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Danville, PA

PA Amish Boy Tossed 84 Feet After Strike By SUV: Authorities PA Amish Boy Tossed 84 Feet After Strike By SUV: Authorities
PA Amish Boy Tossed 84 Feet After Strike By SUV: Authorities An 11-year-old Amish boy was struck dead on Friday, authorities say.  Samuel K. Fisher of Peach Bottom was riding a non-motorized scooter in the 1500 block of Slate Hill Road in Drumore when he was hit by a passing car on Aug. 25, the authorities told Daily Voice.  He became "unconscious with severe injuries," and was being airlifted to Lancaster General Hospital when he "succumbed to his injuries," Pennsylvania State Police Trooper James Grothey said.  An investigation by PA State Police determined Samuel exited his driveway into the road "without ensuring the roa…
Amish Baby Killed In Farming Accident ID'd In Central PA Amish Baby Killed In Farming Accident ID'd In Central PA
Amish Baby Killed In Farming Accident ID'd In Central PA The 18-month-old girl killed by a family member in a farming accident in Central Pennsylvania has been identified. Kristiana Joy King was run over by a skid loader on the 700 block of East End Mountain Road in Lamar Township at 4:33 p.m., on Wednesday, April 5, according to a release by Mill Hall police late on Friday. Witnesses told police that a family member was using the loader to push a feed wagon full grain, and didn't realized the infant was "behind the rear wheel of the wagon resulting in the child being struck," the police said.  Despite life-saving efforts, Kristiana succumb…
Both Drivers Ejected, Killed In Rt. 80 Rollover: Pennsylvania State Police Both Drivers Ejected, Killed In Rt. 80 Rollover: Pennsylvania State Police
Both Drivers Ejected, Killed In Rt. 80 Rollover: Pennsylvania State Police Both drivers were ejected and killed after their vehicles overturned several times on Route 80 in the Poconos Monday afternoon, state police confirmed. Donn Innes, 68, was heading westbound when he collided with Jeffrey Bates, 31, after speeding off of the westbound lane near milepost 291.9 in Tunkhannock Township, Monroe County, around 12:25 p.m., state police said in a press release. Both vehicles veered off the right shoulder of the highway before overturning multiple times, ejecting Innes, of Weatherly, and Bates, of Danville. Both were pronounced dead at the scene. Neither were wear…