Tag: Lancaster County Coroner’s Office
Company Fined After Pottstown Flagger Killed At Lancaster Construction Site: Osha
A Berks County company has been fined after a construction flagger was killed in a 2024 crash in Lancaster County, federal officials announced.
Linetta Wells, 56, of Pottstown, died on Thursday, Oct. 10, 2024, when an SUV struck her as she directed traffic at Stone Mill and Plymouth roads in Manor Township around 7:38 a.m., according to the Lancaster County Coroner’s Office. She was pronounced dead at the scene one hour later, the office said.
Wells was employed by Wexcon, Inc., a utility contracting company based in Centre Township. The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) …
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 …
Mount Joy Driver Who Killed Pedestrian Near Dutch Wonderland Out On Bail: DA
A Mount Joy Township man is out on bail after allegedly striking and killing a pedestrian in a hit-and-run near Dutch Wonderland in 2024, Lancaster County authorities announced in a release on Tuesday, June 24.
Brandon E. Shearer, 33, is accused of hitting John Randall Zimmerman, 72, in the 2200 block of Lincoln Highway East in East Lampeter Township just before 4:10 a.m. on Thursday, Aug. 29, 2024, according to East Lampeter Township police.
Zimmerman, originally from Lititz and most recently of Lancaster, was not using a crosswalk when he was fatally struck outside the Fairfield Inn near …
Lancaster Woman Killed In Crash, Coroner Says
A Lancaster County woman was killed in a car crash earlier this week at a busy intersection in Pequea Township, according to the coroner.
Patricia Wenzel, 79, of Manor Township, died on Sunday, June 16, 2025, after being transported from the scene of a motor vehicle collision at Long Lane and Marticville Road, the Lancaster County Coroner’s Office said.
At 10:17 a.m., a coroner investigator arrived at Penn Medicine Lancaster General Hospital and found Wenzel in the trauma bay. She had been brought in as a patient following the crash. She was identified as a front-seat passenger in the vehic…
Two Young Ohio Men Killed In Fiery PA Turnpike Crash: Coroner
Two men from Ohio were killed in a fiery single-vehicle crash on the Pennsylvania Turnpike in Lancaster County, the coroner announced on Monday, May 12.
Saurav Prabhakar, 23, and Manav Patel, 20, both of Cleveland, died in the crash that happened around 7:51 a.m. on Saturday, May 10 near mile marker 286 eastbound in East Cocalico Township, according to the Lancaster County Coroner’s Office.
Emergency crews arrived to find the vehicle engulfed in flames. Prabhakar, who was driving, and Patel, the passenger, were pronounced dead at the scene shortly after 8:30 a.m., investigators said.
Both …
Missing Lancaster Woman Found Dead In Susquehanna River: Coroner
A woman who vanished from Lancaster City has been found dead in the Susquehanna River, the Lancaster County Coroner’s Office confirmed on Tuesday, April 22.
April Wefler, 33, was last seen on Tuesday, April 15, and reported missing by her family four days later after she failed to report for work and could not be contacted. When relatives visited her home on South Queen Street, they found drawers and cabinets open, suggesting she left unexpectedly.
At 3:17 p.m. on Friday, April 18, West Hempfield Township Police were called to the shoreline of the Susquehanna River between the Wrights Ferry…
Cold Case: Human Remains Found On Island In Susquehanna River, PA State Police Say
A cold case is heating up as Pennsylvania State Police work with the Lancaster County Coroner’s Office to identify human remains discovered nearly 40 years ago on Weise Island, officials announced on Monday, April 7.
The remains were located on Tuesday, March 18, 1986, on the island in the Susquehanna River, according to a release from PSP Lancaster. Investigators believe the deceased was an African American man between 20 and 40 years old, standing about 6-foot-1 and weighing around 190 pounds.
At the time he was found, the man was wearing size 11.5 New Balance sneakers, blue jeans with a …
Dad Killed, 2 Children Critically Injured In Lancaster County Scooter Crash: PA State Police
A Pennsylvania father was killed, and his two young sons were critically injured after their scooter collided with a van in Salisbury Township, Pennsylvania State Police announced on Tuesday, Feb. 11.
Emanual Blank, 31, of Gap, was riding a scooter eastbound on Old Philadelphia Pike with his 6-year-old and 15-month-old sons when a Mercedes Sprinter van struck them at 3:03 p.m. on Monday, Feb. 10, state police said.
First responders rushed to the scene, flying the 6-year-old to Hershey Medical Center, while Blank and the 15-month-old were taken to Lancaster General Hospital. Blank later succ…
Inmate Dies After Hospital Release By Lancaster County Prison: Officials
A Lancaster County inmate receiving medical care at Lancaster General Health Penn Medicine has died after being released from custody, prison officials announced Wednesday, Jan. 8, 2025.
Robert Phillip Kreider, 58, of Conestoga, was reported as having difficulty breathing at Lancaster County Prison around 5:57 a.m. on Monday, Jan. 6, 2025, according to a media alert from the prison.
Medical staff examined Kreider before calling 9-1-1, officials said. Emergency medical services transported him to Lancaster General Health Penn Medicine, and his family was notified of his hospitalizatio…
Michele Rhodes, 55, ID'd As Woman Who Died At Elizabethtown Fair: Coroner
The woman who died following a "medical emergency" at the Elizabethtown Fair on Tuesday, August 20 has been identified by the Lancaster County Coroner's Office.
Michele Rhodes, 55, of Akron, PA, and originally from Mount Holly, NJ, choked to death at the Elizabethtown Fair, Chief Deputy Coroner Eric Bieber explained and as detailed in her obituary posted by Roseboro Stradling Funeral and Cremation Services, Inc., Denver.
Police officers were eating lunch at the fair located at 900 East High Street in Elizabethtown Borough when the incident began at 12:55 p.m. Aug. 20, as Da…
Murder-suicide: Pair Found Shot Dead In Ronks Home, Coroner (Update)
Two people who were found dead inside a home in Lancaster County on Wednesday, August 7 have been revealed to be a murder-suicide the coroner announced on Thursday afternoon, Aug. 8.
Ann M. Sellers, 47, and Kyle D. Heagy, 32, were found inside a home in the 2800 block of Lincoln Highway East, Ronks at approximately 7:08 a.m. by East Lampeter Township police, as detailed in the release.
The officers were conducting a welfare check when the pair was discovered.
The Lancaster County Coroner's office was called to the "and assisted with the investigation," as stated in the rele…
