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Hard Brake Propels Shippensburg Motorcyclist Into Jeep In Chambersburg: PSP Hard Brake Propels Shippensburg Motorcyclist Into Jeep In Chambersburg: PSP
Hard Brake Propels Shippensburg Motorcyclist Into Jeep In Chambersburg: PSP A 30-year-old man is dead following a serious motorcycle crash in Chambersburg on Tuesday, according to Pennsylvania State Police.  Nathan Stepler was riding his 2002 Kawasaki 600 motorcycle on Lurgan Road — when he slammed on his breaks in an attempt to avoid crashing into Ralph Baylor, 72, of Newburg's 2021 Jeep as it turned left onto the road from Roxbury Road, state police explained.  Unfortunately, Nathan became airborne and his body struck the side of the Jeep around 6:11 a.m. on Sept. 12, troopers detailed.  Baylor was wearing his seatbelt and was unharmed. Even though Nathan was w…

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by Jillian Pikora
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Bill Murray's Groundhog Co-Star From Pennsylvania Dies, Wildlife Center Says Bill Murray's Groundhog Co-Star From Pennsylvania Dies, Wildlife Center Says
Bill Murray's Groundhog Co-Star From Pennsylvania Dies, Wildlife Center Says A groundhog who once co-starred with Bill Murray has died, according to Acorn Acres Wildlife Rehabilitation where she served as a mascot.  The Emmy-nominated 2020 Super Bowl ad scene-stealer, 4-year-old Poppy passed away on Tuesday, Feb. 28, 2023, at 4:18 a.m., according to the rehab facility. Emmy-nominated Jeep Super Bowl spot from Chicago Agency High Dive.ReelChicago Reel360 She had been suffering from abdominal pain prior to being rushed to a veterinarian. During an evaluation, Poppy was suspected to have a pyometra or an infection in the uterus and was sent to have emergency surge…

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by Jillian Pikora
Police & Fire
Nine People Hurt In Head-On Bus Crash Near UPitt Campus: Police Nine People Hurt In Head-On Bus Crash Near UPitt Campus: Police
Nine People Hurt In Head-On Bus Crash Near UPitt Campus: Police Nine people have been hurt in a bus crash involving a Jeep near the University of Pittsburgh campus, authorities say.  Emergency crews were called to Allequippa Street and Sutherland Drive near the Petersen Events Center on Pitt's campus in Oakland on Wednesday, Nov. 9 around 11 a.m., according to emergency dispatchers. Upon arrival, authorities learned the crash involved a Jeep crossing over the center line, striking a Pittsburgh Regional Transit bus, Pittsburgh Public Safety officials say and PRT police told WTAE.  The majority of the injuries were minor but the bus driver suffered knee…

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by Jillian Pikora
Police & Fire
Driver Tried Escaping Before Divers Pulled His Body From Creek In Philly Burbs (UPDATE) Driver Tried Escaping Before Divers Pulled His Body From Creek In Philly Burbs (UPDATE)
Driver Tried Escaping Before Divers Pulled His Body From Creek In Philly Burbs (Update) A 56-year-old Jeep driver tried escaping from his sinking vehicle after running a red light hitting multiple vehicles then becoming submerged in Neshaminy Creek, the Bucks County Courier Times reports citing a news release. The incident occurred around 8:30 a.m. Thursday, Oct. 20. It started when the red 2014 Jeep ran the light on Newportville Road onto Bristol Pike and struck a pickup truck, the outlet said quoting Bristol police. The Jeep then rear-ended a sedan that was stopped on Bristol Pike, ten struck a house and drove into the creek. Witnesses say they saw the driver try to escape,…

