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Rapho Township, PA
Lancaster, PA
News
High-Speed Chase In Stolen Car With Gun Across Lands Man Prison Sentence: Lancaster DA
A man who sparked a wild stolen car chase across multiple townships while armed with a gun has been sentenced to state prison, prosecutors announced on Thursday, Sept. 4. Dante James Ashford, 21, was sentenced in Lancaster County Court on Thursday, Aug. 22, by Judge Merrill Spahn. Ashford and three others triggered a high-speed pursuit on Route 283 in Mount Joy and Rapho townships in February 2023 after officers spotted their stolen car. Police forced the vehicle to a stop near Meadow View Road, where Ashford fled on foot and tossed a concealed firearm, investigators said. Officers quickly …
Mount Joy, PA
News
Mount Joy Man, 21, Killed Crashing Into Bridge Support On Route 283 In Manheim Township: Police
A 21-year-old driver from Mount Joy was killed when his car crashed into a bridge pillar along Route 283 in Lancaster County, police said. The fatal crash happened just after 3 a.m. on Saturday, July 5, in the eastbound lanes of the highway beneath the Strickler Road overpass in Rapho Township, according to a release from the Manheim Borough Police Department. Andrew Arbogast, most recently of Marietta, was alone in the vehicle when it left the roadway and slammed into the concrete pillar in the center median. He was pronounced dead at the scene by the Lancaster County Coroner’s Office. Ar…
Lititz, PA
News
Drunk Driving Crash Kills Lancaster County Woman Landing PA Man Prison Time
A Lancaster County man has been sentenced to state prison for a drunk driving crash that killed an 87-year-old woman, District Attorney Heather Adams announced on Tuesday, June 3. Jason R. Sauder, 44, of Rapho Township, pleaded guilty to homicide by vehicle, homicide by vehicle while driving under the influence, two counts of driving under the influence, and two summary traffic offenses, according to court records. The deadly two-vehicle crash happened at the intersection of West 28th Division Highway (SR 322) and Pumping Station Road in Elizabeth Township around 11:04 a.m. on Friday, March…
Manheim Township, PA
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Cabin Door Flew Open On Takeoff In Manheim Township Plane Crash: NTSB Report
The cabin door of a small plane popped open just seconds into takeoff, causing it to “shake” and ultimately crash into a retirement community near Lancaster Airport, federal investigators said in a preliminary report released on Thursday, April 17. The crash happened on Sunday, March 9 around 2:30 p.m., when a 1981 Beechcraft Bonanza took off from Lancaster Airport en route to Springfield, Ohio. All five people onboard survived — but two, including the pilot, suffered serious injuries. Pilot Matthew W. White, 45, of Rapho Township, told the National Transportation Safety Board he heard a lo…
Lancaster, PA
News
‘Horrible Influence’ With TBI Sentenced After Fentanyl-Fueled Crime Spree: Lancaster DA
A Chester County man described by a judge as a “horrible influence on the community” has been sentenced after pleading guilty to a months-long crime spree that ended in a violent, fentanyl-fueled crash, authorities announced. James Michael Steffy, 41, of West Ridge Road in West Nottingham Township, was sentenced to 14 to 28 years in state prison on Tuesday, March 26, according to the Lancaster County District Attorney’s Office. Judge Thomas Sponaugle also ordered Steffy to pay more than $52,000 in restitution to his victims. The public “needs to be protected from Mr. Steffy,” the judge sai…
Lancaster, PA
News
Motorcycle Crash Kills Ephrata Man: Lancaster County Coroner
A 29-year-old Ephrata man was killed in a motorcycle crash in Rapho Township early Monday, Jan. 13, the Lancaster County Coroner’s Office announced. Brandon Baczek died of multiple traumatic injuries following the crash near Old Harrisburg Pike and Esbenshade Road, according to the coroner's office. Emergency responders were called to the scene around 1:17 a.m. Baczek was found in a parking lot off the roadway and pronounced dead at 2:32 a.m., officials said. His body was transported to the Lancaster County Forensic Center, where an autopsy confirmed the cause of death as multiple trau…
Mount Joy, PA
Police & Fire
Man Trapped In Silo Prompts Major Rescue In Mount Joy
A rescue operation is underway after a man became trapped inside a silo on a farm in Rapho Township, emergency responders announced on Wednesday, Jan. 8 at 1:24 p.m. The incident happened in the 700 block of Longenecker Road near Garfield Road in Mount Joy. Multiple fire and rescue crews from Rapho Township and surrounding areas, including Truck 80, Rescue 70, and Engine 75-2, were dispatched to the scene, according to emergency communications. The condition of the individual and circumstances leading to the incident remain unclear, and no further details have been released by authorities. …
Quarryville, PA
Police & Fire
Massive 3-Alarm Fire Engulfs Two Barns In Rapho Township: Officials
A fire has engulfed two barns in Rapho Township, prompting a large emergency response and road closures, officials said. The fire broke out in the 2000 block of Horn Road near Mastersonville Road on Wednesday, Jan. 8, at 11:30 a.m., according to the Lancaster County-Wide Communications. Crews quickly upgraded the incident to a three-alarm blaze as flames spread between two barns, dispatch officials confirmed. No injuries have been reported, and it remains unclear if chickens or other animals were inside the barns when the fire began. Emergency responders have blocked off the area between…
