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Quarryville, PA
Police & Fire
Jeep Rear-Ends Horse-And-Buggy In Quarryville, Injuring Driver, Horse Killed: PA State Police Jeep Rear-Ends Horse-And-Buggy In Quarryville, Injuring Driver, Horse Killed: PA State Police
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,…

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by Jillian Pikora
Lancaster, PA
Police & Fire
Woman Killed When Subaru Slams Into Tree After Rear-End Crash In Lancaster County: Police Woman Killed When Subaru Slams Into Tree After Rear-End Crash In Lancaster County: Police
Woman Killed When Subaru Slams Into Tree After Rear-End Crash In Lancaster County: Police A woman was killed in a violent crash that ended with a Subaru Outback wrapped around a tree in Pequea Township, authorities announced on Monday, June 16. The terrifying wreck began just after 8:30 a.m. when the Subaru rear-ended a Ford Explorer while both were heading east on Long Lane, according to Pequea Township Police. After the impact, the Subaru didn’t stop. Instead, it barreled through the intersection of Route 741 and Route 324, veered off the road, and smashed head-on into a tree on the property of 400 Long Lane. Inside the car was a 79-year-old Lancaster woman riding in the fro…

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by Jillian Pikora
Quarryville, PA
Schools
School Bus, Truck, Car Involved In Quarryville Crash, Trapping Driver: Firefighters School Bus, Truck, Car Involved In Quarryville Crash, Trapping Driver: Firefighters
School Bus, Truck, Car Involved In Quarryville Crash, Trapping Driver: Firefighters A crash involving a school bus, a truck and trailer, and a car left one person trapped at Route 372 and May Post Office Road in Eden Township, officials said. The accident was reported at 6:54 a.m. on Wednesday, March 12, prompting a response from the Quarryville Fire Department (QFD) and Lancaster EMS (LEMSA), according to QFD. Upon arrival, firefighters removed two doors from the car to extricate the trapped victim, who sustained only minor injuries, the department said. Fire police from QFD and the Bart Township Fire Company helped control traffic while crews secured the vehicles an…

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by Jillian Pikora
Lancaster, PA
Police & Fire
Car Crashes Into Bus Shelter Near Target On Lincoln Highway East (PHOTOS) Car Crashes Into Bus Shelter Near Target On Lincoln Highway East (PHOTOS)
Car Crashes Into Bus Shelter Near Target On Lincoln Highway East (Photos) A car slammed into a bus shelter near the Target on Lincoln Highway East, trapping the driver inside and prompting a rescue, authorities announced on Thursday, Jan. 23. The Lafayette, Witmer, and Ronks Fire Companies, along with Lancaster EMS and East Lampeter Township police, were dispatched to the crash in the 2300 block of Lincoln Highway East around 8:30 p.m., according to the Lafayette Fire Company. Engine 62-1 from Witmer was the first to arrive, confirming the crash location directly across from the store. The driver was uninjured but trapped inside the vehicle after it collided with…

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by Jillian Pikora
Quarryville, PA
News
Man Rescued From Cave In Central PA: Officials (PHOTOS) Man Rescued From Cave In Central PA: Officials (PHOTOS)
Man Rescued From Cave In Central PA: Officials (Photos) Numerous emergency crews rescued a man "who was wedged in a crevice, deep inside the Wind Cave at the Clark Nature Preserve" on Saturday night into Sunday morning, officials explained to Daily Voice on Monday, Sept. 9.  The man was rescued after 1 a.m. after over five and a half hours stuck in the cave, rescue workers explained.  Crews were called to the scene at the Clark Nature Preserve Bridge Valley Road in Martic Township 6:12 p.m.  The cave posed numerous challenges: dark, narrow, slippery conditions within Wind Cave. A tube to supply the man oxygen was lowered down at …

