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Reed Davenport Crashes Into 3 I-83 Construction Workers: PSP

A 24-year-old box truck driver struck a construction vehicle that propelled it into three construction workers along Interstate 83, the Pennsylvania State Police explained on Wednesday morning.

The traffic delays due to the triple fatal crash investigation on Interstate 83.

The traffic delays due to the triple fatal crash investigation on Interstate 83.

Photo Credit: 511PA/PennDOT

The crash into the active work zone on I-83 south at mile marker 35.5, Fairview Township, happened at 3:25 a.m. on April 17, 2024, Trooper Grothey detailed in the release.

Reed Davenport has been identified as the driver of the truck but the names of the three workers who died at the scene have yet to be released as of 10 a.m.

Troop J Collision Analysis and Reconstruction Unit, Troop J Forensic Services Unit, York County Coroner’s Office, and local fire and EMS companies responded to the scene.

I-83 South was shut down between Exit 36: PA 262 - Fishing Creek and Exit 35: PA 177 - Lewisberry until just after 11:30 a.m., according to PennDOT. "We just learned that SB I-83 is open to traffic. We are experiencing residual delays," PennDOT spokesperson David Thompson told Daily Voice. 

Davenport has no criminal record and has yet to be charged in connection with this triple-fatal crash, according to court documents.

**UPDATE: All three men struck dead have been identified, click here to read the new report and here to read about a fundraiser launched to help one of the families.

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