Man ID'd Following Rollover Crash On RT 222: Coroner Man ID'd Following Rollover Crash On RT 222: Coroner
Man ID'd Following Rollover Crash On RT 222: Coroner A 60-year-old man from Ephrata died at the scene of a rollover crash along Route 222 on Saturday July 9, authorities say. A deputy Lancaster County coroner came to the crash in West Earl Township at 2 p.m., according to a release by the county's forensic center. Edwin Hayes was pronounced dead at the scene. Hayes will be examined at the center to determine the cause and manner of his death. His community is already sharing about it's loss on social media: Funeral and memorial service details have yet to be released.
Woman Killed In Fiery Crash Into Tractor Trailer On RT 222 Woman Killed In Fiery Crash Into Tractor Trailer On RT 222
Woman Killed In Fiery Crash Into Tractor Trailer On RT 222 A woman died after she crashed into the rear end of a tractor-trailer along Route 222 in Ephrata on Saturday, June 25, authorities say. The woman was traveling at a high rate of speed in the southbound lanes when she rear-ended the tractor-trailer near mile marker 42 around 2:00 a.m., police say. The woman’s car caught fire upon impact, and she died at the scene, according to the Lancaster County coroner’s office. The woman’s cause of death was determined to be due to “multiple traumatic injuries with smoke inhalation and thermal burns. The manner of death was ruled accidental,” a releas…
Child Under 13-Years-Old Assaulted, Attacker Wanted By PA State Police Child Under 13-Years-Old Assaulted, Attacker Wanted By PA State Police
Child Under 13-Years-Old Assaulted, Attacker Wanted By PA State Police The not-so-young 45-year-old Terri Young is wanted for endangering the welfare of a child and aggravated assault of a child less than the age of 13, according to Pennsylvania state police. Young was notified of the felony warrant for his arrest but refused to turn himself in, police say. He has been spotted multiple times in Lancaster County— in Denver, Ephrata and Lititz— since June 5, and was last seen in Leola on Tuesday, June, 14, police say. Anyone who spots You or has information on his whereabouts is asked to call 717-865-2194.
Central PA Man ID'd Following Deadly Crash: Authorities Central PA Man ID'd Following Deadly Crash: Authorities
Central PA Man ID'd Following Deadly Crash: Authorities A Lancaster County man has died following a head-on collision on Tuesday, June 7, authorities say. Ray Keith Weir, 50, of Ephrata has been identified as the person driving a black Volkswagen Jetta which left the eastbound lanes on Route 487 and entered the opposing lane of traffic near the Route 54 intersection around 4:15 p.m. in Elysburg, Rapho Township police say and the Northumberland County Coroner's office confirms. Weir was pronounced dead at the scene from multiple blunt force trauma, according to the coroner's office. The driver of the pick-up truck Weir struck, Robert Bridy, 62,…
Pedestrian Seriously Hurt In LanCo Hit-Run, Fleeing Harrisburg Driver Caught DUI: Police Pedestrian Seriously Hurt In LanCo Hit-Run, Fleeing Harrisburg Driver Caught DUI: Police
Pedestrian Seriously Hurt In LanCo Hit-Run, Fleeing Harrisburg Driver Caught DUI: Police A Harrisburg man who was arrested for driving under the influence is believed to have been the driver responsible for seriously injuring a pedestrian shortly beforehand, police say. Kyle Carter 31, of Ephrata, was struck by a black 2006 Volkswagen Touareg in the right westbound lane while walking out of the Motel 6 parking lot at 2129 Lincoln Highway East in Lancaster County at approximately 10:41 p.m. on June 6, according to a release by the East Lampeter Township police department. Carter suffered "a severe injury to his left leg" and was taken by ambulance to Lancaster General Hospital, …
Amish Women Hospitalized, Horse Killed In Central PA Crash: Police Amish Women Hospitalized, Horse Killed In Central PA Crash: Police
Amish Women Hospitalized, Horse Killed In Central PA Crash: Police Three women have been hospitalized and a horse has died after a car crash involving a horse drawn wagon and a car on Saturday, May 21, police say. East Lampeter Township police were called to the crash in the 500 block of Musser School Road in Leola around 9:30 a.m., according to a release by the department. The driver of a red 2015 Volkswagen Golf, Margaret Robinson, 86, of Ephrata, was traveling westbound when she struck a horse that was pulling a wagon in the eastbound lanes, police say. After the initial crash the car, horse, and wagon continued into a field, according to the release. …
PA Woman Secretly Ordered $1,500 In Food Using Friend's Debit Card For Months PA Woman Secretly Ordered $1,500 In Food Using Friend's Debit Card For Months
PA Woman Secretly Ordered $1,500 In Food Using Friend's Debit Card For Months A 28-year-old Pennsylvania woman was arrested for using an acquaintance's debit card stored on her phone to order more than $1,500 worth of food for months, authorities said. Maranda L. Kachel made the orders using the stored card number between January and March 2022, Ephrata police said. She was charged with access device fraud, police said.
