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Car Lodged Under Tractor Trailer In Central PA — Driver 'OK' Witnesses Say (PHOTOS) Car Lodged Under Tractor Trailer In Central PA — Driver 'OK' Witnesses Say (PHOTOS)
Car Lodged Under Tractor Trailer In Central PA — Driver 'OK' Witnesses Say (Photos) A driver is supposedly "ok" after crashing into a tractor-trailer and getting stuck underneath it, witnesses to the Grantville area crash said.  The crushing crash happened at Allentown Boulevard/Route 22 and Route 743 in East Hanover Township on Tuesday.  Emergency crews were called to the scene around 1:20 p.m. on Jan. 23, according to the Grantville Volunteer Fire Company.  The Jaws of Life were used to extract the man from the driver's seat of the vehicle, the fire company explained.  Grantville Vol Fire Co. He was reportedly taken to an area hospital for an eval…

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by Jillian Pikora
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Worker ID'd After Crushing Death Between Forklift, Tractor-Tractor in York Worker ID'd After Crushing Death Between Forklift, Tractor-Tractor in York
Worker ID'd After Crushing Death Between Forklift, Tractor-Tractor in York A 30-year-old person has been identified following a crash involving a tractor-trailer and a forklift at work in Manchester Township on Thursday.  The coroner identified the victim as Joseph Via III, "Joey, who was in the process of transitioning to Lizzy," her stepmother, Sue Frederick Via, said in a Facebook post.  She was found unresponsive and entrapped between a forklift and a parked tractor-trailer at her place of work, C-P Flexible Packaging, located at 15 Grumbacher Road, Manchester Township at 11:10 a.m. on Nov. 30, authorities explained. "It is unknown exa…

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by Jillian Pikora
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Tractor Trailer Fire Shuts I-81 Tractor Trailer Fire Shuts I-81
Tractor Trailer Fire Shuts I-81 A tractor trailer fire closed all lanes of Interstate 81 in Dauphin County Tuesday night, Sept. 5. The incident happened on the northbound side at mile post 81 in Grantville (East Hanover). UPDATE: Vehicle fire on I-81 northbound at Mile Post: 81.0. All lanes closed. — 511PA Harrisburg (@511PAHarrisburg) September 6, 2023 The highway reopened after an hour.

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by Cecilia Levine
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Tractor-Trailer Crash Halts Traffic For Hours In PA On I-81 (PHOTOS) Tractor-Trailer Crash Halts Traffic For Hours In PA On I-81 (PHOTOS)
Tractor-Trailer Crash Halts Traffic For Hours In PA On I-81 (Photos) An oil spill caused by a tractor-trailer crash halted traffic on Interstate 81 for hours on Friday morning.  The tractor-trailer crashed in the northbound lanes of I-81, near  Exit 80/Route 743 for Grantville around 1 a.m. on Sept. 1, authorities say.  The Pennsylvania State Police, fire police, and the Grantville Volunteer Fire Company were called to the scene.  The scene of the tractor-trailer crash on Interstate 81 in Central Pennsylvania. Grantville Volunteer Fire Company The highway reopened around 4:30 a.m., according to PennDOT. The scene of the tractor-trailer crash on Inte…

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by Jillian Pikora
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Jackpot Winning $200K Lottery Ticket Sold In Central Pennsylvania Jackpot Winning $200K Lottery Ticket Sold In Central Pennsylvania
Jackpot Winning $200K Lottery Ticket Sold In Central Pennsylvania Are you a winner? Someone in Dauphin County is $200,000 million richer (before taxes), according to the Pennsylvania Lottery Commission. A jackpot-winning Cash 5 with Quick Cash ticket sold at the Penn National Race Course, 720 Bow Creek Road, Grantville, for the Sunday, February 26 drawing. Penn National will receive a $500 bonus for selling the winning ticket. The winning ticket matched all five balls drawn with the following numbers 14-20-21-24-36. More than 7,800 other Cash 5 tickets also won prizes in the drawing. Players are reminded to check every ticket, every time. Any prizes w…

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by Jillian Pikora
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Man On Meth Spits In Eyes, Face Of Pennsylvania State Trooper: Police Man On Meth Spits In Eyes, Face Of Pennsylvania State Trooper: Police
Man On Meth Spits In Eyes, Face Of Pennsylvania State Trooper: Police A man high on methamphetamine spit in the face and eyes of a Pennsylvania state trooper when police were assisting emergency medical services who were treating him, according to a release by Pennsylvania state police. Joshua Travis Fosgate, 31, of Grantville, was being cared for by EMS when he became violent and state police were called to Austin Drive in East Hanover Township, around 12:05 a.m. on Wednesday, June 15, state police say. Troopers arrived on the scene to find Fosgate "intoxicated on methamphetamines" and "in possession of drug paraphernalia and brass knuckles," police state in…

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by Jillian Pikora