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Driver of 18-wheeler, Ismael Medina, 54, dies after failing to slow down for wreck, striking 5 vehicles, and rolling over on top of one on Interstate 81 near Carlisle, Pennsyvania

Modified Date: 
Fri, 08/14/2015 - 11:18am
Accident Date: 
Thursday, August 13, 2015

Fatal crash on I-81 ties up traffic for hours

Interstate 81 in Cumberland County is back open after a deadly crash Thursday closed the highway for most of the day. State police said just before 8 a.m. Thursday morning, a tractor trailer was travelling north on I-81 near the College Street exit, when there was a fender bender just down the highway. Troopers said the tractor trailer did not stop in time and overturned in the median, hitting five other vehicles. One of those vehicles ended up under the tractor trailer. State police said the truck driver, who is from Texas, was not wearing a seat belt, and died. All of the other people involved in the crash are from the Midstate. PennDOT said they were not seriously injured. Although this happened in the morning, backlogs on I-81 lingered for miles, well into the afternoon.

Police ID driver killed in I-81 pile-up

Medina's truck flipped over and landed in the median of I-81. Troopers said Medina was not wearing a seat belt.
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Type: Truck Accident
Topics: 
Rollover, High-Speed/Excessive Speed, Trapped Under/Inside Vehicle, Road Closures, Seat Belt Usage
People Involved: 
Kenny LePage
Earl Keller
Fritzi Schreffler
Ismael Medina
Roadway: 
Interstate 81 near College Street exit
City: 
Carlisle, PA
County: 
Cumberland County, PA
Area: 
Harrisburg-Lancaster-Lebanon-York, PA

Comments

Submitted by Anonymous on Fri, 08/14/2015 - 9:39pm
This was my dad

Submitted by Anonymous on Sat, 08/15/2015 - 4:32pm
SO SORRY

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