID'd A 17-year-old has been identified as the driver killed in a serious single-vehicle crash that sent his four passengers to the hospital in central Pennsylvania on July 4, authorities say.  Dylan Myers, of Hanover, lost control of his vehicle for an unknown reason and struck a tree on the 300 block of Basehoar Road in Union Township at around 4:55 p.m. on Monday, according to the York County Coroner's Office and a GoFundMe started by a family friend.  Dispatchers initially received reports of a vehicle fire and sent a fire engine to the scene, but upon arrival, it was discovered the…

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by Jillian Pikora
Police & Fire
Popular Fireworks Stand Worker, Bicyclist Killed By Pickup Driver In DC July 4th Weekend Popular Fireworks Stand Worker, Bicyclist Killed By Pickup Driver In DC July 4th Weekend
Popular Fireworks Stand Worker, Bicyclist Killed By Pickup Driver In DC July 4th Weekend Police have identified the bicyclist and fireworks stand worker struck and killed by a pickup truck driver suffering a medical episode July 4th weekend in Washington DC. The Chevrolet Silverado driver had lost consciousness when he struck the westbound bicyclist — identified as 70 year-old Michael Hawkins Randall — on Nannie Helen Burroughs Avenue around 5:40 p.m. Saturday, July 2, Metro police said. The Silverado then continued across the westbound and eastbound lanes and struck 64 year-old Charles Jackson, who was working in a fireworks stand. The vehicle came to rest on the eas…

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by Cecilia Levine
Police & Fire
Ephrata Man, 33, Dies In Crash Into 2 Utility Poles, Stone Wall, Fire Hydrant: Police Ephrata Man, 33, Dies In Crash Into 2 Utility Poles, Stone Wall, Fire Hydrant: Police
Ephrata Man, 33, Dies In Crash Into 2 Utility Poles, Stone Wall, Fire Hydrant: Police A 33-year-old man has died after a serious crash into two utility poles, a stone wall, and a fire hydrant while driving a commercial truck, police say.  Manheim Township police were called to investigate the crash in the 2000 Block Lititz Pike/PA 501 in at 4:11 a.m. Thursday, June 9, according to a release by the department.  The driver of the box truck was heading northbound when he left the roadway on the eastern side, striking the previously mentioned utility poles, stone wall, and fire hydrant— and flipping the truck onto the driver's side, according to the release.  Eme…

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by Jillian Pikora
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Coroner Called To Central PA Shooting Involving Police Pursuit, Ending In School Bus Crash Coroner Called To Central PA Shooting Involving Police Pursuit, Ending In School Bus Crash
Coroner Called To Central PA Shooting Involving Police Pursuit, Ending In School Bus Crash UPDATE: A deadly shooting occurred as part of a chase that ended with a crash into a school bus in Londonderry Township, police say. Two people died and three people were hospitalized with injuries as a result of Wednesday morning's events, according to the police.  A Dodge charger slammed into a school bus following the shooting of one person in the arm and another in the neck, reports The Sun (Hummelstown).  UPDATE (9:26 a.m.) - Lower Dauphin School District has confirmed that the bus was a Lower Dauphin bus transporting... Posted by The Sun (Hummelstown) on Wednesday, February 9, 2…

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by Jillian Pikora
Police & Fire
DUI PA Driver Struck Deer, Put It In Her Trunk Then Kept Going: Police DUI PA Driver Struck Deer, Put It In Her Trunk Then Kept Going: Police
DUI PA Driver Struck Deer, Put It In Her Trunk Then Kept Going: Police A DUI driver in Pennsylvania was arrested after she struck a deer, put it in her trunk, and then kept going, authorities said. Officers conducting a traffic stop near Old Trail Road and Old York Road around midnight on Jan. 6 noticed the live deer in the back of the car, Newberry Township police said. The 19-year-old female driver and her 21-year-old male passenger from York Haven told police they had hit the deer before putting it in the trunk, authorities said. They later learned the deer was still alive, but they continued to drive with it in the vehicle, according to police. …

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by Nicole Acosta
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'No Brakes,' Says Driver, 71, Whose Pickup Plowed Into NJ Restaurant 'No Brakes,' Says Driver, 71, Whose Pickup Plowed Into NJ Restaurant
'No Brakes,' Says Driver, 71, Whose Pickup Plowed Into NJ Restaurant UPDATE: A driver whose pickup truck rammed through the wall of an East Rutherford restaurant as the new year dawned told police his brakes failed. The Dodge Ram went straight through the wall facing the parking lot of Al Di La, a restaurant and banquet hall on Hoboken Road between Paterson Avenue and Enoch Street, around 2:30 a.m. Saturday. The 71-year-old driver was hospitalized with head pain, Deputy Police Chief Phillip Taormina said. The driver told police he was trying to park when the brakes failed, Taormina said. The truck then hit a parking bumper and plowed into the eatery. …

