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Head on Collision in Bethel Township Sends 3 to the Hospital

Friday, May 14th, 2010

A head on collision occurred on Route 343 in Bethel Township yesterday.  Police report that 24 year old Kimberly Sourwine of Lebanon was trying to turn on to Route 343 from Golf Road when she hit a car driven by 50 year old Timothy Meck also of Lebanon.  Ms. Sourwine was trying to turn north on Route 343 but instead turned into the southbound lane and crashed into Mr. Meck.

Ms. Sourwine and her two passengers 21 year old James Gibbons and 29 year old Cory Shay were taken by ambulance to the Penn State Milton S. Hershey Medical Center.  Their conditions have not yet been released.

The investigation into the accident is ongoing and the police are waiting for the results of Ms. Sourwine’s blood alcohol tests to determine if this was a DUI accident.  Her passenger James Gibbons is facing drug charges for having marijuana in his pocket at the time of the accident.

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How Much Do You Know About Distracted Driving?

Thursday, May 13th, 2010

Distraction.gov has a new interactive tool called the Distracted Driving Challenge that tests your knowledge about distracted driving laws in your state.   The tool is currently set up to test the user’s knowledge about the cell phone and driving laws in the 8 states which currently ban handheld cell phone use.

While Pennsylvania is not yet one of the states that bans handheld cell phone use, there is a lot of information that Pennsylvanians can learn from this fun and easy to use interactive game.  Just click on one of the orange states and a series of questions will be asked about the cell phone law in that state.  You can learn about how the laws of the different states impact texting and driving, talking and driving, truck drivers, bus drivers, novice drivers and all drivers.

Best of all, you can succeed in the distraction.gov game by using common sense.  The laws of the 8 states make sense and save lives.  Play the distraction.gov Distracted Driving Challenge now and see how well you do!

Read more distracted driving data showing that cell phone bans won’t protect you from distracted drivers.

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5 Vehicle Crash Results in 2 Fatalities and 2 Injuries on Monday

Wednesday, May 12th, 2010

A five vehicle crash on state Route 56 in West Saint Clair Township resulted in two fatalities and two moderate injuries on Monday.  The Bedford County truck and auto accident happened around 6:30 a.m.

According to the Pennsylvania State Police, a Sterling tractor trailer truck was traveling east when it rear ended a Pontiac Grand Am and pushed the Grand Am into the westbound lane.  After that collision, the Sterling truck began to roll over and in so doing hit a westbound International truck pushing the International truck over the guardrail and down an embankment.  The Sterling truck then hit two more eastbound vehicles.

Both truck drivers were killed in the accident.  Their names have not yet been released.    Nathan Daniel Vogel of Johnstown and Mary Kauffman of Osterburg were injured in the accident.  Mr. Vogel was driving the Grand Am involved in the first crash and Ms. Kauffman was driving one of the cars hit by the Sterling truck after its crash with the International truck.  The driver of the third car was not injured.

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Jackson Township SUV Accident Leaves 1 Dead and 6 Injured

Tuesday, May 11th, 2010

A Sunday afternoon crash resulted in at least one death and six injuries in Lebanon County.  The two car accident occurred around 4:30 p.m. on Route 501 in Jackson Township, just south of the Berks County line.  The accident victims included a teenage fatality, 2 injured children and 4 injured adults.

According to police reports, 19 year old Ilya Krupenya of Myerstown was driving southbound on Route 501 when his SUV crossed over into the northbound lane and collided head on with an SUV driven by John Sattizahn  of Pine Grove.  Ilya Krupenya was pronounced dead at the scene of the accident.

Mr. Sattizahn and his five passengers were all taken to Hershey Medical Center.  Two of the injured passengers were children, aged 8 and 10.  Their names have not been released and they were reported in fair condition on Monday.  The four adults who were hurt include the driver, John Sattizahn, Dawne Sattizahn, Mark Ketch and Denise Ketch.  As of Monday, three of the adults were in critical condition and one is in serious condition.

The cause of the Lebanon County accident remains under investigation.

