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Saturday, April 19, 2014
Police say speed was a factor in a fatal motorcycle crash at 4:40 p.m. on Saturday in the 2700 block of Craley Road in Lower Windsor Township, York County. Investigators say the accident claimed the life of 60-year-old Ralph Brookens of Wrightsville. The York County Deputy Coroner, says, Brookens was traveling at a high rate of speed when his motorcycle went off the road. Brookens died in the ambulance en route to the hospital, according to Goodfellow. Lower Windsor Township Police Department is investigating the crash.
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Wednesday, April 16, 2014
In Lancaster County, one woman is dead and another remains hospitalized after a crash in Rapho Township. Police say an SUV and car crashed head-on Wednesday in the 1300 block of Auction Road. The driver of the SUV, Bonnie Miller, of Columbia, died at the scene. The other driver was taken to the hospital in critical condition.
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Tuesday, April 15, 2014
A Lancaster County man died early this morning following a one-vehicle accident along the 800 block of Reading Road in Brecknock Township, state police said. Troopers found the overturned vehicle of Vincent Troupe, 23, of East Earl, at about 12:30 a.m. in the Black Creek. Troupe's body was also found in the creek, he was not wearing a seatbelt, according to a press release from the state police.
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Friday, April 11, 2014
Wilson County Sheriff officials have identified the victim in the deadly ultralight aircraft crash as David "Bucky" Carter, of Nashville. Emergency crews were called around 10:45 a.m. to the scene, Saturday morning. They found the aircraft in the 300 block of Edwards Road, which is right off of Salem Road. According to officials, the victim was an experienced pilot. We will continue to bring you the latest as it becomes available.
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Thursday, April 10, 2014

Police responded to a hit-and-run accident at Baltimore and High streets in Gettysburg on Friday morning.

Authorities say an 11-year-old boy was crossing Baltimore Street shortly after 7 a.m. when he was hit by a car that fled the area.

Witnesses told police the young boy walked into the side of the car that was coming down the street.

Police have an updated description of the vehicle: They say the car is cream-colored or off-white and about the size of a station wagon.

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Wednesday, April 9, 2014

A two-vehicle collision earlier Thursday in Lebanon County sent two people to the hospital and a dog to a veterinarian, according to Cornwall police.

The collision took place at 3:45 p.m. on Route 72 at the intersection with Spring Hill Lane when police said a 2003 BMW station wagon southbound on Route 72 made a left turn onto the Spring Hill Acres development, according to a news release.

The BMW turned into the path of a 2006 Chevrolet Tahoe that was driving north on Route 72, which then struck the BMW.

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Tuesday, April 8, 2014

Two people were killed in a crash on Wednesday afternoon on Interstate 81 near Carlisle, Cumberland County.

The crash happened around 1:30 p.m. near mile marker 47. Police say 26-year-old Shane Myers of Carlisle was driving an SUV southbound on I-81 and crossed over into the median and crashed into a tractor trailer in the northbound lane. The crash killed Myers and the 42-year-old tractor trailer driver, Kevin Carr of Williamstown, Nj.

Police say both drivers died of traumatic injuries and were pronounced dead on the scene.

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Saturday, April 5, 2014

Kentucky State Police are investigating an accident near Lebanon, Kentucky which left one woman dead Sunday morning. Police say 62-year-old Ann Mattingly was traveling east on KY 84 when she lost control of her vehicle just before 10 a.m. They say Mattingly dropped off the shoulder, over-corrected, leaving the roadway striking a tree. Mattingly was pronounced dead on the scene. There were no other injuries reported.

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Tuesday, April 1, 2014

The North Carolina Highway patrol says a 16-year-old died Wednesday afternoon in a single-car crash.

It happened just before 3 p.m. on Lebanon Rd. near Mill Creek Rd. in Orange County.

Troopers said 16-year-old Desmond Piccini of Mebane was driving a 1989 Ford Mustang east on Lebanon Rd. when the car travelled onto the eastbound shoulder.

Piccini apparently overcorrected, causing the car to cross the center line onto the westbound shoulder, where it hit a rock wall and overturned.

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Saturday, March 29, 2014
A 20-year-old man was killed late Sunday night in a crash on Route 15 in Lower Allen Township. Garrett Levi Anderson, of Dillsburg, was killed when the vehicle he was driving northbound struck the bridge abutment on the Rossmoyne Road overpass, said the Cumberland County coroner, in a news release. Anderson was not wearing his seatbelt at the time of the crash and was ejected from his vehicle, the coroner said. He suffered multiple traumatic injuries and was pronounced dead at the scene.