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Monday, June 15, 2015A woman died in a car collision June 15th in Cumberland County. 37-year-old Gia Glinatsis, of Mechanicsburg, was killed when her vehicle was struck by another car that crossed the center line on Gettysburg Pike. Glinatsis car then collided with a tree. Following an investigation, police charged the 16-year-old driver of the other car with texting while driving, reckless driving, homicide by vehicle and involuntary manslaughter, among other charges.
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Sunday, December 8, 2013A pedestrian was transported to the hospital Monday afternoon after she was struck by a vehicle while crossing the street in Upper Allen Township, according to township police.
Mary Kay Quenzler, 67, of Mechanicsburg, was transported by ambulance to Holy Spirit Hospital with unspecified injuries.
Quenzler was struck around 2:40 p.m. at the intersection of Geneva Drive at Paris Drive. Police said Clarissa Fisher, 51, also of Mechanicsburg, struck Quenzler with her vehicle.
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Friday, November 29, 2013A total of five people were injured and taken to a trauma center Saturday after a single-vehicle crash in Upper Allen Township, according to township police.
The crash took place shortly after 9 p.m. in the 800 block of McCormick Road, according to an Upper Allen Township Police Department press release. The 18-year-old Shiremanstown resident who was driving the vehicle, along with four passengers, were all taken to the Hershey Medical Center for injuries, according to police.
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Thursday, November 28, 2013A 16-year-old is in trouble with the law after Upper Allen Township police in Cumberland County say the teen fled the scene of a crash and was driving under the influence.
Police responded to a hit-and-run crash around 8:30 p.m. Wednesday along the 1700 block of North Meadow Drive.
"The striking vehicle fled the scene and was located by police several blocks away. The 16 year old juvenile driver admitted to having been driving at a high rate of speed, causing the vehicle to strike a curb which caused property damage and disabling damage to the vehicle," a police news release states.
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Wednesday, November 27, 2013A Mechanicsburg teenager was arrested Thursday night after police in Upper Allen Township said the 16-year-old was found driving under the influence of drugs in a hit-and-run crash.
The incident occurred around 8:25 p.m. in the 1700 block of North Meadow Drive. A BMW Sedan, which was located by police several blocks away, struck a curb and caused property damage in the area of the crash. The sedan also sustained disabling damage in the incident.