Speed Blamed In Crash That Killed 19-Year-Old In Ephrata Township: Police
Speed was a factor in a three-vehicle crash that killed a 19-year-old Denver man in Ephrata Township, Ephrata police announced on Wednesday, Aug. 13.
The collision happened on the 200 block of Martindale Road between Newswanger Road and the Ephrata Township line around 4:55 p.m., according to police.
Investigators said a Ford Mustang driven eastbound by Gage Weaver, 19, of Denver, lost control and slid into the westbound lane, striking a Ford Econoline van driven by Mary Yoder-Desire, 42, of Ephrata. A Honda CRV driven by Michael Mansi, 45, of Berwyn, was traveling westbound behind the van …
Woman, 72, Struck, Killed Down Road From Elementary School In Wappinger
A 72-year-old pedestrian was killed after being hit by a car down the road from an elementary school in Dutchess County, police said.
The crash happened around 8:49 a.m. on Tuesday, Aug. 12 at the intersection of Schnabl Court and Myers Corner Road in Wappinger, just down the street from Myers Corners Elementary School, according to New York State Police.
Police said an 85-year-old Poughkeepsie woman was driving a 2016 Toyota RAV4 westbound on Myers Corner Road when Li Jin Huang, 72, of Wappingers Falls, who had been walking westbound in the eastbound lane, abruptly crossed the roadway…
Pedestrian Struck Dead On PA Rt 144 ID’d: PA State Police
A 73-year-old man was killed when he was struck by a car in Snow Shoe Township, Centre County, Pennsylvania State Police announced on Monday, Aug. 11.
Thomas Hipple, of Snow Shoe, was crossing State Route 144 near 730 E. Sycamore Road when a 2016 Hyundai Accent hit him head-on around 9:09 a.m., troopers said.
The two-lane asphalt road is posted at 45 mph and divided by a double yellow line, according to investigators.
Hipple was pronounced dead at the scene. His body came to rest in the grass on the north side of the road, facing west, police said.
The driver, identified as Michael J. Pac…
