West Chester, PA
Police & Fire
West Grove 18-Year-Old Killed In Fiery Crash Into Concrete Wall, Utility Pole: PA State Police West Grove 18-Year-Old Killed In Fiery Crash Into Concrete Wall, Utility Pole: PA State Police
West Grove 18-Year-Old Killed In Fiery Crash Into Concrete Wall, Utility Pole: PA State Police An 18-year-old Chester County man has died in a fiery car crash, Pennsylvania State Police. Jason "JJ" Ruszin of West Grove was pronounced dead at the scene of the crash at 10:46 p.m. on Dec. 27, Trooper Michael Carter details in the release.  JJ had been traveling east on West Baltimore Pike when the rain picked up. In the deluge he lost control of his vehicle — "exiting the roadway striking a concrete wall and a utility pole. The motor vehicle also caught fire," Carter wrote.  The West Grove Fire Company, Medic 94, EMS, and the Chester County Coroner's Officer also re…

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by Jillian Pikora
Hartford, CT
Police & Fire
21-Year-Old CT Woman Dies In Crash After Crossing Double-Yellow Line, Police Say 21-Year-Old CT Woman Dies In Crash After Crossing Double-Yellow Line, Police Say
21-Year-Old CT Woman Dies In Crash After Crossing Double-Yellow Line, Police Say A 21-year-old Connecticut woman was killed in a two-car crash after allegedly crossing the double-yellow line and hitting another vehicle. Hartford County resident Jessica Gray, of Bristol, was killed around 4:30 p.m., Friday, Dec. 22 in the area of Wolcott Road, north of Old Wolcott Road. According to Lt. Patrick Krajewski, of the Bristol Police, Gray was traveling southbound on Wolcott Road when she crossed the double center line and was struck by a vehicle. She was pronounced dead at the scene. The other driver was also injured. An obituary said visitation services will be held for Gra…

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by Kathy Reakes
Gettysburg, PA
Obituaries
Gettysburg College Staff 'Flattened' In Tractor-Trailer Crash: Authorities Gettysburg College Staff 'Flattened' In Tractor-Trailer Crash: Authorities
Gettysburg College Staff 'Flattened' In Tractor-Trailer Crash: Authorities A 35-year-old adjunct professor, college staff member, and Ph.D. student has been identified as the victim of a fatal tractor-trailer crash on Friday, according to the Adams County Coroner's office. Sara Gifford most recently of Dillsburg, died at the scene of the crash in the northbound lanes of Route 15 at the intersection with Bonners Hill Road in Latimore Township, authorities confirmed to Daily Voice.  The crash happened just before 4 p.m. on Dec. 22, according to PennDOT.  A Life Lion helicopter was initially called to the scene and later the coroner's office was called. It…

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by Jillian Pikora
Egg Harbor Township, NJ
Police & Fire
Driver, 27, Killed In Black Horse Pike Crash Driver, 27, Killed In Black Horse Pike Crash
Driver, 27, Killed In Black Horse Pike Crash A 27-year-old man was killed in a crash on Black Horse Pike Saturday, Dec. 23 in Hamilton (Atlantic County), police said. James Rodriguez, of Minotola, was heading west in a 2008 Mazda Miata when the car left the road and struck multiple trees just before midnight near Route 50, Hamilton Township police said. Rodriguez was pronounced deceased at the scene and traffic was diverted for approximately three hours. Assisting on scene was the Township of Hamilton Rescue Squad, AtlantiCare Paramedics, Mays Landing and Laureldale Fire Departments.

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by Cecilia Levine
Chambersburg, PA
Police & Fire
Teen ID'd As Hagerstown Family Shares Heartbreaking Details After Deadly PA Police Pursuit Teen ID'd As Hagerstown Family Shares Heartbreaking Details After Deadly PA Police Pursuit
Teen ID'd As Hagerstown Family Shares Heartbreaking Details After Deadly PA Police Pursuit A family has lost its father, his fiance has lost her teenage brother — and all of the Christmas presents were destroyed — after the pair fled from Pennsylvania State falling 30 feet into "a body of water," as Trooper Megan Frazer told Daily Voice and the family explained on Thursday.  Robert Wade Norwood, 21, of Hagerstown was the passenger in the car that crashed and the driver was his 16-year-old brother-in-law to-be, Kody Andrew Lacey, the family detailed in multiple GoFundMe campaigns, Daily Voice had verified late on Dec. 21.   The duo allegedly were seen breaking into vehicles and po…

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by Jillian Pikora
Cortlandt, NY
Police & Fire
Fatal Cortlandt Crash: 17-Year-Old ID'd As Victim, Girl Critically Injured Fatal Cortlandt Crash: 17-Year-Old ID'd As Victim, Girl Critically Injured
Fatal Cortlandt Crash: 17-Year-Old ID'd As Victim, Girl Critically Injured A 17-year-old has been identified as the victim of a fatal crash in Northern Westchester in which a 16-year-old was critically injured. It happened around 8 p.m. Friday, Dec. 15 on Albany Post Road (Route 9) in Cortlandt. According to New York State Police spokesman AJ Hicks, an iitial investigation revealed Putnam County resident and Haldane High School student Vladislav Saban, of Cold Spring, operating a 2012 Toyota Prius southbound sideswiped a Subaru Forester while passing illegally on the right shoulder.  Saban lost control of the vehicle, struck a utility pole, and then a tree.&…

