Woman charged with murder, DUI in 4-vehicle crash that left man dead
Updated Apr 28, 2021;
Posted Apr 28, 2021
Krystin Marchese, 33, is charged with murder, two homicide charges and numerous other offenses for a crash that killed another driver Tues., April 27, 2021 on Route 11/15 in East Pennsboro Township, Cumberland County. (Photo courtesy of the East Pennsboro Township Police Department)
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A 33-year-old woman was under the influence Tuesday afternoon when she crashed a pick-up truck head-on into another vehicle, injuring four people and killing one, police said.
Krystin Marchese, was driving under the influence of controlled substances when she crashed around 12:08 p.m. between North Enola Road and Susquehanna Avenue in East Pennsboro Township, Cumberland County, police said. Marchese was also driving with a suspended license, according to police.
As you may remember from the last article, Wyoming Valley, once known as Wyomink by the original owners, was part of the state of Connecticut. The valley was wracked by the Yankee/Pennamite Wars, which pitted Pennsylvania against Connecticut in a grab for the valley. Eventually, the land became part of Pennsylvania. But this came later. In 1775, the two protagonists stopped killing each other in order to fight the British in the War for Independence.
Simmering tensions set the stage for a confrontation
It is now the summer of 1778, the British want the Wyoming Valley because they know it is the place that provides much of the food for General George Washingtonâs Army. They have an alliance with the Native Americans, mostly Seneca, who believe they were cheated out of this land by both Pennsylvanians and the Connecticut Yankees. The British have told them that if they fight for them, they will regain their land. The choice is simple. The British also have Loyalist (Americans fi
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Photo provided by police Drugs, drug paraphernalia, money, firearms and ammunition were among the items seized during a police operation in Sunbury on Monday.
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Sunbury Police Sgt. Travis Bremigen prepares to enter a home along Susquehanna Avenue on Monday to serve a warrant.
SUNBURY â Two women are in custody and city police seized 81 grams of suspected cocaine, 86 grams of suspected crystal methamphetamine as well as a 9 mm handgun loaded with 15 rounds of hollow point ammunition and $1,190 in cash during a bust that occurred Monday afternoon on Susquehanna Avenue.
Lynn Buckles, 48 of 633 Susquehanna Ave., and Stacia Culp, 33, of Edison Avenue, were jailed Monday after officer Trey Kurtz and members of the Northumberland-Montour County Drug Task Force executed a warrant at the Susquehanna Avenue address and discovered the drugs and weapon, police said.