East Pennsboro Township police locate good Samaritan who stopped to help crash victims
Updated 9:29 PM;
“She did have crucial information,” Sgt. Adam Shope said.
At the time of the crash the woman, who is a nurse, stopped to help, Shope said. Officers were unable to locate her once the crash site became manageable and the good Samaritan had left, he said.
Shope said he’d like to thank the public for their help in finding her.
The crash happened around 12:08 p.m. between North Enola Road and Susquehanna Avenue. Four people were injured and 58-year-old Lee Potteiger, of Lewisberry, who was towing a boat at the time of the crash, died at a nearby hospital, according to police.
East Pennsboro police looking for good Samaritan who provided first aid at fatal crash scene
Updated Apr 29, 2021;
East Pennsboro Police Department is asking for the public’s help in identifying a woman they think might have witnessed a multi-vehicle fatal crash on Route 11 on Tuesday in Cumberland County.
Four people were injured and 58-year-old Lee Potteiger, of Lewisberry, who was towing a boat at the time of the crash, died at a nearby hospital, according to police. The crash happened around 12:08 p.m. between North Enola Road and Susquehanna Avenue.
East Pennsboro Police Department is asking the public to help them identify this woman, who they believe may have witnessed the fatal crash on Route 11 in Cumberland County on Tuesday. Photo: East Pennsboro Police Department
Police in Cumberland County have charged a woman with murder, homicide by vehicle, DUI and other offenses in connection with a fatal crash.East Pennsboro Township police said Krystin Marchese, 33, was driving under the influence of controlled substances when she caused the four-vehicle collision Tuesday afternoon on North Enola Road.According to a criminal complaint, Marchese s pickup drifted into the center turn lane and hit a Mitsubishi waiting to turn onto Susquehanna Avenue. The pickup then careened into oncoming traffic, hitting a Lexus and clipping another vehicle, the complaint alleges.Police said the driver of the Lexus, 58-year-old Lee Potteiger, of Lewisberry, was killed in the crash.Two people in the Mitsubishi were taken to a hospital.The criminal complaint alleges Marchese was driving on a suspended license.Police said Marchese told them she was addicted to heroin and fentanyl but hadn t used in two days. Court documents also allege she admitted to taking two Xanax
Woman was on her way to buy fentanyl when she caused fatal crash: police
Updated Apr 28, 2021;
Krystin Marchese told investigators she was in heroin withdrawal, had taken two Xanax that was not prescribed to her and was trying to drive from the Duncannon area to New Cumberland to buy fentanyl when she caused a fatal, four-vehicle pileup Tuesday, according to court records.
The Lexus driver, 58-year-old Lee Potteiger, of Lewisberry, died as a result of his injuries. The local fisherman had been towing a boat, that then came loose from the trailer and fell onto other vehicles.
In all, five people were hurt in the crash, according to police.