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Good Samaritan Killed In Hit-Run While Assisting Disabled Car: Philly PD Good Samaritan Killed In Hit-Run While Assisting Disabled Car: Philly PD
Good Samaritan Killed In Hit-Run While Assisting Disabled Car: Philly PD A 24-year-old man was killed in a hit-and-run on Sunday night, Nov. 12, while he was stopped to help another driver, according to Philadelphia police.  It happened on the 4800 block of Whitaker Avenue around 6 p.m., the department said. Ezequiel Morales was walking back to his car when he was hit by a white van that fled the scene.  Morales was rushed to Albert Einstein Medical Center and pronounced dead just before 6:30 p.m., police said.  NBC10 Philadelphia reported that the van was later found abandoned nearby.  The crash remains under investigation, said PPD.&…

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Tractor-Trailer Carrying 500+ Pigs Overturns On Highway: PennDOT Tractor-Trailer Carrying 500+ Pigs Overturns On Highway: PennDOT
Tractor-Trailer Carrying 500+ Pigs Overturns On Highway: PennDOT Hundreds of pigs are being rounded up on a Pennsylvania highway on Tuesday afternoon, according to Pennsylvania Department of Transportation Spokesperson Fritzi Schreffler.  The tractor-trailer that was hauling over 500 pigs overturned along 641 near Ridge Road in North Newton Township, around 1 p.m. on Nov. 7, Schreffler explained.  "Some little piggies have made a run for freedom, but are being rounded up. Sadly, several little piggies will not make it to market," Schreffler said.  No humans were injured in the crash. The roadway reopened at 2:25 p.m., according to an upd…

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Three-Car Crash Detours Traffic In Lehigh Valley Three-Car Crash Detours Traffic In Lehigh Valley
Three-Car Crash Detours Traffic In Lehigh Valley State police are responding to the scene of a three-vehicle wreck in Lower Macungie on Tuesday morning, Nov. 7.  It happened at the intersection of Lower Macungie Road and Cedar Crest Boulevard, troopers said in a statement around 8:20 a.m. Fire and EMS units also responded to the scene.  Traffic was briefly detoured to Riverbend Road while crews worked the scene, and the road was cleared by 9:45 a.m., authorities said.  Police have not said if anyone was hurt in the crash.  This is a developing story. Check back later for more. 

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Fatal Motorcycle Pursuit-Crash Closes Route 30: PSP (UPDATE) Fatal Motorcycle Pursuit-Crash Closes Route 30: PSP (UPDATE)
Fatal Motorcycle Pursuit-Crash Closes Route 30: PSP (Update) A motorcyclist crashed and died during a pursuit with Pennsylvania State Police in Chester County overnight, the agency said. Troopers began pursuing the motorcycle around 1:40 a.m. Friday, Oct. 27, eastbound on the US 30 bypass when the 31-year-old motorcyclist got off the limited access highway at a high rate of speed, PSP Trooper James Grothey said. The motorcyclist lost control and struck the northbound metal guardrail on State Route 113, where he died. The incident remains under investigation. Route 113 is closed in the area of the Route 30 Bypass bridge in Downingtown for an und…

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Crash On Commodore Barry Bridge Closes All Lanes Crash On Commodore Barry Bridge Closes All Lanes
Crash On Commodore Barry Bridge Closes All Lanes All lanes were closed on the Commodore Barry Bridge due to a crash on Thursday evening, Oct. 26. According to the NJDOT website, it happened in the westbound lanes of the New Jersey side in Logan Township. The bridge was closed into Chester, PA, the DOT said.

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by Cecilia Levine
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Sewer Line Break Reroutes Traffic In Morgantown: Officials (UPDATED) Sewer Line Break Reroutes Traffic In Morgantown: Officials (UPDATED)
Sewer Line Break Reroutes Traffic In Morgantown: Officials (Updated) (Note: this story has been updated to include new information from Caernarvon police.) Morgantown area drivers were asked to avoid Quarry Road Thursday afternoon while crews worked to address a sewer line break, Caernarvon Township officials said.  The street was shut down from Morgan Way to Morgantown Road as of from about 3:30 to just before 4:30 p.m. The sewer blockage was cleared and Quarry Road has since reopened, said Caernarvon Police Chief Paul Stolz. 

