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Route 283

High-Speed Chase In Stolen Car With Gun Across Lands Man Prison Sentence: Lancaster DA High-Speed Chase In Stolen Car With Gun Across Lands Man Prison Sentence: Lancaster DA
High-Speed Chase In Stolen Car With Gun Across Lands Man Prison Sentence: Lancaster DA A man who sparked a wild stolen car chase across multiple townships while armed with a gun has been sentenced to state prison, prosecutors announced on Thursday, Sept. 4. Dante James Ashford, 21, was sentenced in Lancaster County Court on Thursday, Aug. 22, by Judge Merrill Spahn. Ashford and three others triggered a high-speed pursuit on Route 283 in Mount Joy and Rapho townships in February 2023 after officers spotted their stolen car. Police forced the vehicle to a stop near Meadow View Road, where Ashford fled on foot and tossed a concealed firearm, investigators said. Officers quickly …
Lower Paxton School Bus Driver High On Multiple Drugs Gets Prison Time Lower Paxton School Bus Driver High On Multiple Drugs Gets Prison Time
Lower Paxton School Bus Driver High On Multiple Drugs Gets Prison Time A Dauphin County woman who drove a school van full of special-needs students while high on prescription drugs has been sentenced to jail and probation, Lancaster County officials said. Heather Elaine Shumberger, 41, of Lower Paxton Township, pleaded guilty to DUI, endangering the welfare of children, and recklessly endangering another person, according to the Lancaster County District Attorney’s Office in a release issued Tuesday, May 13. Lancaster County Judge Jeffrey Conrad originally stated she would serve up to seven years and nine months behind bars. However, court documents were corre…
Two Injured In Four-Vehicle Crash On Route 30 In Manheim Township Two Injured In Four-Vehicle Crash On Route 30 In Manheim Township
Two Injured In Four-Vehicle Crash On Route 30 In Manheim Township A four-vehicle crash involving a tractor-trailer, a pickup truck, an SUV, and a sedan left two people injured and caused major traffic delays in Manheim Township, Lancaster County, on Thursday, March 6, emergency dispatchers said. The collision happened around 6:30 a.m. on Route 30 Eastbound at the Lititz Pike/Route 501 exit. The tractor-trailer veered off the eastbound lanes and partially blocked Chester Road, while the pickup truck was severely damaged, officials said. The crash caused significant backups on Route 30, Route 283, Chester Road, and surrounding roads. Two people were transp…
Trooper Among 3 Seriously Hurt After Driver Fails To Yield On Route 283: PA State Police Trooper Among 3 Seriously Hurt After Driver Fails To Yield On Route 283: PA State Police
Trooper Among 3 Seriously Hurt After Driver Fails To Yield On Route 283: PA State Police Three people, including a Pennsylvania State Police trooper, were seriously injured when a Volkswagen Passat crashed into a marked police cruiser on Route 283 in Londonderry Township, Dauphin County, police announced on Sunday, Jan. 26. The crash occurred around 5:30 a.m. near mile marker 5.9 on Route 283 East, according to a release by Pennsylvania State Police. A trooper was investigating a prior crash involving a disabled vehicle in the left lane and had positioned their Ford Explorer partially in the left lane and shoulder with emergency lights activated. Passing drivers were slowing …
Crash Blocking Part Of Rt 30 In Lancaster: PennDOT Crash Blocking Part Of Rt 30 In Lancaster: PennDOT
Crash Blocking Part Of Rt 30 In Lancaster: PennDOT A multi-vehicle crash has caused delays on Route 30 in Lancaster County on Tuesday, Oct. 22, according to the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation.  The crash happened in the westbound lanes just before the Route 283/Harrisburg/Lancaster exit in Manheim Township around 9:34 a.m. Traffic backed up in the area as emergency vehicles remained on the scene.  There is no word of any injuries at the time of reporting. 
Car Carrier Catches Fire On Rt 283 In Dauphin County (PHOTO) Car Carrier Catches Fire On Rt 283 In Dauphin County (PHOTO)
Car Carrier Catches Fire On Rt 283 In Dauphin County (Photo) A car carrier caught fire on Route 283 on Monday morning, Sept. 30, according to the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation. The call to fire came into the Dauphin County Department of Public Safety at 8:03 a.m. Fire crews responded to a tractor fire on Route 283 East at the Middletown Road Exit in Dauphin County Monday morning. There was a lane restriction in the area. The tractor of the car carry was hollowed out by the fire, as seen in PennDOT's 511PA traffic cameras.  No injuries have been reported at the time of publishing.
