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19-Year-Old Dies After Berks County Crash: Coroner (UPDATED) 19-Year-Old Dies After Berks County Crash: Coroner (UPDATED)
19-Year-Old Dies After Berks County Crash: Coroner (Updated) A teen who was badly hurt in a crash on Interstate 78 in Berks County last week has died from his injuries, the Lehigh County Coroner's Office says.  Caden Hummel, 19, was headed east in Greenwich Township when he lost control of his Honda Civic and hit the concrete median on Tuesday morning, Jan. 30, according to a state police report.  After coming to a rest in the left lane, his car was rear-ended by an eastbound Cadillac, and both drivers were taken to Lehigh Valley Hospital-Cedar Crest, troopers said.  Hummel, of Leesport, died from a head injury on Sunday afternoon, Fe…

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by Mac Bullock
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Attempted Murder Suspect Captured, Pennsylvania State Police Say Attempted Murder Suspect Captured, Pennsylvania State Police Say
Attempted Murder Suspect Captured, Pennsylvania State Police Say A man accused of attempted murder in Delaware County, allegedly stole a car while fleeing — ditching it in Lehigh County — then he supposedly stole another vehicle in Berks County, has been captured in Dauphin County, Pennsylvania State Police announced on Jan. 3.  Umar Kimel Presbery, 29 of no known address, was found in a stolen white 2001 Subaru in Harrisburg around 4 p.m. on Tuesday, state troopers explained.  He is accused the stealing the vehicle from Greenwich Township around 5:30 a.m, PSP stated in a previous release.  This was a vehicle…

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by Jillian Pikora
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Attempted Murder Suspect Stole Car From PA Driveway, Troopers Say (UPDATED) Attempted Murder Suspect Stole Car From PA Driveway, Troopers Say (UPDATED)
Attempted Murder Suspect Stole Car From PA Driveway, Troopers Say (Updated) A man accused of attempted murder in Delaware County stole a car out of a Berks County driveway early Tuesday morning, Jan. 2, state police say.  Troopers found an abandoned GMC in Weisenberg Township, Lehigh County around 4:30 a.m., they wrote in a release.  The last known driver of the car was 29-year-old Umar Kimel Presbery, who was wanted by Tinicum Township police for attempted homicide and assault, authorities said.  An hour later and four miles away, a Greenwich Township resident reported that his Subaru was missing from his driveway, according to troopers.  Inv…

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by Mac Bullock
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Fiery Crash Closes I-78 In Berks County Fiery Crash Closes I-78 In Berks County
Fiery Crash Closes I-78 In Berks County A major crash caused a fire and shut down both lanes of I-78 near Exit 35 in Berks County, according to authorities.  Emergency personnel was dispatched to a multi-vehicle crash near Exit 35 in Greenwich Township just before 8 a.m. on Friday, Oct. 14, according to the state Department of Transportation.  Multi vehicle crash on I-78 eastbound between Exit 35 - PA 143 and Exit 40 - PA 737. All lanes closed. — 511PA Statewide (@511PAStatewide) October 14, 2022 The crash shut down eastbound and westbound traffic on the highway, officials cautioned.  In less than an hour, authorities warn…

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by Mac Bullock
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'Distracted' Berks Driver Hospitalized After Slamming Into Utility Pole: PA State Police 'Distracted' Berks Driver Hospitalized After Slamming Into Utility Pole: PA State Police
'Distracted' Berks Driver Hospitalized After Slamming Into Utility Pole: PA State Police A driver was injured in a single car crash last week in Berks County, authorities said. Virginia Zartman, 76, was driving westbound on Old 22 about 1/4 mile west of Saddle Road in Greenwich Township when her car left the south side of the road and struck a utility pole around 4:40 p.m. on Jan. 5, Pennsylvania State Police said. Zartman, of Womelsdorf, was taken to an area hospital with unknown injuries while her GMC Denali was towed from the scene, police said.  Witnesses reportedly told police she was distracted at the time of the crash. Zartman is expected to recieve a citatio…

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by Nicole Acosta
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Multi-Vehicle Crash Closes I-78 In Berks County Multi-Vehicle Crash Closes I-78 In Berks County
Multi-Vehicle Crash Closes I-78 In Berks County A multi-vehicle crash, including commercial trucks, halted traffic for hours on I-78 in Berks County Wednesday night, reports say. Multiple people were treated for injuries in the collision that occurred around 5 p.m. in Greenwich Township, WFMZ reports citing officials. The highway reopened around 3:30 a.m. Thursday after shutting down Exit 29 to Hamburg, the outlet says. Click here for the full report by WFMZ.

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by Nicole Acosta
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PA Man Dead When Car Falls From I-76 Overpass, Catches Fire On Roadway Below PA Man Dead When Car Falls From I-76 Overpass, Catches Fire On Roadway Below
PA Man Dead When Car Falls From I-76 Overpass, Catches Fire On Roadway Below An Easton man died when his car fell off of an I-78 overpass and fell onto Old Route 22 then caught fire Sunday morning in Berks County, authorities said. Raymond Clause was behind the wheel of a 2004 Dodge Dakota and was traveling at a high rate of speed on the westbound side of I78 around 7 a.m. in Greenwich Township, Pennsylvania State Police said. Clause's car struck the center concrete guide barrier and then drove along the top of it, until it fell off the bridge and hit an abutment wall on Old Route 22, police said. That's when Clause's car caught fire and he was pronounced dead at t…

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by Cecilia Levine