Harry Potter Star Rupert Grint Spotted During Magical Engagement Photo Session In Pennsylvania Harry Potter Star Rupert Grint Spotted During Magical Engagement Photo Session In Pennsylvania
Harry Potter Star Rupert Grint Spotted During Magical Engagement Photo Session In Pennsylvania Love is as magical as Harry Potter, but it was still a surprise for one Pennsylvania couple when the actor who famously starred as Potter's best friend Ron Weasley, Rupert Grint, was spotted during their engagement photo session. Local photographer Lauren Bliss was in downtown Lancaster photographing Morgan Black and Ryan Mihoci when they spotted Grint walking around the square with his wife, Georgia Groome, and their young daughter around at about 5 p.m on Wednesday, Apr. 13, according to multiple media outlets. Grint posed for a photo with the couple before heading to dinner at the Shot …
PA Man On Meth Slams Into Police Vehicles With Child In His Car: Police PA Man On Meth Slams Into Police Vehicles With Child In His Car: Police
PA Man On Meth Slams Into Police Vehicles With Child In His Car: Police A Pennsylvania man on methamphetamines— with a child in his vehicle— slammed into police vehicles while fleeing from them on Thursday night, according to a release by the police. West Earl township police were made aware of a driver fleeing from Northern Lancaster Regional police on Mar. 3 just after 9 p.m., West Earl Township public information officer Jordan Byrnes says. The driver, Trevor Lamont McNeil, 31, of Ephrata, was wanted on a warrant issued on Mar. 3 for failure to appear in relation to his 2020 conviction of disorderly conduct hazardous/physical offense, according to court reco…
PA Man With BAC More Than 3X Legal Limit Charged In Head-On Crash: Police PA Man With BAC More Than 3X Legal Limit Charged In Head-On Crash: Police
PA Man With BAC More Than 3X Legal Limit Charged In Head-On Crash: Police A central Pennsylvania man has been charged in connection with a head-on crash with an extremely high blood alcohol level, according to a release by police. Gary D. Hoffman, 60, of Ephrata, was charged for Driving Under the Influence of Alcohol with a BAC of .277%— the state limit is .08%, according to the police. Ephrata police were called to investigate the accident at the intersection of Parkview Heights and Steinmetz roads in Ephrata Borough on Jan. 5,  at 6:36 p.m., the release shows. A vehicle that was driven by Hoffman had traveled into the opposing lane and struck another v…
PA Parents Sue Over Child Scarred From Dog Attack While Trick-Or-Treating: Complaint PA Parents Sue Over Child Scarred From Dog Attack While Trick-Or-Treating: Complaint
PA Parents Sue Over Child Scarred From Dog Attack While Trick-Or-Treating: Complaint A central Pennsylvania child was allegedly attacked by a neighbor's dog while trick-or-treating, according to a lawsuit filed by the child's parents. Ashley and Jesus Zarate say their child suffered injuries while trick-or-treating at their neighbor Beth Bachman' home, according to a lawsuit filed in the Court of Common Pleas of Lancaster County on Jan. 18. Zarates took their daughter A.Z. trick-or-treating at Bachman's home in the 100 block of East Pine Street in Ephrata but they claim no one answered the door instead-- as they walked away, she let her dog outside on Oct. 31, 2021, accordi…
Man Held In PA Prison For Felony Robbery Found Dead In Cell Man Held In PA Prison For Felony Robbery Found Dead In Cell
Man Held In PA Prison For Felony Robbery Found Dead In Cell An inmate at a Pennsylvania Prison was found dead in his cell last week, according to a release by county officials. Paul William Reardon, 35, of Ephrata, was found unresponsive in his cell during a routine check on Tuesday, Feb. 1, at 11:46 a.m., according to the release. Prison staff conducted CPR, utilized an AED and called 911, as stated in the release. Lancaster City fire and EMS personnel arrived and conducted lifesaving, before he was taken to Lancaster General Hospital, the release states. Reardon was pronounced deceased by Lancaster General Hospital medical staff on Saturday,…