FATAL CRASH: 33-Year-Old Woman Thrown Into On Coming Traffic On Rt 283, PD FATAL CRASH: 33-Year-Old Woman Thrown Into On Coming Traffic On Rt 283, PD
Fatal Crash: 33-Year-Old Woman Thrown Into On Coming Traffic On Rt 283, PD A 33-year-old woman has died after being ejected from an SUV and thrown into on coming traffic in a crash into a tractor-trailer late on Sunday night, Sept. 8, East Hempfield police explained the following morning. The woman had been a passenger in a 2025 BMW X5 driving West on Route 283 when it struck the rear of "a 53' Wabash reefer style trailer being pulled by a Freightliner Truck Tractor that was also traveling West," the police said. Police, fire, and EMS were called to the two vehicle crash on Rt 283 West just west of Route 741 at 11:31 p.m., as detailed in the release. The impact o…
Second Tractor-Trailer Crash On PA Turnpike Interchange To Rt 283: PennDOT Second Tractor-Trailer Crash On PA Turnpike Interchange To Rt 283: PennDOT
Second Tractor-Trailer Crash On PA Turnpike Interchange To Rt 283: PennDOT Yet another tractor-trailer rolled over on the interchange of Route 283 with the PA Turnpike on Thursday, Aug. 22, according to the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation. The second tractor-trailer overturned on the ramp from Rt 283 West to the PA Turnpike/Interstate 76 South near the exit to the Harrisburg International Airport in Lower Swatara Township. This crash happened at 1:12 p.m.  The first crash happened almost 12 hours before it but was still being cleaned up as that rollover caused dog food the tractor-trailer was hauling to spill out on the ramp. As of 2:20 p.m., the …
Rt. 283 In Central Pennsylvania Reopens Following Crash: PennDOT Rt. 283 In Central Pennsylvania Reopens Following Crash: PennDOT
Rt. 283 In Central Pennsylvania Reopens Following Crash: PennDOT UPDATE: The crash on Route 283 on Nov. 23 cleared around 10:30 a m., according to PennDOT. No additional information was released. ORIGINAL: A crash has shut down a portion of Route 283 in Lancaster County on Wednesday Nov. 23, according to PennDOT.  All lanes heading east have closed between the Exit to Route 722 toward Landisville, and the Exit to Route 741 toward East Petersburg and Millersville, according to PennDOT's 511PA. The crash involved multiple vehicles, but it is if anyone was injured. The nearest traffic camera in the area is only showing the backup not the crash. Fo…
Authorities ID Man, 36, Killed In I-76, PA Turnpike Crash Authorities ID Man, 36, Killed In I-76, PA Turnpike Crash
Authorities ID Man, 36, Killed In I-76, PA Turnpike Crash The man who died in Monday morning’s fatal turnpike crash has been identified. A utility truck crashed into the back of a tractor-trailer on I-76 by mile marker 246.6 at 9:17 a.m. according to PA Turnpike officials. The utility truck driver died at the scene and a coroner was called, according to Emergency Dispatch Services.  The driver has been identified by officials as Kevin Hostetter, 36 of Myerstown, Lebanon County, according to WGAL News 8. Traffic was diverted to Route 283, I-83 and I-81 for hours. The turnpike reopened just before 3 p.m. Pennsylvania State Police are inv…
SEEN HIM? Lancaster Police Seek Driver Charged In Road Rage Incident SEEN HIM? Lancaster Police Seek Driver Charged In Road Rage Incident
Seen HIM? Lancaster Police Seek Driver Charged In Road Rage Incident A man charged with recklessly endangering another person following a road rage incident is wanted by the Lancaster police. Jessi Rosario-Estremera, 25 of Lancaster was charged with recklessly endangering another person and multiple summary traffic offenses after a road rage incident on Route 283 on Dec. 7. A warrant has been issued for Rosario-Estremera after he failed to appear for his preliminary hearing. Anyone with information on his whereabouts is asked to submit a tip via CrimeWatch or contact East Hempfield Townhship police 717-898-3103.