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$12K+ Raised By PA Turnpike Commission Employees For Family Of Coworker Killed In Crash On I-83 $12K+ Raised By PA Turnpike Commission Employees For Family Of Coworker Killed In Crash On I-83
$12K+ Raised By PA Turnpike Commission Employees For Family Of Coworker Killed In Crash On I-83 A fundraiser has raised over $12,000 dollars to help the family of a Pennsylvania Turnpike Commission employee killed in one of three crashes on Interstate 83 on Tuesday morning.  Sean A. Laudenslager, 41, of Dalmatia was driving his 2018 Ford Focus in the left lane of I-83 Southbound at mile marker 49 in Lower Paxton Township when he struck the rear of a tractor-trailer on Oct. 17, according to the Pennsylvania State Police.  Randall S. Yother, 64, of Tyrone had stopped his 2020 Freightliner Cascadia due to a backlog of traffic from two earlier crashes, PSP explained. The f…

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Second Driver Dies After Wrong-Way Crash On PA Route 22 Second Driver Dies After Wrong-Way Crash On PA Route 22
Second Driver Dies After Wrong-Way Crash On PA Route 22 A second driver involved in the wrong-way crash on Route 22 in Bethlehem Township early this month has died, according to the Lehigh County Coroner.  Barry W. Fulton, 58, of Summit Hill, passed from multiple blunt force injuries on Sunday, Oct. 5, authorities said. His cause of death was ruled accidental.  Troopers have said Fulton was in a red Chevrolet heading the wrong way on Route 33 when he drove up an on-ramp from Route 22 on Oct. 5.  Another driver, 22-year-old John Michael Woodburn of Bethlehem, was pronounced dead at the scene. A 76-year-old driver from Wi…

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Elderly PA Couple Killed In Crash, Coroner Says Elderly PA Couple Killed In Crash, Coroner Says
Elderly PA Couple Killed In Crash, Coroner Says A husband and wife are following an accident in Sellersville, according to the Bucks County Coroner's Office.  Authorities said it happened on Ridge Road on Saturday, Oct. 7.  John Christian, 71, of Montgomery County, was a passenger in the car and was pronounced dead at the scene. His wife, 70-year-old Tina Christian, died the next day at Grandview Hospital, said Coroner Meredith Buck.  Their causes of death were multiple injuries by manner of accident, she added.  According to their obituary, the Christians lived in Spring Mount and were married for 51 years.  …

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Crash Causes Closure At US 222, US 422 In Berks County |(DEVELOPING) Crash Causes Closure At US 222, US 422 In Berks County |(DEVELOPING)
Crash Causes Closure At US 222, US 422 In Berks County |(Developing) Part of US 422 has closed in Berks County due to a motor vehicle crash on Friday morning, according to the West Reading Police Department. The crash happened on US 422 Eastbound at 8:53 a.m. on Oct 13th, the police explained.  The crash has caused a temporary closure of all lanes between Exit: US 222 North/US 422 East - Reading/Allentown through Exit: US 422 East Business - Penn St/Reading, as of 9:09 a.m., according to the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation. The police noted that this includes a closure at the Penn St. Bridge. West Reading officers are on the scene investigat…

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Maryland Dad Killed In Wrong Way Tractor Trailer Crash On I-83 In PA Maryland Dad Killed In Wrong Way Tractor Trailer Crash On I-83 In PA
Maryland Dad Killed In Wrong Way Tractor Trailer Crash On I-83 In PA A fatal crash is now known to have been caused by a tractor-trailer going the wrong way on Interstate 83 in York County, Pennsylvania, authorities explained late on Monday night.  Hendry Tamarez Nunez, 47, of the 800 block of Showell Court, Baltimore, Maryland has been identified as the man who died at the scene of the crash, York County Coroner Pam Gay said.  Shortly before 3 a.m. a tractor hauling an empty trailer entered I-83 South incorrectly driving north from Market Street on Oct. 9, the coroner Gay explained citing police.  Gay noted the correct onramp for I-83 was closed for maint…

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Seen This Car? Driver Sought In Fatal Philly Hit-Run Seen This Car? Driver Sought In Fatal Philly Hit-Run
Seen This Car? Driver Sought In Fatal Philly Hit-Run Police in Philadelphia are looking for the driver who they say caused a deadly accident last Friday, Oct. 6, and fled the scene.  It happened around 6:30 a.m. at the corner of Frankford Avenue and East Ontario Street, PPD said.  A silver Nissan headed south on Frankford Avenue hit a 57-year-old pedestrian after running a red light, according to investigators.  Police said the victim, Carol Gascon of Lawndale, was taken to Temple University Hospital where he died later that morning.  The silver Nissan is thought to be a Maxima or Altima and likely has windshie…

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