Motorcyclist Killed, Wife Airlifted After FedEx Van Crash In Chadds Ford: PA State Police
A motorcyclist was killed and his wife critically injured after colliding with a FedEx van on Baltimore Pike at the Painters Crossing intersection in Chadds Ford, Pennsylvania State Police announced on Monday, Sept. 9.
Brad Rhoades, 52, of Coatesville, was riding a 2011 Harley-Davidson with his wife, Amy Rhoades, 55, as passenger when the crash happened around 1:44 p.m. on Saturday, Aug. 30, according to troopers.
Investigators said the FedEx driver — identified as Richard Harley, 57, of Sharon Hill — was behind the wheel of a 2020 Ford when he attempted to turn left (south) onto Route 1 fr…
Couple Strikes Woman Dead On I-95 In Tinicum, Stops At Royal Farms Before Returning: PSP
A New Jersey man struck and killed a woman walking on Interstate 95 in Tinicum Township before continuing to a convenience store, Pennsylvania State Police announced on Sunday, Sept. 7.
The crash happened at mile marker 8.7 in the southbound lanes around 2:59 a.m., troopers said.
Donald Schmidt Jr., 42, of Woodstown, New Jersey, was driving a 2017 white Lexus with his wife, Jennifer Schmidt, 49, as passenger when the car hit Ana Hernandez, 44, of Wilmington, Delaware, in the rightmost lane, investigators said.
Hernandez was thrown across all four lanes and came to rest in the northbound si…
Jeep Rear-Ends Horse-And-Buggy In Quarryville, Injuring Driver, Horse Killed: PA State Police
A Jeep rear-ended a horse-and-buggy on White Oak Road in Strasburg Township, Lancaster County, on Tuesday, Aug. 26, at 8:35 a.m., Pennsylvania State Police announced on Monday, Sept. 8.
Troopers said the Jeep Grand Cherokee, driven by Eric Rebman, 54, of Quarryville, was traveling west behind a large truck when the truck passed an Amish buggy ahead of it and the Jeep struck the buggy from behind on White Oak Road, Strasburg Township, at 8:35 a.m. on Tuesday, Aug. 26.
The 26-year-old buggy’s operator from Quarryville, reported back pain and was treated by Lancaster EMS but refused transport,…
Child, Among 5 Hospitalized After DUI Jeep Driver Crashes Into Ram, VW In Lancaster: PSP
A DUI crash on Twin County Road in Caernarvon Township left a child and four others hospitalized, Pennsylvania State Police announced on Monday, Sept. 8.
The crash happened in front of 330 Twin County Road at 10:13 p.m. on Saturday, Sept. 6, according to PSP Lancaster.
Investigators said Dustin C. Stewart, 47, of Reading, was driving a 2014 Jeep Cherokee northbound and failed to stay in his lane while negotiating a curve. His Jeep struck the rear of a 2025 Ram 1500 driven by Charles E. Drevo, 58, of Bel Air, and then hit a 2021 Volkswagen Jetta driven by Robert M. McNeal, 45, of Honey Brook…
Cold CASE: Realtor Strangled, Shot In Vacant Home, $5K Reward Offered In Hellertown Homicide
More than 25 years after realtor Charlotte Fimiano was found strangled and shot to death in a vacant Hellertown home, Pennsylvania State Police are offering a $5,000 reward for information that solves her murder.
Fimiano, 40, failed to return home after showing a house to an unknown client on Thursday, Sept. 11, 1997, according to police.
Investigators determined her final stop was 2147 Chelsea Lane in Lower Saucon Township. Her body was discovered inside the vacant property in the early morning hours of Friday, Sept. 12, 1997.
The Weichert Realtors agent had been strangled and shot, state…
5 Children Locked In 'Dungeon' With Feces-Covered Walls, No Beds By PA Parents: Officials
Five children were trapped in a locked room described as a “dungeon,” where authorities say they lived among filth, boarded-up windows, and no beds.
A Pennsylvania couple, James Russell Kahl and Carly Kahl, is accused of holding their children, ages five to 14, in “deplorable conditions” at a home in Redstone Township, Fayette County, according to Pennsylvania State Police.
The investigation began in early August after Children and Youth Services received a complaint about the family, authorities said. When troopers responded to the home with CYS, they discovered no beds, boarded-up windows…
81-Year-Old Dies In I-81 Crash With Semi-Truck In Schuylkill County: Lehigh Coroner
An 81-year-old man was killed in a crash involving a semi-truck on I-81 in Schuylkill County, the Lehigh County Coroner’s Office announced on Wednesday, Sept. 3.
Esau Foster, 81, was pronounced dead on Tuesday, Sept. 2, at 5:59 p.m. in the Emergency Department at Lehigh Valley Hospital–Cedar Crest, according to the release.
Foster was the driver of a vehicle that collided with a semi-truck on I-81 northbound at mile marker 119.4 in Butler Township at approximately 2:22 p.m. on Tuesday, Sept. 2, investigators said.
The cause of death was multiple blunt force injuries sustained in the crash,…