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by Joe Lombardi
Lancaster, PA
Police & Fire
Cause Of Ephrata Man's Fatal Series Of Crashes Into Cocalico Creek Revealed Cause Of Ephrata Man's Fatal Series Of Crashes Into Cocalico Creek Revealed
Cause Of Ephrata Man's Fatal Series Of Crashes Into Cocalico Creek Revealed New details have been released after a man crashed his car into Cocalico Creek. Marlin Fausnacht, 77 of the 800 block of Pointview Avenue,  Ephrata, was pronounced dead at the scene of the crash into the creek at 6:18 a.m., according to the Lancaster County Coroner's Office.  He was initially thought to have had a medical event before driving his Toyota Corolla off the 100 block of Old Mill Road in the borough. He went on to strike a pedestrian crossing sign, then slammed into a fence all before "going over an embankment into the Cocalico Creek.," a witness told the authorities. T…

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by Jillian Pikora
Beekman-Poughquag, NY
Obituaries
36-Year-Old Man Killed In Hudson Valley Crash Was HS Basketball Standout 36-Year-Old Man Killed In Hudson Valley Crash Was HS Basketball Standout
36-Year-Old Man Killed In Hudson Valley Crash Was HS Basketball Standout A much beloved 36-year-old Hudson Valley man killed in a single-car crash is being remembered as being a standout high school baseball star and baseball player. Related story: 36-Year-Old Hudson Valley Man Killed In Single-Vehicle Crash Dutchess County resident Tyler J. McEnroe, of Millbrook, died on Sunday, December 10, in Hyde Park after losing control of his 1997 Subaru Hatchback and overturning. Tyler worked as a landscaper at Marshall Landscaping in Millbrook, according to his obituary. Born on February 7, 1987, in Sharon, Connecticut, he was the son of Timothy McEnroe of Mill…

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by Kathy Reakes
Middletown, CT
Police & Fire
New Update: 23-Year-Old Mom Killed In CT Crash ID'd, 3-Year-Old Still Hospitalized New Update: 23-Year-Old Mom Killed In CT Crash ID'd, 3-Year-Old Still Hospitalized
New Update: 23-Year-Old Mom Killed In CT Crash ID'd, 3-Year-Old Still Hospitalized A 23-year-old mother of a 3-year-old child killed in a two-vehicle crash in Connecticut has been identified. Woman Killed, 3-Year-Old Child In Hospital Following Middletown Crash The woman died around 7:45 p.m., Monday, Dec. 11 after hitting the back of a tow truck in Middlesex County. Hartford County resident Lindsey Pelletier, of New Britain, was traveling north in a 2017 Nissan Altima in Middletown on South Main Street and struck the rear of a 2022 Chevrolet flatbed tow truck traveling north as well, according to Middletown Police Chief Erik Costa. Officers on the scene found Pe…

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by Kathy Reakes
York, PA
Obituaries
Marine Killed In Manure Spreader Crash: York County Coroner Marine Killed In Manure Spreader Crash: York County Coroner
Marine Killed In Manure Spreader Crash: York County Coroner A beloved "Pop pop" has been identified as a York County man who died from injuries sustained when he slammed into a manure spreader, Pennsylvania State Police told Daily Voice on Thursday, Dec. 14. Lester Carl Stewart, 68, of Fawn Township, was pronounced dead at WellSpan York Hospital at 11:55 p.m. on Dec. 2, as detailed in Coroner Pam Gay's release.  It was foggy and Stewart was not wearing a seatbelt when he struck a tractor towing a manure spreader around 8:45 p.m. on Saturday, according to Pennsylvania State Police. Stewart was going 55 miles per hour when he attempted to pass 19-yea…

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by Jillian Pikora
Bristol, PA
News
Bucks Man Dies From Injuries One Month After Car Wreck: Coroner Bucks Man Dies From Injuries One Month After Car Wreck: Coroner
Bucks Man Dies From Injuries One Month After Car Wreck: Coroner A Buckingham Township man who was hurt in a Bristol car accident last month has died from his injuries, according to officials.  Peter J. Drugatz was driving on the 3200 block of Edgley Road when he veered into oncoming traffic and hit two cars on Nov. 6, said the Lehigh County Coroner's Office.  The 70-year-old died from blunt force injuries to the abdomen on Sunday, Dec. 10 at a rehabilitation facility, the coroner said. His manner of death was ruled accidental.  Bristol Township police are also investigating the crash, the coroner added. 

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by Mac Bullock
Allentown, PA
News
Emmaus Woman Critical, BFF Killed In Crash During Road Trip To Arizona Emmaus Woman Critical, BFF Killed In Crash During Road Trip To Arizona
Emmaus Woman Critical, BFF Killed In Crash During Road Trip To Arizona A road trip of two best friends from Pennsylvania to Arizona ended in tragedy in Ohio.  Kamryn Setzer, an Emmaus native, and her best friend, Emily Stevens, had uprooted their lives and were en route to relocate to Arizona, when Stevens lost control of the 2013 Hyundai Elantra on Interstate 70 on Friday, Dec. 1, Columbus police said. Their vehicle struck a guardrail near the exit to Interstate 71 and North Broad Street on the southbound side of the highway around 10:05 p.m., killing Stevens at the scene, said those who knew her on social media. Meanwhile, Kamryn was hospitalized in critica…

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by Jillian Pikora