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Bucks County, Morrisville, State Police Department Offices

Monday, May 10th, 2010

Bucks County, Pennsylvania is located in the Commonwealth’s Delaware Valley adjacent to New Jersey and just north of Philadelphia County.  It is one of the ten most populated counties in the state, one of the ten counties with the most miles of state highways, and one of the ten counties with the most miles of local roads.

Not surprisingly, it is also one of the ten counties with the most reported traffic crashes and traffic related deaths.  In 2008, the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation reported 6,246 accidents of which 3,093 resulted in injuries and 54 resulted in fatalities. (more…)

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Southwest Philadelphia Accident Leaves One Dead and Three Injured

Monday, May 10th, 2010

Late Saturday night, a three car crash at the intersection of 61st and Passyunk resulted in tragedy.  A woman, believed to be in her 30s or  40s, was sitting in her black Buick at the intersection waiting for the red light to change to green.

As she waited for the light to change, a 31 year old male rear ended her with such force that her car was pushed into the intersection where it was hit by a Kia Optima that was driving through the intersection on a green light.

The driver of the Buick was ejected from her car and killed in the accident.  She was pronounced dead at the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania.  A man and a woman from other cars involved in the accident are reported to be in a critical condition.  A person from the car that rear ended the Buick is reported in stable condition.  The names of the victims have not yet been released.

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3 Women Hurt in Philadelphia Accident Yesterday

Friday, May 7th, 2010

During the overnight hours of May 6, 2010 a car accident occurred in the Oxford Circle neighborhood of Philadelphia.  The accident happened at approximately 1:30 a.m. at Castor Avenue and Benner Street when a car slammed into several parked cars.

Three women were hurt in the automobile accident.  A 33 year old woman and a 17 year old woman are reported to be in stable condition.  A third woman, age 40, was rushed to Einstein Medical Center and was reported to be in critical condition yesterday.

The names of the victims have not yet been released.  The driver has been arrested for DUI.

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Lehigh County Car Accident Kills 2 and Leaves 2 in Critical Condition

Thursday, May 6th, 2010

Two people are dead and two people are critically injured following a Lehigh County car accident in North Whitehall Township on Tuesday May 4, 2010.

Mary Ellen Koch and Emma Sensinger of Slatington were in a car driving south on Route 873 when a northbound car came into their lane and crashed into them shortly before 9:30 a.m. on Tuesday.  Ms. Koch and Ms. Sensinger died in the accident.  Another passenger in their car and the driver who hit them are in critical condition at Lehigh Valley Hospital Cedar Crest.  Their identities have not yet been released.

Autopsies are scheduled for today and the state police continue to investigate the cause of this accident.

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3 People Injured in Lancaster County Tractor Trailer Crash

Wednesday, May 5th, 2010

During the overnight hours of May 4, 2010 a serious 2 vehicle tractor trailer accident occurred in the 3300 block of Route 30 (Lincoln Highway East) in Paradise Township.  The accident occurred when one truck rear ended the other truck.  The driver of the rear truck was stuck in his vehicle for about 45 minutes before being rescued by emergency workers. The driver and passenger in the front truck were also injured.  All three accident victims were taken to Lancaster General Hospital.  Their identities and conditions have not yet been released.

Route 30 was closed down for several hours in both directions while officials investigated the accident.

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The U.S. Government Answers Questions About Distracted Driving

Tuesday, May 4th, 2010

Do you have questions about distracted driving?  The United States Government has answers and has posted them on its website dedicated to the dangers of driving distracted, www.distraction.gov. 

Distraction.gov is a U.S. Department of Transportation website that is used by car accident lawyers, distracted driving accident victims and interested people who want to learn more about driving safely.  Some of the questions asked on the site include things such as:

  • What is Distracted Driving?
  • Why Do People Drive Distracted?
  • How Big a Problem is Distracted Driving?
  • What Laws Exist to Combat Distracted Driving?

If you are interested in the answers to these questions or if you simply want to learn more about how to protect yourself from distracted drivers then please visit www.distraction.gov today for more information.

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