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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
PA Driver On Fentanyl Killed Mom, Injured Child In Head-On Christmas Day Crash, Police Say 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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Teen Girl Killed By DUI Dad In Central PA Crash, Authorities Teen Girl Killed By DUI Dad In Central PA Crash, Authorities
Teen Girl Killed By DUI Dad In Central PA Crash, Authorities A 37-year-old dad is behind bars approximately two and a half years after he caused a crash that killed a teenage passenger in his vehicle, the Lancaster County District Attorney's Office announced on Friday, March 1.  Jeremy Leonard of the first block of South Belmont Road in Paradise, was on schedule 1 drugs when he crashed a blue Honda Civic into a tree in the first block of Corner Ketch Road in Paradise Township at approximately 8:16 p.m. on July 13, 2021 — killing Kamryn Darlene Elwood, authorities detailed in several releases over the years since the crash.  …

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Lebanon County Teen Causes Serious Injuries In High-Speed Crash, Police Say Lebanon County Teen Causes Serious Injuries In High-Speed Crash, Police Say
Lebanon County Teen Causes Serious Injuries In High-Speed Crash, Police Say A teenage boy has been arrested after causing a crash that left "multiple people with serious injuries," police alleged in a release on Friday, Sept. 8.   The Newmanstown 16-year-old boy has been charged with  Aggravated Assault by Vehicle, Accidents Involving Injury, Recklessly Endangering Another Person, and Reckless Driving, as filed by Ephrata Police Officer Thorp on Aug. 11.  The serious crash happened in the 900 block of South Cocalico Road, in West Cocalico Township on July 17, according to the police release.  "Several emergency units arrived at the scene t…

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Garbage Truck Driver Charged With Homicide By Vehicle In Lebanon Co: Police Garbage Truck Driver Charged With Homicide By Vehicle In Lebanon Co: Police
Garbage Truck Driver Charged With Homicide By Vehicle In Lebanon Co: Police A passenger apparently dead from serious injuries sustained in the 2021 garbage truck crash in Lebanon County and nearly two years later, police have announced the arrested of the driver.  On Thursday, March 2, 2023, at 8:30 a.m., 26-year-old Zachary Gilbert, was arrested in connection with the crash at State Drive just south of Stonehedge Drive at 8:45 a.m. on Friday, June 4, according to the South Lebanon Township Police Department. Upon arrival at the scene, the officers found the passenger with "numerous serious injuries," but it was not stated when they died and their identit…

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Speeding Man High On THC Kills Lititz Woman In Crash, Police Say Speeding Man High On THC Kills Lititz Woman In Crash, Police Say
Speeding Man High On THC Kills Lititz Woman In Crash, Police Say A 29-year-old man was high on THC with drug paraphernalia in his car when he went 25 miles per hour above the speed limit striking another vehicle— seriously injuring the driver and killing her passenger, authorities announced on Wednesday, February 1, 2023.  The high driver, William R. Vaughan-Geib, of South Oakmont Street Lancaster, was transported by ambulance to a local hospital with injuries following the deadly crash in the 2100 block of New Holland Pike in East Lampeter Township on Dec. 29, 2022 at 12:40 p.m., according to area police.  Police arrived at the scene to find f…

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PA Woman Who Drove Over Fiance Accused Of Attempted Homicide PA Woman Who Drove Over Fiance Accused Of Attempted Homicide
PA Woman Who Drove Over Fiance Accused Of Attempted Homicide A 44-year-old Pennsylvania woman is accused of running over her fiance after an argument, according to a release by police. Pittsburgh Police were called to crash into a fence in the 100 block of Knox Avenue for on Friday, March 25 around 11:45 p.m., police say. When officers arrived, Tina McAfee was standing next to a wrecked vehicle, according to the release. During the investigation, the man— later identified as her fiance, as reported by multiple media outlets, was found injured on Grape Street, police say. The man received care inside a nearby home while explaining to officials that…

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