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by Mac Bullock
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VIDEO: NJ Mall Brawl Erupts When Male Motorist Knocks Female Driver Out Cold VIDEO: NJ Mall Brawl Erupts When Male Motorist Knocks Female Driver Out Cold
Video: NJ Mall Brawl Erupts When Male Motorist Knocks Female Driver Out Cold A driver gets out of her car screaming after she’s blocked while pulling from a space in the parking garage of a North Jersey shopping mall. Then all hell breaks loose. “You entitled, right?” the woman, who’s white, screeches at the black driver whose Jeep is blocking her sedan in the Garden State Plaza parking garage in Paramus. “Cause white people hate black people, right?” the woman says. “Shut the f**k up and move. It ain’t got nothin’ to do with color. Move, motherf**ker!!” The woman gets back in her car, reverses a few inches, then is instantly out again.  She approaches the other …

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by Jerry DeMarco
Police & Fire
Teen Driver's Passenger Wanted After Pursuit Through Central PA: Police Teen Driver's Passenger Wanted After Pursuit Through Central PA: Police
Teen Driver's Passenger Wanted After Pursuit Through Central PA: Police A 14-year-old stole a Jeep and now state police are looking for his passenger. Pennsylvania state police were led on a pursuit in the area of South College Street and West Park Avenue in Myerstown Borough, Lebanon County, spotting a stolen Jeep from South Lebanon Township, on Jan. 24 shortly before 4 p.m., according to a release by police. The pursuit only lasted approximately 3 minutes before the fleeing vehicle became disabled with a flat tire, as stated in the release. That's when the teen and the male pictured fled on foot, allowing police the opportunity to take the teenager into cust…

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by Jillian Pikora
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State Police: Distracted Driver Crashed Into Vehicle Multiple Times On I-81 In Cumberland Co. State Police: Distracted Driver Crashed Into Vehicle Multiple Times On I-81 In Cumberland Co.
State Police: Distracted Driver Crashed Into Vehicle Multiple Times On I-81 In Cumberland Co. A distracted driver was responsible for a crash along Interstate 81 on Friday around noon, according to Pennsylvania State police. While driving in the right lane of I-81 South in Cumberland County, a Jeep Renegade was hit on it's passenger side by a Ford Escape that attempted to merge when there was no space available in the lane. The side mirrors collided, but the vehicles regained their lanes and continued. The driver of the Ford was visibly on a cellphone and remained on her phone for the duration of crashes, according to a statement made by the victim to PSP. The vehicles hit and scr…

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by Jillian Pikora
Police & Fire
Authorities ID 3 NJ Men Killed In PA Crash Authorities ID 3 NJ Men Killed In PA Crash
Authorities ID 3 NJ Men Killed In PA Crash Authorities have identified the three New Jersey men who died in a Pennsylvania crash over the weekend. Nicholas Nissen, 24, of South Amboy, and Joseph Riggio, 30, of Parlin, were pronounced dead at the scene, Carbon County Coroner Robert W. Miller Jr. told Lehigh Valley Live. Michael Guezara, 31, of Bayonne, died at Geisinger Medical Center in Luzerne County, the coroner said. Nissen was the only one wearing a seatbelt, authorities said. The three men were traveling in a 2018 Toyota Camry driven by Morris Plains resident Bryan Nissen, 30, police previously said. Nissen was heading north…

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by Cecilia Levine
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Puppies Stolen With $10K Of Bad Checks In Lancaster County Puppies Stolen With $10K Of Bad Checks In Lancaster County
Puppies Stolen With $10K Of Bad Checks In Lancaster County Several people are wanted by police after stealing $10,000 worth of puppies in Lancaster County. Two men used bad checks totalling $9,980 to fraudulently purchase four yorkie poo puppies in Paradise Township, according to Pennsylvania State police. The incident occurred along Londonvale Road on June 14 at 1 p.m. A man and a woman in their 30s were the victims of the crime, say state police. The suspects were two Black men in separate Jeeps--there was reportedly a Black woman in the passenger seat of the white Jeep one of the men drove off in. The Pennsylvania State police continue to inv…

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by Jillian Pikora