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Driver Asleep At Wheel Causes Head-On Crash On Rt 501 In Lititz, Police Say Driver Asleep At Wheel Causes Head-On Crash On Rt 501 In Lititz, Police Say
Driver Asleep At Wheel Causes Head-On Crash On Rt 501 In Lititz, Police Say A driver has been hospitalized after falling asleep at the wheel causing a head-on collision on Thursday morning, authorities say.   Lititz Borough of police officers was called to the two-vehicle crash in the 600 block of South Broad Street/Route around 6:17 a.m., according to a release later that day.  Based on the officers' investigation, "a south-bound driver is believed to have fallen asleep resulting in them crossing into the oncoming lane, and striking a north-bound vehicle," the police state in the release.  The driver of the southbound vehicle was taken to a ho…

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by Jillian Pikora
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2 Drivers Fell Asleep At The Wheel Causing Serious Injuries In Central PA In Same Hour: Police 2 Drivers Fell Asleep At The Wheel Causing Serious Injuries In Central PA In Same Hour: Police
2 Drivers Fell Asleep At The Wheel Causing Serious Injuries In Central PA In Same Hour: Police Two drivers within one hour fell asleep at the wheel and caused serious accidents in Warwick Township on Friday, July 8, authorities say. The first crash involved a maroon Toyota minivan that had been driving north on Furnace Hills Pike when the driver reportedly fell asleep at the wheel, left the roadway, veered through someone’s front lawn, struck a mailbox— then ran through a second signal into a second vehicle— a red Ford Crown Victoria, that was stopped at the stop sign on Farm Lane waiting to enter Route 501 at 3:50 p.m., according to the first release by the Northern Lancaster County…

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by Jillian Pikora