Overview
- Newberry Township Police said 27-year-old William Cowell of Etters died when his 2019 Volkswagen Jetta, attempting to pass, struck a 2018 Nissan Altima on the 3100 block of Lewisberry Road around 10:30 p.m.
- Police reported the 25-year-old Altima driver remains in critical condition and occupants of a third vehicle were uninjured as the investigation continues.
- Pennsylvania State Police said multiple, separate crashes on I-83 north between exits 36 and 39A involved 18 vehicles, including two commercial trucks, with five people transported to hospitals and no fatalities.
- PennDOT and local agencies closed sections of I-83 for hours, diverted traffic, and reported a secondary crash in the backlog that expanded the closure to exit 35.
- Earlier that evening, a five-vehicle crash on Route 283 in Dauphin County left one man dead, with state police conducting a reconstruction of the scene.