Amish Buggy Crash Kills 2 Children, Family Hospitalized As Fundraiser Surpasses $23K
Two children were killed, and their parents and siblings remain hospitalized, after a driver admitted falling asleep and slamming into the family’s Amish horse and buggy, Pennsylvania State Police announced on Monday, Sept. 29.
Crash Details
John Koperna, 39, of Pottsville, was driving a 2014 Mini Cooper southbound on Route 225 when he fell asleep and struck the rear of the buggy near Creek Road around 8 p.m., troopers explained.
The buggy was carrying eight occupants from Northumberland County, police said. The impact threw several victims from the carriage, with 9-year-old Caleb Zook and …
6-Year-Old Faiz Sharif Opens Eyes After Harrisburg Kipona Festival Crash, Family Says
A 6-year-old boy critically injured when a minivan plowed into Harrisburg’s Kipona Festival crowd has opened his eyes after several days in a coma, his family said Tuesday night, Sept. 9.
The child, identified as Faiz Sharif, was one of three victims struck when Elizabeth Ann Bohrer, 36, of York Haven, allegedly barreled through barricades and into festivalgoers on North Front Street on Monday, Sept. 1, according to police and court documents.
Elizabeth Ann Bohrer
Swatara Township PD
Court filings obtained by Daily Voice revealed Faiz suffered a fractured pelvis, two broken ribs, a …
Whitehall Dad’s Conviction In 2-Month-Old Daughter’s Death Vacated, Sentence Slashed: DA
A Pennsylvania father’s conviction in the death of his infant daughter has been vacated, and his lengthy sentence was cut, Lehigh County District Attorney Gavin P. Holihan announced on Monday, Sept. 8.
Matthew Wolfe, 40, of Whitehall, pleaded no contest to Third-Degree Murder and Endangering the Welfare of a Child before Judge James Anthony, resulting in a sentence of 4½ to 9 years in prison followed by two years of probation, according to the DA. He had previously been convicted by a jury in 2017 and sentenced to 20 to 40 years in state prison, the DA said.
The case was reopened after a re…