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by Jerry DeMarco
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Pickup Plows Into NJ Restaurant Pickup Plows Into NJ Restaurant
Pickup Plows Into NJ Restaurant A pickup truck lived up to its name when it rammed through the wall of an East Rutherford restaurant as the dawn of the new year approached. The Dodge Ram went straight through the wall facing the parking lot of Al Di La, a restaurant and banquet hall on Hoboken Road between Paterson Avenue and Enoch Street, around 2:30 a.m. Saturday. The 71-year-old driver was hospitalized with head pain, Deputy Police Chief Phillip Taormina said. The driver told police he was trying to park when the brakes failed, Taormina said. The truck then hit a parking bumper and plowed into the eatery. Nick's Tow…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Obituaries
Central PA Pastor IDd As Victim Of Deadly Crash Central PA Pastor IDd As Victim Of Deadly Crash
Central PA Pastor IDd As Victim Of Deadly Crash A man who died in a single vehicle crash has been identified as a local pastor, according to the coroner and social media posts by his church. Reuben Hilliard, 38, of the 5300 block of Lincoln Highway in Hellam Township, was pronounced dead at WellSpan York Hospital on Tuesday at 8:17 p.m., according to an updated release by the York County coroner’s office. Hilliard lost control of his vehicle while he was traveling westbound along the 490 block of East Market Street in Hellam Borough, York County, according to the initial release by the coroner's office. He struck a parked vehicle and…

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by Jillian Pikora
Police & Fire
22-Year-Old Driver Seriously Injured Lancaster County Barn Crash 22-Year-Old Driver Seriously Injured Lancaster County Barn Crash
22-Year-Old Driver Seriously Injured Lancaster County Barn Crash A 22-year-old woman remained hospitalized with serious injuries Sunday after she crashed into a barn Sunday evening in Lancaster County, authorities said. A GoFundMe page for Shelby Tamara Hummer, of Manheim, was launched with a goal of raising $20,000 Sunday morning. Hummer was behind the wheel of a Toyota Yaris when she struck a barn at 453 Fruitville Pike around 6:15 p.m., Northern Lancaster County Regional Police Department said. The 911 caller did not stop to render aid and did not know if anyone was in the vehicle. Hummer was found slumped over the in the driver's seat when pol…

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by Cecilia Levine
Police & Fire
Car Slammed Into Central PA Medical Build, Police Say Car Slammed Into Central PA Medical Build, Police Say
Car Slammed Into Central PA Medical Build, Police Say An SUV crashed into a medical building on Tuesday morning, police say. The Northern Lancaster County Regional police were called to a vehicle that had struck the side of the East Petersburg Family Medicine Facility building, located in the 5000 block of Main Street in East Petersburg around 7:30 a.m., according to a release by police. Upon arrival police found that the driver, Diribe Ruffo of Lancaster, had lost control of a 2015 Mazda SUV during a turn and collided with the side of the building, according to the release. The cause of the accident was determined to be driver error, police…

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by Jillian Pikora
Police & Fire
NJ Woman Hit With 3rd Degree Murder Charge In I-76 Crash That Killed PA Firefighter NJ Woman Hit With 3rd Degree Murder Charge In I-76 Crash That Killed PA Firefighter
NJ Woman Hit With 3rd Degree Murder Charge In I-76 Crash That Killed PA Firefighter Charges were upgraded for a New Jersey woman accused of killing a firefighter and injuring three other first responders in a crash on Interstate 76 in Pennsylvania. Jacqueline Walker, 63, of Little Egg Harbor, was hit with charges including third-degree murder, after fatally striking Lower Merion firefighter Thomas Royds on July 24, Montgomery County District Attorney Kevin R. Steele and Pennsylvania State Police Captain James B. Kemm said. Walker's previous charge of vehicular homicide was dropped after toxicology tests revealed no alcohol or drugs in her blood and an investigati…

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by Nicole Acosta
Police & Fire
Tractor Trailer Driver Killed In Upper Uwchlan Crash Tractor Trailer Driver Killed In Upper Uwchlan Crash
Tractor Trailer Driver Killed In Upper Uwchlan Crash Two people were injured and one dead in a three-vehicle crash in Uwchlan Township Friday evening, authorities said. Police responded to the intersection of Route 100 and Pennsylvania Boulevard and found a sedan, a pick up truck and a tractor trailer involved in a crash around 6 p.m., local police said. The driver of the tractor trailer was found dead at the scene, while the injured were transported to local hospitals by the Uwchlan Ambulance. Upper Uwchlan Township Police were assisted by the Uwchlan, West Pikeland and West Vincent Township Police Departments. The Chester County Serious C…

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by Cecilia Levine
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SEE ANYTHING? Police Look For Witnesses As Lancaster Co. Coroner Attempts To ID Crash Victim SEE ANYTHING? Police Look For Witnesses As Lancaster Co. Coroner Attempts To ID Crash Victim
SEE Anything? Police Look For Witnesses As Lancaster Co. Coroner Attempts To ID Crash Victim A fiery crash has left one man dead and the police with questions. Susquehanna Regional Police were called to the crash at 1350 Colebrook Road in East Donegal Township on Wednesday just before midnight. Upon arrival, officer's observed a vehicle fully engulfed in flames in the roadway. The Maytown-East Donegal Township fire department was called to the scene to extinguish the fire.  A full station response was required for the vehicle accident with entrapment involving fire, according to the department. The fire department thanked assisting members of station 10, 80, 75, 76 Fire Pol…

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by Jillian Pikora