Manheim, PA
News
Manheim Mennonite Dad Killed Driving Amish Boys, Friends Say
A Mennonite dad was struck dead on Wednesday morning, Oct. 10, according to the Lancaster County Coroner's Office. Eldon Kreider, 43, of Manheim was driving a pickup truck when he was struck by a sedan at the intersection of Hossler and Breneman roads in Rapho Township at 8:42 a.m., the coroner said. The driver of the sedan "pulled out in front of him at the intersection," a family friend said. Kreider was driving two Amish boys, "that are fine," the friend noted. The pick-up truck had rolled over during the crash, the coroner explained. He was pronounced dead…
Lancaster, PA
Police & Fire
Coroner Reveals Cause Of Death For Manheim Mom (
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A 66-year-old mom of two has died following a house fire, authorities announced on Thursday, July 24. Beth Hill Yanni, of the 2600 block of Lebanon Road in Manheim, Rapho Township, was taken to Lancaster General Hospital after "being caught in a fire at her residence," as written in the Lancaster County Coroner's report. The fire broke out at her home around 8:30 p.m. on Wednesday, July 24 — she was pronounced dead in the trauma bay at 9:39 p.m., the coroner explained. Following an autopsy, her manner of death was ruled accidental and the cause was 'Smoke Inhalation and T…
Lancaster, PA
Police & Fire
20-Year-Old York Man Struck Dead In Lancaster County ID'd: Authorities
A 20-year-old York County man has been identified after being struck by a vehicle in Lancaster County on Thursday night, authorities told Daily Voice the following morning. Brenden Monte of the 600 block of Colony Drive was struck dead in the 3500 block of Mount Joy Road, Manheim, Rapho Township at 6:46 p.m. on Nov. 2, the coroner and the Manheim Borough police detailed in separate releases. Brenden was wearing dark clothing when he was struck in the eastbound lane, the police noted. All of the vehicles and drivers involved remained on the scene and are cooperating wit…
Lancaster, PA
Police & Fire
Building Explosion Rocks Central PA (
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A public works building exploded on Wednesday morning, July 5 in Central Pennsylvania, authorities say. Six homes were evacuated when a propane leak caused an explosion at the public works storage building behind the township's office building on 971 North Colebrook Road in Rapho Township, according to Lancaster County Wide Communications Emergency Dispatch. It happened at 6 a.m., and could be felt all the way in Columbia Borough and Mount Joy, readers told Daily Voice. Posted by Zach-DeAnne Jones on Wednesday, July 5, 2023 Rapho Township Buliding Blew up. Houses and woods aroun…
Lancaster, PA
Police & Fire
Former Baseball Player, 20, ID'd As Victim Of Weekend LanCo Crash
The 20-year-old former baseball player has been identified as the victim killed in a Rapho Township crash over the weekend has been identified. More than $23,200 had been raised for the family of Galvin Paniagua, of Hersey, as of Tuesday, Nov. 2 on a GoFundMe. 🐝 With a look that could engage and show you right there and then that you could depend on his kind soul. He was... Posted by Harrisburg Hornets on Sunday, October 30, 2022 View this post on Instagram A post shared by Galvin Paniagua™ (@galvin_paniagua) The crash happened on stat…
Lancaster, PA
Police & Fire
20-Year-Old Hershey Man Killed In Lancaster County Crash: Police
A 20-year-old man from Hershey has died in a three-vehicle crash in Rapho Township, police say. The crash happened on state route 283 at mile marker 22.2 on Oct. 29 around 10:50 p.m., Manheim Borough police detailed in a release on Monday, Oct. 31. A preliminary investigation has determined that the 20-year-old was driving behind a vehicle driven by a 43-year-old male from Lititz heading east on 283 when the younger man attempted to pass. He was trying to get into the westbound lane, but somehow he hit the Lititz's man's vehicle—causing his vehicle to spin into the median and then on-…
Cornwall-Mount Gretna, PA
News
Driver Dies In Two-Vehicle Crash In Central PA: Police
A central Pennsylvania two-vehicle crash has left one driver dead on Saturday, May 7, police say. Manheim Borough police were called to a crash in the 2200 block of Lebanon Road (State Route 72) in Rapho Township around 8:10 a.m., according to a release by the department. A blue pickup truck had been traveling northbound on Lebanon Road and a white sedan had been heading southbound, the release shows. “The driver of the white sedan was found unresponsive,” and was later declared dead at the scene by the Lancaster County coroner’s office, police say. The driver has not been identified a…
Lancaster, PA
News
Two-Vehicle Accident On Rt. 283 In Lancaster Sends One Car Into Structure, One Driver Entrapped
Two drivers collided on Route 283 in Rapho Township Monday afternoon, according to the Emergency Dispatch Supervisor. Crews were called to Route 283 near the exit to Cloverleaf Road around 12:30 p.m. One victim extricated from their vehicle and the other driver was rescued from a structure they drove into along the side of the highway. Both drivers are being treated at a local hospital and their status is unknown.