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by Jillian Pikora
Lancaster, PA
Police & Fire
Motorcyclist Fatally Flies Off Bike On Kirkwood Pike: PA State State Motorcyclist Fatally Flies Off Bike On Kirkwood Pike: PA State State
Motorcyclist Fatally Flies Off Bike On Kirkwood Pike: PA State State A two-vehicle fatal crash sent a motorcyclist into the air on Monday, Pennsylvania State Police in Lancaster announced on April 30.  The call to the two-vehicle crash involving a motorcycle at the intersection of Noble Road and Kirkwood Pike/SR 472, Colerain Township, Kirkwood came into PSP Troop J Lancaster Station at 4:09 p.m. on April 29, 2024, Trooper James Grothey detailed in the release.  The troopers' preliminary investigation determined that a Ford Edge driven by 79-year-old Gerald Fite of Peach Bottom "was stopped at a posted stop sign o…

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by Jillian Pikora
Lancaster, PA
Police & Fire
Drunk Charged For Head-On Lancaster Crash Hospitalizing 2 People: PSP Drunk Charged For Head-On Lancaster Crash Hospitalizing 2 People: PSP
Drunk Charged For Head-On Lancaster Crash Hospitalizing 2 People: PSP A drunk driver who caused a serious head-on that sent two people to the hospital has been charged, Pennsylvania State Police announced on Thursday.  Gary Testerman Jr., 36, of Willow Street (previously of Buck and Quarryville according to public records) had a blood alcohol level nearly two times the legal limit when he caused the serious head-on crash on Sept. 23, 2023, Trooper James Grothey explained in the release.  Testerman was driving under the influence of alcohol heading south on Lancaster Pike, just south of Mount Airy Road, when he swerved his Ford Escape into the n…

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by Jillian Pikora
Lancaster, PA
Police & Fire
Driver Struck By Train, Pushed 200 Feet, Police In Pennsylvania Say Driver Struck By Train, Pushed 200 Feet, Police In Pennsylvania Say
Driver Struck By Train, Pushed 200 Feet, Police In Pennsylvania Say A 29-year-old man was driving a car that stopped train tracks and ending up getting pushed and rolled off the tracks, police announced on Wednesda night.  Kaden Stetler of Horseshoe Road in Lancaster was driving a silver 2009 Ford Edge that stopped on the tracks in the 300 block of Willow Road for an unknown reason shortly before 9:30 a.m. on Sept. 6, according to East Lampeter Township police.  A Norfolk Southern train struck Steltler's Ford on the passenger side – pushing it approximately 200 feet – then the car "dislodged" and rolled off of the tracks, the police said.  …

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by Jillian Pikora
Lancaster, PA
Obituaries
Amish Couple Killed When Horse-Buggy Struck By Truck In PA: Coroner Amish Couple Killed When Horse-Buggy Struck By Truck In PA: Coroner
Amish Couple Killed When Horse-Buggy Struck By Truck In PA: Coroner An Amish couple was killed when their horse-and-buggy was struck by a pick-up truck in Central Pennsylvania on Sunday, authorities say. Jacob M. Stoltzfus, 71, was driving the horse-drawn buggy west with his 70-year-old wife, Annie B. Beiler Stoltzfus riding along as a passenger near 528 Valley Road, Eden Township when they were struck at 5:55 a.m. on Aug. 6, according to the Pennsylvania State Police.  A 22-year-old driver of a tan 2002 Chevy Silverado attempted to pass the buggy on the left when he rear-ended the buggy, state troopers explained.  The horse continued t…

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by Jillian Pikora
Lancaster, PA
News
Car Slams Into Lancaster Home, Parking In Living Room (Photos) Car Slams Into Lancaster Home, Parking In Living Room (Photos)
Car Slams Into Lancaster Home, Parking In Living Room (Photos) A car crashed into a Lancaster home Thursday afternoon, according to Lancaster Township Fire Department. A 2006 Chrysler PT Cruiser crashed into the carriage house of the Colonial Apartments at 1010 Columbia Avenue shortly before 4 p.m. The cruiser slammed through the entire first floor of the home, which was being used as converted living space. Firefighters Gene Gallagher and Devin Ashba quickly extricated the driver through the passenger side door to awaiting Lancaster EMS medics who removed them through the home’s side entrance. The collapse team deemed the building safe to enter. …

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by Jillian Pikora